key specs |
Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 20 MP |
Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Display Type | - | LCD |
general |
Brand | Sony | Canon |
Model | Alpha A290L 14.2MP DSLR Camera | IXUS 185 20MP Digital Camera |
Model Name | Alpha A290L | IXUS 185 |
Model Number | A290L | 185 |
Series | Alpha | - |
Color | Black | Silver |
SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 20 MP |
Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 97.1 x 128.1 x 79.6 mm | 95.25 x 54.3 x 22.1 cm |
Weight | 456 GM | 126 GM |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Ports | HDMI | - |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
Sensor Size | 36 x 24 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | ISO 100 |
Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
lens features |
Lens Mount | Sony A-mount lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses | - |
Manual Focus | Yes | - |
Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
Focal Length | - | 5 W - 40.0 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 28 W - 224 T mm |
Digital Zoom | - | 8x |
Optical Zoom | - | 8x |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | Yes | Yes |
View Finder Type | Eye-level Penta Dachmirror | - |
focus features |
Auto Focus | Yes | - |
White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom | - |
Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
Focus Range | - | 1 cm - infinity W, 1.3 m - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50 cm W |
Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1 - 1/2000 sec, 15 - 1 sec Long Shutter Mode |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | Up to 2.5 fps with viewfinder | - |
flash features |
Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
External Flash | Yes | - |
Flash Modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Wireless | - |
image features |
Image Format | RAW, JPEG | - |
display features |
Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
Display Type | - | LCD |
Display Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
storage and power features |
Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
Card Type | Memory Stick | - |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Batteries Included | - | Yes |
Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
audio and video features |
Video Resolution | 4592 x 3056 | 5152 x 3864 Pixels, 3648 x 2736 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels, 2560 x 1920 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels |
Video Quality | - | HD |
exposure features |
Exposure Mode | - | Program Auto |
modes and functions features |
HD Support | - | Yes |
Shooting Modes | - | Auto, P, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |