Canon vs Sony for video: EOS R5 & R6 vs Sony a7S III (vlog camera review)

Can you repeat the comparison after firmware 1.6

I don’t shoot video much. The R5 is great for photos, it absolutely is pathetic for video. I was shooting some HQ video yesterday. Outside Air temp was 83 degrees. After shooting for 20 minutes off and on the camera shutdown with Overheating errors. Sorry, for $3800 that is unacceptable. Never had a problem on the Sony A7S3. Sony has way more picture profiles and you can choose 4:2:2 color space. If your not using log on the Canon your using 4:2:0. Try grading in that format.

R5 never overheats when it is in 4K/30. How much Canon has paid?

We have issues with Dust on the sensor of the Sony Cameras we use in production. We watched your videos on cleaning and have to replace our low pass filters on Sony cameras. We do not have dust spot issues with Canon or GH5 series cameras and want to know your experience. It is not really usable in the field to have Sony cameras with dust all the time showing in post. We are careful changing lenses but work in the city and there must be something bad with our air or something cause they always show up. Ideas?

What a great video. I would just add a note at the top of the description that Canon launched a great $179 RF 50mm f1.8 lens in November 2020 just a few months after you published this. Now there is no need to adapt the nifty fifty.

Oh, and it was probably added later but now you can record video in both SD cards.

I am a longterm canon user until 2018 i bought my first sony camera which is sony a73, recently i just bought sony a7s3 which a whole new level. I have been using these camera for my corporate video, event shooting and it never fail me.

The R5 has the worst 4k? Have you done a comparison I could look at?

LOL LOVE opening script. So true.

Why is the beginning so inspiring

Do you still feel the same?

I bought the r6 and I am very happy. I don't care about hdmi port. I stuck a rode mic on top and works great. Shoots great 4k 60 and that's more than what I need. Easy menu. Beautiful photos. Great stabilization. Canon is also introducing more and more rf glass. Priced at 2500 usd. Can't justify paying more for anything else.
By the way, overheating is not an issue for most of us. How many people actually shoot interviews? And more than 30 minutes? Not many.

How do the Canon mirrorless bodies work with DSLR lenses, especially autofocus? My Samsung NX1 which I love, will be unrepairable at sometime and I am looking at new body. 4K video is a must. So with a bunch of canon lenses it seems they would be more compatible with Canon, but am I wrong? Can Sony bodies do well with Canon?

When that brotha highlighted the slowmo lol....living your best life lol.

best review

Hahaha, 3500 USD in the USA and currently 4200 Euros here in Europe (Germany) which is 5000 USD. Maybe I will come over for a weekend. Crazy world.

mannnn i CANNOTT decide which one I want to get. im torn between the R6 and A7S3

R6... The missing of the top lcd screen is a deal breaker. How can they sell a 2700€ professional camera without a top screen. That is all i look at for 90% of the cases. Looks cheap and it looks like a rebel Ti.

I had to update my lens firmware before the R6 stabilisation worked properly. Before the lens update the stabilisation was a bit off. Once updated, smoother than anything I've seen, even in bumpy situations like walking or being in a car. The firmware did make mention of this in its literature however and it is a Canon RF lens. Not sure about other brands.

It will be my first vloging camera

OK... I am gonna keep my Canon M50 for a while and save up more money.

I m still rocking the canon 5d markiv .. maybe one day, the r6 will be my next cam for primary video

Thank you!

The R6 is a great video camera, but the A7SIII is the perfect video camera. But is it $1000 better than the R6?? Maybe. .. so tempting to buy the R6 and save a thousand dollars. But I know I'd always be thinking, it'd be nice to have unlimited record time on the Sony and 4k120. So I'm going with the Sony. But I appreciate the R6. Screw the R5. The nonHQ 4k on the R5 is trash. And you can't use the highest settings without it burning up on you so its best features don't even count.

Damn ... the colors on them Canons are simply amazing. And even more so when seeing Sony footage next to it.

a7s III it is!

Just called my local camera shop, B & H and Adorama. They had the camera. I asked if the camera came with the adapter ring in the box. "No, it is not included in the box OR the price. Another $200. All said that they had now idea when the ring would be in. Might be a great body, but won't prove it by me I guess.

Tony, great review, thanks! Question, I have been a Nikon shooter for 30 years... About a year ago I started shoot some video with my D4s, D800 & 810 for my small channel and for some travel documentary stuff. As I have found out and per your comments regarding Nikon falling short in many ways regarding video, I can"t agree more, especially in the auto focus department, HORRIBLE!!!
I am seriously considering jumping ship but, I have "a lot" of Nikon glass $$$$$.
My head is absolutely spinning on what DSLR or mirrorless camera to buy??? I thought I had my mind made up on the Canon R6 but hearing about the over heating issue is bothersome to say the least...
Seeing as I am just getting into this arena, I also don't want to drop 3K plus on the R5 or Sony A7sIII.
ANY suggestions would help please??? Does Cannon and Sony make adaptors for Nikon glass? Is this defeating the purpose?
I have watched many reviews and they are all over the map which why my head is spinning on this!
Help please sir, I trust your knowledge, experience and candor with your reviews...
Thank you very much and have a Merry Christmas!

OK lets be honest... This video was waiting at least 2months on one of my videos on one of my sceens!! and now I''ll watch it so I can close it!! :D I hope you'll not waste my time Tony!! :D

Reel film-makers need reels and tons of film.
Anyway, nice review. Prosumer hybrid cameras get better and better and it is really hard to see the difference with the naked eye.

If recording golf videos which would you recommend? Can use lapel wireless or ideally on camera mic. Prefer the cheaper canon for cost, but need the right set up as waste so much time things failing.

Anyone else think that watching someone shoot at 60fps AND wide open on their f-stop is just bizarre? Or just me.. OK just me

Excellent info, Thank you.

Would you purchase the r6 for stills photography? Looking to buy one but not sure.

This is the exact review I was looking for. Thanks!

What microphone module are you using for the Sony? I can't seem to find it anywhere....

Thanks Tony and Chelsea for the video. I am seriously considering the r6. This is my conundrum: I have a budget of $3,000 max including a kit lens. I want a hybrid camera for my A camera which can accommodate my work flow consisting in 40% photos and 60% videos. My videos are rarely more than 10 minutes and never more than 20 minutes. Autofocus has to be utterly dependable as I am a one man show. A flip screen is important to me as I like to be able to check myself as I am filming. R6 seems to check all the box except for all the reviews saying it is a photographers camera. I would really appreciate your input. Best.

SONY has no 4k 60, boy...

Great video, do wish we heard what you feel is the best hybrid camera body & system today?

Real filmmaker, do you mean people who carry 20 kg rig with 5 screens?

Better comparison whould be with Canon C70.

You're comparing stills-focused weather-sealed Canon hybrid's to a dedicated video-focused Sony A7S3 (unless you feel 12 MP images are relevant, they're not). Canon's video focused offering includes the new C70 that will do everything the A7S3 will do and much more, albeit at a higher cost. And the new 0.71x adapter is ingenious.

You should show 4k 120 side by

Tony,
Please help.
For photography, which one to consider...?