Sony FX6 Vs Canon C70

A detailed comparison of the video footage quality of the Canon Cinema EOS C70 and the Sony Cinema Line FX6 video cameras. Is there a clear winner?
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Canon Masterclass

[Crimsonengine]

I messed up the captions. All the titles say FX9 but its all FX6 footage. Sorry!

[angryrabbitproductions]

After having owned both of these cameras for some two months, I can confess that I ended up parting ways with the Canon. This was not an easy decision as I have an extensive collection of both EF and RF glass... which at this point will likely be used on my Red Komodo... whenever it finally ships.

Pros for the Canon:
DGO sensor -this offers a slight advantage in some shooting conditions. It’s a very close call.

Stealthiness - you can take it places where the FX6 would not be allowed.

Pros for the Sony:
Full frame sensor
Removable monitor (always worried about the C70 flip screen becoming wonky)
EVNDs
SDI
Raw output
Magnesium build with only the side covers being plastic.
Best in class Autofocus
Best lowlight of any camera... bar none
Excellent built in microphone (top handle)
Multi-shoe interface
Adjustable handgrip with zoom rocker.
Full size XLR inputs

I cannot stress how revolutionary the EVNDs on the Sony are. Shooters can set their aperture and shutter angle without worry. Even as lighting conditions change you can keep rolling, as the EVND seamlessly takes care of the exposure. EVND also allow you to do cool effects like DOF focus pulls... impossible on other cameras.

Once you have a chance to use both for an extended periods of time you will understand that these two cameras are actually in a different class.

Should Sony actually releases the WDR update that will likely tip the dynamic range advantage to the FX6.

After two months of owning both, I found the Canon was mostly collecting dust.

[limitedhangoutlive]

As someone who has owned every Mac and build fully custom hardline WC PC builds, trust me when I tell you once you get past not having the bubbly interface that pretends to work well, the right hardware communicates far better with PC.

As a perfect example, MacBooks bottleneck themselves when they become hot. Not many people know this and it largely attributed to the sluggishness everyone experiences. Even in higher end Mac products, the hitches on the operating system are just nonexistent with a solidly built PC.

[JeanMarcAbela]

Good balanced and honest information. Thank you. I was curious what you would say as we know you shoot Canon. Of course you’re supper honest. I’m switching from Canon to Sony. Letting go of most of my EF lenses and going full frame Sony. I chose the FX6 for the variable ND. Full size XLR, full dynamic range in all frame rates. ALL-I in 120fps 4K. Better lowlight. Better auto focus in low light. Great handle to hold the camera. Perfect match to a7s3. Oh and the canon with the speedbooster you autofocus only covers 60% of the frame. This was a big issue for me. I shoot s lot of interviews and being in tight spaces I want to shoot them at 1.4 to try and get something of a soft background. I need autofocus and that 60% area would be problematic for framing interviews with lots of negative space. So yah. Sony lenses are taking a little be of getting used to! My two cents if it helps anyone out there.

[STGFilmmakers]

I hope no one takes this the wrong way but does Crimson’s audio always sound over processed? (vocals)

[sloanedogg]

How’s the sharpness, does the full frame sensor of the FX6 result in a sharper image over the c70?

[elliotdebruyn]

I am a freelance cinematographer and director based in and around NYC but often come up through VT. Let me know if you ever need help with one of your videos or want to go shoot something outside! Love your videos!

[FMFFilms]

Cannon till I die! Great review! The C70 is the next big Purchase I will check out your master class.. Thanks

[GarethStack]

Fantastic. I've been waiting for someone to do this. Only deep comparisons online so far have been in Korean!

[BryanBenoitPhoto]

One small thing... on the comparison shots you labeled the Sony footage as FX-9 instead of FX-6

[TheJadedFilmMaker]

@01:45 hang on ... what ??? mistake there?
I dont think its wider field of view than the full frame fx6

[BadBeetsTCG]

I felt it when you said there aren’t many people to collaborate with. I’m in western ma, just over the border from ya. It’s tough out here.

[videosforthepeople]

Great video Rubidium. I do like the point that the image captured by both cameras is actually quite similar, where as the equivalent Canon / Sony models from say 5-6 years ago had a more defined difference in look. Especially remarkable given that Canon is one of the few manufactures not using Sony processors. Also really good point about cooler / warmer lens options that can even more closely match or differentiate the images. Also nice that it wasn't a "this brand is better than that brand" type presentation. I imagine that the skill of the operator may be a larger variable than the brand one is using.

[TylerEdwards]

Josh is the freakin man! Such a good dude!

[philipbloom]

Thanks for the video!

It’s a little bit confusing with the FX9 graphic for everything! I do the odd typo but with no mention in the description and barely seeing the camera on screen I started to be unusable of which camera you were talking about!

You found the c70 and their speedbooster is wider field of view than the FX6? I didn’t find that myself.

I wish there was my show in the video than tell. It would have helped a lot.

Anyway thanks.

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[d.edwardsfreelanceeditorvi]

Canon needs to work on improving autofocus on darker skin. That was the deal breaker for me.

[konzeptvideodesign]

I like your spin on a Vermont accent. This was really informative. The ONLY reason I would think about the SONY is if it had much better quality footage. It doesn't. I'm very happy with the C70 and all it's advantages... except the variable ND. That is a really sweet option but not nearly enough to make me have any regrets. To the contrary.

[karsten]

Hello Rubidium, if you would have to decide to buy a Canon C200 or a Sony FX6 - what would be your choice today in 2021?

[creativeorstrange]

Quite a lot of people have been complaining about the autofocus performance of the c70 online. There are some YouTube autofocus tests showing some issues that people are having. I have never used a c70, but I am interested in one. What would you make of these auto focus issues? Is the autofocus of the c70 worse than the c300 mark iii or c200? Also, I read from many places that the fx3 lacks internal nd, am I misinformed?

[GriffinConway]

Nice advice at the end. Stick with what you have spent tons of time learning. Thanks for sharing Rubidium.