| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Sony |
| Model | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 1200D | ILCE 9 |
| Model Number | EOS 1200D | ILCE 9 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 126.9 x 95.6 x 63.0 mm |
| Weight | 480 GM | 673 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Yes with Built-in LED type |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0 mm | 35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 204800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 100 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor RS CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | E-mount |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 1x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror | 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 95% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting | BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER
Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2 |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF | AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus |
| 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 | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point | 35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF |
| 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 | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible | Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight / Flash /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom |
| 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 | Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. |
| 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 | +/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps |
| 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 | Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. |
| Exposure Mode | - | AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | [Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000 |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec | AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11 |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7 |
| Other Flash Features | FE Lock | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe |
| Flash Compensation | - | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 43, 169, 11 | 30200 AM |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 28.3 MP |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M |
| Other Image Features | - | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps |
| 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 Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 14,40,000 dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1440000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV 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 | - |
| Card Type | - | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M |
| Speaker | Built-in Speaker | Built-in, monaural |
| 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, MP4 |
| Audio Features | - | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome | - |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes Electronic Shutter |
| Drive Modes | - | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket |