Compare Sony a99 II vs Canon EOS 5DS
Connectivity
Ports
HDMI + Headphone + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 2.0
HDMI + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 3.0
Wireless Connectivity
802.11/b/g/n with NFC
Construction
Form Factor
SLT (DSLR) camera
DSLR camera
Image Size
Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Full frame (36 x 24 mm)
Lens Mount
Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount
Microphone
Stereo
Mono
Sensor | Resolution
42 MP (7952 x 5304)
51 MP (8688 x 5792)
Sensor | Type
BSI-CMOS
CMOS
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Dimensions
Size | Depth
76 mm / 2.99 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
Size | Height
104 mm / 4.09 in
116 mm / 4.57 in
Size | Width
143 mm / 5.63 in
152 mm / 5.98 in
Weight
849 g / 30.00 oz
930 g / 32.86 oz
Display
Display Diagonal
3 inch
3.2 inch
Display Type
Tilting WhiteMagic TFT LCD
Fixed ClearView II TFT-LCD
Resolution
1,228,800 dots
1,040,000 dots
Viewfinder | Coverage
100%
100%
Viewfinder | Magnification
0.78x
0.71x
Viewfinder | Resolution
2,359,296 dots
Viewfinder | Type
Electronic
Optical (pentaprism)
Function
AE Bracketing
±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)
±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Autofocus
399 focus points
61 focus points
Crop Factor
1.0
1.0
Exposure Compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Exposure Mode
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
GPS
No
No
ISO Range
100 ~ 25600 (expandable to 50 ~ 102400)
100 ~ 6400 (expandable to 50 ~ 12800)
Image Stabilization
5-axis for stills and video
No
Intervalometer
Yes
Processor
Bionz X
Dual DIGIC 6
Touch Screen
No
No
Video Codecs
MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
H.264
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Battery Life
490 shots
700 shots
Max Burst Rate
12.0 fps
5.0 fps
Storage
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC[UHS I]/MS Duo slots
SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I compatible), CompactFlash
Production
Battery
NP-FM500H lithium-ion battery & charger
LP-E6 lithium-ion battery & charger
Debut
2016-09-19
2015-02-06
Model Name
ILCA-99M2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
63%
63%
Pros
- Good 12.0 fps burst rate
- High 42 MP resolution
- Weather-sealed
- SLT design with both mirror and EVF
- Long battery life
- Exceptionally high 51 MP resolution
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Quite heavy
- Viewfinder with low 0.78x magnification
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Very low 5.0 fps burst rate
- Very large in size
- Very heavy
- Viewfinder with low 0.71x magnification
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