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Canon EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera vs Sony SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera

Canon EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera vs Sony SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Canon EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera	Sony SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	18 MP	20.1 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	2.7 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	No
general
Brand	Canon	Sony
Model	EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera	SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	EOS 1200D	SLT A58M
Model Number	EOS 1200D	Alpha SLT-A58M
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii	Body Only
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	18 MP	20.1 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm	95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm
Weight	480 GM	492 GM
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	Type C Mini HDMI	Type C, Mini HDMI
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	35.9 x 24.0 mm	23.2 x 15.4 mm
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 3200	ISO 100 - 16000
lens features
Lens Mount	Canon EF Mount	Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens
Optical Zoom	3x	-
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Other Lens Features	Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex,	-
Color Filter	-	Primary RGB Color Filter
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Eye-level Pentamirror	Electronic Viewfinder
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	Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine
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	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	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, 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	TTL Phase-detection System
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	1/4000 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec	Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash	Yes
External Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto	Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction
Other Flash Features	FE Lock	-
image features
Image Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG	JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, RAW JPEG
Aspect Ratio	32, 43, 169, 11	32, 169
Live View Shooting	Yes	-
display features
Display Size	3 inch	2.7 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	-
Touch Screen	-	No
connectivity features
Wifi	No	No
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	-
audio and video features
Microphone	Yes	-
Speaker	Built-in Speaker	-
Video Resolution	5184 x 3456	1920 x 1080
Video Format	DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264	AVCHD,MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
modes and functions features
Shooting Modes	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome	Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight

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