Canon EOS R100 vs Sony Alpha 6100

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EOS R100 compared with Alpha 6100

	CanonEOS R100	SonyAlpha 6100
Overview
Released
Released	June 2023	September 2019
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	Mirrorless
Sensor format
Sensor format	APS-C	APS-C
Sensor type
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	22.3 × 14.9 mm	23.5 × 15.6 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	24.1 MP	24.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	6000 × 4000	6000 × 4000
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–12800	100–32000
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Approximately 24.1 million effective and 25.8 million total pixels; APS-C CMOS, 22.3 × 14.9 mm; no automatic sensor-cleaning system	Approximately 25.0 million total pixels; 3:2 aspect ratio
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, RAW and C-RAW in CR3 format; HEIF not supported; normal RAW conversion 14-bit, reduced to 12-bit in silent continuous shooting	JPEG, compressed RAW and RAW+JPEG; ARW 2.3; 14-bit RAW support under Sony's stated conditions
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard still-photo ISO 100–12800, expandable to ISO 25600; manual movie ISO 100–12800 with expansion, but Auto ISO in 4K is limited to ISO 6400	ISO 51200 is expanded; Auto ISO limits are configurable
Image processor
Image processor	DIGIC 8	BIONZ X
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Canon RF	Sony E-mount
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	6.5 fps	11 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	Native RF/RF-S and adapted EF/EF-S lenses, excluding EF-M; approximately 1.6× focal-length equivalence; UK maker does not guarantee RF extenders, RF 5.2mm dual fisheye or RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS operation	ILCE-6100L includes E PZ 16–50mm F3.5–5.6 OSS; double-zoom kit adds E 55–210mm F4.5–6.3 OSS
Autofocus
Autofocus	Dual Pixel CMOS AF for stills and Full HD; up to 143 automatic still-photo zones or 3975 selectable positions over approximately 88% horizontal/100% vertical area; human face/eye detection; 4K uses contrast-detection AF and high-frame-rate movie AF is disabled; −4 EV still-photo claim with f/1.2 non-DS lens, centre point, One-Shot AF, ISO 100 and room temperature	425 phase-detection and 425 contrast-detection points; human/animal Eye AF for stills, object tracking, AF-A/S/C, DMF and manual focus
Shutter
Shutter	Electronic first curtain with mechanical second curtain, 30–1/4000 second plus Bulb; separate silent electronic-shutter mode has restrictions and may still produce lens/aperture sounds	30 seconds to 1/4000 second plus Bulb; electronic first curtain and silent shooting; flash sync 1/160 second
Burst detail
Burst detail	Up to 6.5 fps with One-Shot AF and focus fixed, or 3.5 fps with Servo AF; maker 32 GB UHS-I card, One-Shot AF, ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style test gives 97 JPEG, 6 RAW or 17 C-RAW frames; settings and card affect maximum burst	Mechanical Hi+ up to 11 fps with AF/AE tracking; live preview available at 8 fps (PhotographyBlog). Sony lists buffers of 77 Fine JPEG, 33 RAW or 31 RAW+JPEG images.
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	No in-body sensor-shift stabilisation; compatible lens optical IS and cropped Movie Digital IS supported	Optical correction depends on the lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation
Flash
Flash	Built-in manually raised flash, guide number 6 m at ISO 100; conventional five-pin hotshoe, not the 21-pin multi-function shoe; sync 1/250 second; no flash in silent shutter mode	Built-in pop-up flash; guide number 6 at ISO 100 in metres; Multi Interface Shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	P/Tv/Av/M and automatic scene modes; 384-zone evaluative metering; ±3 EV compensation	PASM, auto and scene modes, Sweep Panorama, DRO, Auto HDR and interval shooting
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	3840 × 2160 at 25 fps	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	Internal UHD 3840×2160 at 23.98/25 fps with an additional central crop; Full HD up to 59.94/50 fps with Dual Pixel AF; HD 1280×720 high-frame-rate up to 119.88/100 fps without sound or autofocus. H.264 8-bit recording, no Canon Log; normal clip limit 29 minutes 59 seconds. Separate 4K time-lapse playback reaches 29.97 fps	XAVC S 4K up to 30p in NTSC mode or 25p PAL, up to 100 Mbps; Full HD up to 120p/100p. No S-Log or HLG picture profiles. 30p applies an additional approximately 1.2× crop (PhotographyBlog).
Audio
Audio	Built-in monaural microphone and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input; no headphone socket	Stereo microphone and 3.5 mm microphone input; no headphone output
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	1,040,000	921,600
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	No	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Fixed 3-inch TFT LCD, approximately 1.04 million dots and 100% coverage; not touch sensitive	Screen tilts approximately 180° up or 74° down; touch focus/tracking rather than touch menu navigation (PhotographyBlog)
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	0.39-inch OLED EVF with approximately 2.36 million dots and 100% coverage; 0.95× magnification with 50 mm lens at infinity, −1 dioptre and 3:2 aspect ratio	0.39-type OLED, 1,440,000 dots; approximately 0.70× 35 mm-equivalent magnification
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	340 photographs	420 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	309 g (better)	352 g
Release detail
Release detail	Canon Camera Museum records June 2023 marketing; no exact first-sale day inferred	Sony Hong Kong states availability from the end of September 2019; month precision is retained. This is the original ILCE-6100, separate from the later ILCE-6100A.
Recording media
Recording media	One SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I slot in the battery compartment	One shared SD/Memory Stick slot; SDHC/SDXC UHS-I
Ports
Ports	USB-C Hi-Speed USB 2.0, micro HDMI Type D, 3.5 mm microphone input and RS-60E3 remote-control terminal; USB cannot charge or power the camera	Multi/Micro USB, Micro HDMI Type D, microphone input and Multi Interface Shoe
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2; UK maker says image.canon upload is absent from units shipped from June 2025 and may be removed from earlier units by optional firmware	2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth 4.1
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	LP-E17; approximately 340 EVF or 430 screen shots for power-saving AE shooting at 23°C; technical guide lists 320 EVF/400 screen under the separate 50%-flash CIPA test	NP-FW50; CIPA approximately 420 photographs with LCD or 380 with viewfinder
Charging
Charging	Supplied LC-E17E external charger; optional AC-E6N and DR-E18 for AC power; no USB charging or operating power	In-camera USB charging and USB power supply
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 116.3 × 85.5 × 68.8 mm (width × height × depth)	120.0 × 66.9 × 59.4 mm; depth from grip to monitor 49.9 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Technical guide specifies 309 g body only, excluding body cap, or 356 g with battery and card; the UK spec heading labels 356 g body only but its footnote explicitly includes battery/card; photographed kit lens excluded	Approximately 352 g body only (Sony Japan); 396 g with battery and memory card
In the box
In the box	–	NP-FW50 battery, AC-UUE12 adapter and power cord, shoulder strap, body cap, eyepiece cup and Micro USB cable (UK specification); lenses depend on kit
Materials
Materials	Mainly glass-fibre polycarbonate resin incorporating aluminium alloy; no water/dust-resistance claim	–