Both Sony A7 V and Canon 90D have 33.0 MP resolution sensors but Sony A7 V's sensor is Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm ) and Canon 90D's sensor is APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ).
Since Sony A7 V's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Canon 90D.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Sony A7 V's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the A7 V and 90D sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Sony A7 V and Canon 90D Cameras
As seen above, Sony A7 V has a 2.6x Larger sensor area than Canon 90D. 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.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Sony A7 V
or the
Canon 90D ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(Full frame versus APS-C),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
