Sony A5100 vs Canon EOS M3

Sony A5100 advantages over Canon EOS M3

• Lens selection
  Good vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Less expensive
  $448 vs $700
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A5100 test data on DxO Mark EOS M3 test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 1,169 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  400 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.0 fps vs 4.2 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  6.0 fps vs 4.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  25 vs 4 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)