The Canon RP, a $999 camera is better than the $6500 Sony a1, Sony's flagship mirrorless. It is better by some measures. I share my list of Canon RP Pros and Sony a1 Pros and give you a chance to tell the difference between images from both cameras. < Answers are now on this page

Is this a fair comparison? No -but it is a great reminder that all current cameras on the market do a great job of taking photos - just some may be better suited for certain tasks than others and if you don’t need those features you are just fine buying the more affordable camera.

The Canon RP offers the following advantages over the Sony a1

• Lighter and smaller

• Better touchscreen experience

• Visible Charging Light

• Bulb Timer

• Focus Stacking

• Innovative Telephoto Lenses

• $5500 Cheaper

The Sony A1 offers the following advantages over the Canon RP

• More Megapixels

• Higher dynamic range with better low light high iso performance

• Faster and more responsive autofocus and Animal and bird Eye Af

• Faster top shutter speed 1/8000 sec vs 1/4000 in RP

• Faster flash sync speed

• Larger buffer 

• More white balance presets with white balance bracketing

• Anti-dust shutter mechanism

• Higher resolution rear screen

• MUCH higher resolution viewfinder with faster fps and no blackout 

• Electronic shutter fast enough for fast action

• Stabilized sensor

• 8k video and 4k video without a crop

• 4k slow-mo

• USB 3.2 connection for WAY faster connection

• Full-size HDMI port

• More than double the battery life.