EOS R5 Cvs A6100

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS R5 C Canon EOS R5 C (2022) Starting from £3799 new Best for Professional video, documentary & hybrid commercial work View EOS R5 C
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Sony A6100 Sony A6100 (2019) Starting from £549 new Best for Beginner, family, travel View A6100

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Video, Documentary & Hybrid Commercial Work — EOS R5 C (2022): Canon's R5 reborn for cinema — 8K RAW unlimited, Cinema EOS colour science, and 45MP stills in a weather-sealed body.

Beginner, Family, Travel — A6100 (2019): Best autofocus in its class for the price.

↓ Full specifications below

EOS R5 C (2022)

  • Videographers and cinematographers who want Canon Cinema EOS quality in a compact, run-and-gun body
  • Hybrid photographers who shoot high-end stills and need 8K RAW video capability in the same body
  • Documentary filmmakers who want unlimited recording with a built-in fan
  • RF lens owners who want to add a dedicated cinema body to their Canon system

A6100 (2019)

  • First-time mirrorless buyers who want solid AF
  • Families stepping up from a smartphone

Quick take: The eos r5 c has the highest resolution at 45mp; the a6100 is the most affordable; only the eos r5 c is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS R5 C (2022)A6100 (2019)
Price £3,799 £549
Sensor 45MP full-frame CMOS — Cinema EOS colour science APS-C Exmor CMOS
Resolution 45.0MP 24.2MP
Video 8K RAW internal, 8K/30p, 4K/120p — Cinema RAW Light, C-Log2, C-Log3 4K 30fps
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II — subject tracking with Intelligent AF 425-point phase-detect, real-time tracking
Stabilisation 5-axis IBIS — 8 stops (with IS lens) None
Burst Rate 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic 11fps
Battery Life ~220 shots stills / unlimited video with fan 420 shots (CIPA)
Weight 680g body only 396g (body only)
Dimensions 138.5 × 98.0 × 88.0mm 119.9 × 66.9 × 59.4mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder EVF 0.76× 5.76M-dot OLED EVF 0.39" 1.44M-dot
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 2.1M dots 3.0" tilting touchscreen, 921k-dot
Mount Canon RF mount (full-frame) Sony E-Mount
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots SD UHS-I / Memory Stick
Connectivity USB-C, 12G-SDI, HDMI full-size, 3.5mm XLR via adapter, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, Micro USB, Micro HDMI
Genre EOS R5 CA6100
Vlogging & Video
9.0
Portrait
9.0
Landscape
9.0
Wedding
9.0
Sports
7.0
Travel
4.0
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