Sony ZV-1F vs Canon EOS R100

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Our Verdict

Sony ZV-1F

Canon EOS R100

The Canon EOS R100 and Sony ZV-1F land at similar prices but serve different purposes. The R100 is an interchangeable-lens camera with a larger APS-C sensor, a built-in viewfinder, and RAW support, making it a much better choice for photography. It also has a real hot shoe and a built-in flash, both of which are missing on the ZV-1F. For video, though, the ZV-1F pulls significantly ahead: its screen is fully articulated and touch-enabled, while the R100's is fixed in place with no touch support at all. The R100 also shows much more rolling shutter distortion in 4k and caps out at 24 fps with a heavier crop. Choose the R100 for stills and lens flexibility, and the ZV-1F for vlogging and casual video.

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Variants

  • ZV-1F (Black)
  • ZV-1F (White)
  • EOS R100 (Black (Body Only))
  • EOS R100 (Black W/ 18-45mm lens)

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Main Differences for
Travel Photography

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 
 

5.5
7.7

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/50 s
1/6 s

Photo RAW Noise 
 

0.0
6.9

Portability 
 

9.1
7.4

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

9.1
7.4

Portability Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Portability Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Portability Picture

Height 
 

2.4" (6.0 cm)
3.5" (8.8 cm)

Width 
 

4.2" (10.6 cm)
4.6" (11.8 cm)

Depth 
 

1.8" (4.7 cm)
2.7" (6.9 cm)

Volume 
 

18.0 in³ (294.5 cm³)
43.5 in³ (712.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)

Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Build Quality Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Build Quality Picture

Body  

Body Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Body Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Body Picture

Body Type 
 

Point and Shoot
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

No
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

1
1

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

No Lens Mount
RF Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

No
Yes

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/32,000 s
1/4,000 s

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F In The Box Picture
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Canon EOS R100 In The Box Picture

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Hand Grip Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Hand Grip Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

No
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

No
No

Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F EVF Menu Picture
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Canon EOS R100 EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

No Viewfinder
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

N/A
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

N/A
2.36 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

N/A
0.95

Screen 
 

8.9
3.9

Screen Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Screen Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Fully-Articulated
No Articulation (Fixed Screen)

Screen Max Brightness 
 

625 cd/m²
907 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

0.92 million dots
1.04 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
No

Menu System 
 

9.0
9.0

Screen Menu Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Screen Menu Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Creators' App
Canon Camera Connect

Built-In Lens 
 

7.5
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

 Preview Graph
Sony ZV-1F Aperture Vs Focal Length
Canon EOS R100 Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

2.0
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

f/5.4
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

7.6 mm
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

7.6 mm
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

20 mm
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Light Falloff Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

72.8%
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

93.1%
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

Stacked BSI CMOS
CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

20.1 MP
24.1 MP

Processor 
 

BIONZ X
DIGIC 8

Sensor Size 
 

1-inch
APS-C

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

80
N/A

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

125
100

Native ISO Maximum 
 

12,800
12,800

Tested Firmware 
 

ver. 2.01
Ver. 1.0.0

Battery 
 

7.2
6.9

Battery Type 
 

Sony Np-BX1
Canon LP-E17

USB Charging 
 

Yes
No

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
No

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

360 photos
430 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

79 min
116 min
Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.5
5.7

Low Speed Continuous 
 

4 fps
N/A

High Speed Continuous 
 

16 fps
6 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

16 fps
6 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

N/A
9 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

222 Photos
47 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

22 s
3.5 s

Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

0.0
5.8

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

tracking-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
40%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
72%

Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

0.0
8.6

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
83%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

N/A
93%

Photo Image Stabilization 
 

5.5
8.8

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/50 s
1/6 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

No
No
Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

0.0
7.5

Dynamic Range Scene 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Dynamic Range Scene
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Canon EOS R100 Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

N/A
≈ 9.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

N/A
≈ 8.1 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

N/A
≈ 6.7 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

N/A
≈ 5.9 f-stops

Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

0.0
7.6

Sharpness Scene Crop 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Sharpness Scene Crop
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Canon EOS R100 Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

Sony ZV-1F MTF Graph
 Preview Graph
Canon EOS R100 MTF Graph

Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

N/A
1,640 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

N/A
1,728 LW/PH

Photo RAW Noise 
 

0.0
6.9

Noise Scene Crop 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Noise Scene Crop
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Canon EOS R100 Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

Sony ZV-1F Noise Vs Exposure Time
 Preview Graph
Canon EOS R100 Noise Vs Exposure Time

SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

N/A
≈ 33.0 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

N/A
≈ 30.0 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

N/A
≈ 25.1 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

N/A
≈ 20.2 dB
Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

Not Advertised
Not Advertised

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

N/A
N/A

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
No

Recording Light  
 

Yes
No

Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

All-I Compression 
 

No
No
4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

6.0
3.0

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
No

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes, with a Crop

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.11 x
1.54 x

4k Video Internal Recording 
 

7.5
7.8

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

96 Mbps
122 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

56 Mbps
122 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

780 min
30 min

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

1
0

4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

8.1
5.8

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

8.5
5.5

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

7.0
4.5

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

5.9
2.2

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

6.7°
12.0°
Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
8.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
No

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x

FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

8.3
7.6

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

96 Mbps
60 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

46 Mbps
30 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

780 min
30 min

FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

8.1
8.1

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

8.5
6.5

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

7.0
9.0

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

7.5
6.8

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

3.0°
4.7°
Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

8.0
6.3

Base ISO Video Dynamic Range Waveform 
 

Strict SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

6.97 stops
8.26 stops

Lenient SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

9.28 stops
9.33 stops

Background Floor Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

14.21 stops
9.33 stops
Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Card Slot Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I

Card 2 Slot 
 

No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot

Inputs / Outputs 
 

8.5
8.5

Input Picture 
 

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Sony ZV-1F Input Picture
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Canon EOS R100 Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

No
No

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

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