Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II. Sony A7 II is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 22mm narrower, 16mm shorter and 18mm thinner than Canon 7D MII.
Here is the back view size comparison of Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Sony A7 II is significantly lighter (311g ) than the Canon 7D MII which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Sony A7 II has a Full frame sensor and Canon 7D MII has a smaller APS-C sensor, Canon 7D MII's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Sony A7 II lenses.
Weight Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
Both 7D MII and A7 II have weather sealings in their body, making them resistant to water and dust.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
Canon 7D MII has a 20.0MP APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features DIGIC 6 (dual) processor. On the other hand, Sony A7 II has a 24.0MP Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor.
Below you can see the 7D MII and A7 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A7 II has a 2.5x Larger sensor area than Canon 7D MII. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that A7 II has a better overall score of 90, 20 points higher compared to 7D MII's score of 70.
In this section, we rank and compare Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Canon 7D MII for Portrait Photography
Sony A7 II for Portrait Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
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Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
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Canon 7D MII for Street Photography
Sony A7 II for Street Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
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Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
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Canon 7D MII for Sports Photography
Sony A7 II for Sports Photography
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
65 Cross Type Focus sensors
65 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 670 shots
Good Low Light ISO
No Image Stabilization
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Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
117 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Average Continuous Shooting: 5.0fps
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Canon 7D MII for Daily Photography
Sony A7 II for Daily Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
910g
Body Thickness 78mm
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
599g
Body Thickness 60mm
Read the details
Canon 7D MII for Landscape Photography
Sony A7 II for Landscape Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Built-in GPS
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Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Canon 7D MII has an advantage over Sony A7 II. There are 319 lenses for Canon 7D MII's Canon EF/EF-S mount, on the other hand there are only 115 lenses for Sony A7 II's Sony E (NEX) lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Sony A7 II has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. On the other hand, Canon 7D MII doesn't have this feature so you have to buy a lens with optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 107 lenses for Canon EF/EF-S mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Canon 7D MII Lenses |
# of Sony A7 II Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
40 |
10 (7 Full Frame) |
| Standard Prime |
18 |
17 (8 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Zoom |
35 |
6 (5 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Prime |
48 |
37 (22 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Zoom |
58 |
9 (7 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Prime |
41 |
16 (12 Full Frame) |
| SuperZoom |
28 |
8 (1 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
7 |
2 (0 Full Frame) |
| Macro Prime |
27 |
8 (7 Full Frame) |
| Perspective Control Prime |
16 |
2 (2 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
319 |
115 (71 Full Frame) |
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Canon 7D MII and Sony A7 II scores compare:
Canon 7D MII
Ranked
#37 out of 94 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked
#139 out of 1190 in all Cameras
Sony A7 II
Ranked
#17 out of 68 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#29 out of 1190 in all Cameras
Sony A7 II is the clear winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Canon 7D MII in all criteria.
It has better general image quality, more features, more compact body and offers more value for the money
| General |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
Sony Alpha A7 II |
| Brand |
Canon |
Sony |
| Announced |
2014-09-15 |
2014-11-20 |
| Body Type |
Mid-size SLR |
SLR-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
APS-C |
Full frame |
| Dimensions |
22.4 x 15 mm |
35.8 x 23.9 mm |
| Area |
336.00mm2 |
855.62mm2 |
| Megapixels |
20 megapixels |
24 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5472 x 3648 |
6000 x 4000 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
16,000 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
51200 ISO |
51200 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
50 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
|
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| AF Center |
|
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
|
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| AF Face Detection |
|
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
65 |
117 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
Canon EF/EF-S |
Sony E (NEX) |
| Number of Available Lenses |
319 |
115 |
Screen |
|
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Tilting |
| Size |
3" |
3 |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
1,230k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Optical (pentaprism) |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
no electronic viewfinder |
2,359k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.63 |
0.71 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
|
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
|
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| Image Stabilization |
No |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
12.00 m |
no built-in flash |
| Max Flash Sync |
1/250s |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
5.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
|
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4 |
MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
None |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
910g |
599g |
| Dimensions |
149 x 112 x 78mm |
127 x 96 x 60mm |
| Battery Life |
670 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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With Downloadable App |
| GPS |
BuiltIn |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
70 |
90 |
| DxO Color Depth |
22.4 |
24.9 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
11.8 |
13.6 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
1082 |
2449 |
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