New Dynamic Range: Canon R6 III Trails Sony A7V by Nearly 2 Stops in Dynamic Range! 😱📉

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

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Bill Claff from PhotonsToPhotos published the Canon R6III dynamic range measurement and the results are clear: The Sony A7V is clearly superior to the Canon with up to nearly 2 stops more dynamic range at around 400 ISO.

  • ISO 50: Sony A7V is nearly 1 stop ahead
  • ISO 100: A7V is nearly 1 stop ahead
  • ISO 200: A7V increases the gap with a little over 1 stop
  • Up to ISO 600: A7V keep increasing the advantage with nearly 2 stops advantage
  • From ISO 800 to ISO 51200: A7V keeps a small 1/4 of a stop advantage across the range.

Basically from ISO 50 to 600 the Sony is way ahead of the Canon. 1-2 stops advantage is a big visible difference.

Now let’s compare the Dynamic Range with electronic shutter:

The Sony A7V overall has the better performance:

  • ISO 50 to ISO 600 the Sony is ahead by 1/4 up to 1/2 of a stop
  • At ISO 800 The Canon is ahead by nearly 1 stop
  • But right after the Sony keeps slightly over performing the Canon again.

Sony really has managed to squeeze out an impressive performance! The Sony A7V is from a pure dynamic range point of view the technical superior camera.

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

Haters Silenced: Bill Claff reevaluates the measurements and confirms that the Sony A7V is the King of dynamic range!

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

Bill Claff from PhotonsToPhotos re-ran the Sony A7V evaluation— and guess what? The dynamic range numbers are still jaw-dropping. At low ISO, the A7V rivals medium-format monsters like the Fujifilm GFX100 II and Hasselblad X2D II, beating the entire Sony Alpha lineup in the process.

So much for the claims that the A7V was “cheating” when the earlier results included noise reduction. 😏

Here is the Sony A7V vs the Sony A7IV (note: mechanical shutter used):

As on any camera if you use electronic shutter dynamic range drops:

And here is the comparison with the nearly 3 times more expensive medium format cameras:

This is now the PDR ranking from Bill Claff:

What can we say… this looks like a clear winner. I highly doubt the Canon R6 Mark III will come anywhere close once Bill finally tests it. 😏