There have been more than a few different comparisons of Canon's 5D Mark IV and Sony's a7 III, though many of them have focused primarily on landscapes and astrophotography. If you've ever wondered how these to low-light powerhouse cameras stand up to each other in a portrait scenario then this is one comparison you won't want to miss.
Julia Trotti is rather well known for her high-quality portrait work, helpful tutorials, and her creative vlogs. If you've seen any of her other videos than you've likely noticed that she doesn't waste any time getting straight to her point. This video comparison between the two camera bodies is no exception. Whether you shoot with a Canon, you shoot with a Sony, or both, you might be surprised by the results that are captured in these tests.
The scenarios that are used in this comparison provide some great visual examples of how the cameras really do stack up against each other. Each camera has its own strong points, but there are moments throughout the video where you can really see a difference in performance with low-light portraiture. At the end of the video, Trotti wraps up with her own personal takeaway from the experience of working with both cameras and what she likes about each and gives some insightful perspectives into the benefits she found from working with both bodies.
Are you a Canon or Sony shooter? If you have your own experience comparing the two, make sure to comment below and let us know your thoughts.
Quite impressed with the Sony A7 III. It seems like a really great camera for wedding photographers.
What do the differencees look like in print? Subtle diffences on a super bright monitor usually equate to nothing in a printed image in my experience.
I would imagine that it depends quite a bit on how large you print.
This would have been much better visually if it was shot in 4k. It all looked bad on my monitor, so any comparison pics were pointless. Not sure why pro's shooting stuff like this are using such low quality. I did enjoy her showdown otherwise.
1080p isn’t low quality. Most shooting in 4K convert to 1080p once they’re done editing.
If you are viewing on a phone you probably should check the res it’s playing at. The video looked fine to me.
I will add that this video did absolutely nothing for me as a comparison test.
I don't use a phone for internet surfing. I use a calibrated 27" 4k monitor and on my screen, which is very unforgiving, the images all look about the same (crappy). I have seen simler reviews in 4K that looked much better on my screen. And yes, the video looked fine, except for when trying to compare stills. Just my opinion.
Agreed. I couldn't tell the difference and I think it was because of the low res and high compression of the video. 4K and 100% crops would probably have better illustrated what she was on about.
What was your Canon color settings set to? Neutral or something with the extra contrast? And whenever someone says they chose to do the wrong settings just to see what the cameras would do, doesn't work for me. And for me, the colors looked more washed out on the Sony. But the only thing that matters is how the pics turned out after post work.
Now someone do a video comparing the Sony to and iphone so people are really torn between which one they want to worship more.
I don't want to just log in to bash the video, but this is a really unscientific comparison. I think these videos are just click bait to start a comment war between brand fanboys. I'm pretty sure you can get great pictures with either camera in the right photographers hands and there are so many other reasons to choose one over the other.
There is no doubt both will get great results in the right hands. The thing to note is they are very different cameras inside (DSLR / Mirrorless) and for the longest time people didn't think the Mirrorless was as good as a DSLR. But this video shows that even the Entry Mirrorless could perform just as well as the Top End DSLR and you can even use the same lens.
We all know the difference between the cameras. It's not an entry mirrorless either.
But it's actually not about the cameras, it's about the way they try to compare them. It's about as unscientific and subjective as a comparison can be.
How can you compare to cameras when you have different poses? In the 5D shots, the head is down or in shadow and the A7 shots the face is in the light? How can you actually compare??