| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Sony |
| Model | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7M2K 24.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 1200D | ILCE 7M2K |
| Model Number | EOS 1200D | 7M2K |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii | Body With Sel2870 Lens |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 36.6 x 29.6 x 18.6 cm |
| Weight | 480 GM | 556 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | - |
| Series | - | Alpha |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Altimeter | - | No |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 2x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, | - |
| Lens Type | - | OSS Lens |
| Focal Length | - | 28 W - 70 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 95% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 21 mm | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF | - |
| Focus Range | Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 18 Center AF Point, EV 1 - 18 other AF Points with One-shot AF at Room Temperature, ISO 100, Brightness Metering Range EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point | - |
| Metering Modes | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 10% of Viewfinder at Center, Center Weighted Average Metering | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible | - |
| Other Focus Features | AF Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, AF Assist Beam Small Series of Flashes Fired by Built-in Flash, Focusing Methods Contrast Detection FlexiZone Single, Face Detection Live Mode, Phase-difference Detection Quick Mode, Manual Focus 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 5 EV Manual, 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 2 AEB, 1/3 Stop Increments +/- 3 Stops Increments +/- Stops Still Photos | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Exposure | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec | Yes, 5 fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Hi-speed sync, Off, Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Slow Sync, Wireless |
| Other Flash Features | FE Lock | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 43, 169, 11 | 40900 PM |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Slow Motion | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Feature Guide Displayable, Two Grid Display, Playback Image Display Formats Basic Info, Basic Info + Image Quality / Playback Number, Shooting Info, Display, Histogram, Image Index 4 / 9, Slide Show All Images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Five Transition Effects Selectable, Background Music Selectable for Slide Shows and Movie Playback | - |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,228,800 dots |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1228800 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1921 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | DC 7.4 V Battery | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | - |
| Speaker | Built-in Speaker | - |
| Video Resolution | 5184 x 3456 | - |
| Video Format | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP5 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |