| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | - | No | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Canon | 
| Model | Alpha A3000K 20.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS 7D Mark II 20.2MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Alpha A3000K | EOS 7D Mark II | 
| Model Number | ILCE-3000K | EOS 7D Mark II | 
| Series | Alpha | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| SLR Variant | Body With 18-55 Mm Lens | Body Only | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.2 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 
| Weight | 353 GM | 910 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Ports | - | Mini HDMI Output | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | ISO 100 - 6400 | 
| Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | 16000 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - | 
| Sensor Technology | BSI CMOS | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Type | Sony E Mount | - | 
| Focal Length | 18 - 55 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 27 - 82.5 mm | - | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - 5.6 Max, F22 - F32 Min | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF Mount | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| Other Lens Features | - | Compatible Lenses Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses, 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length is 1.6 Times the Focal Length Indicated on the Lens, Lens Aberration Correction Peripheral Illumination Correction, Chromatic Aberration Correction, Distortion Correction | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | Color Electronic Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentaprism | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 1.00x -1m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | Built-in Dioptric Adjustment -3 to 1 m-1 | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 22 mm | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Advanced 1200 Zone Evaluative, Multi-segment, Center Weighted, Spot | 150000 Pixel RGB + IR Metering Sensor and 252 Zone TTL Metering at Maximum Aperture, EOS iSA Intelligent Subject Analysis System, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 6% of Viewfinder at Center, Spot Metering 1.8% of Viewfinder at Center, Center-weighted Average Metering, Evaluative Metering 315 Zones, Partial Metering 10% of Live View Screen, Spot Metering 2.6% of Live View Screen, Center-weighted Average Metering, Center-weighted Average and Evaluative Metering with the Image Sensor | 
| Other Focus Features | Contrast Detect AF | AF Points 65 Cross-type AF Point 65 Points, Focus Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual Focusing MF, AF Area Selection Mode Single-point Spot AF Manual Selection, Single-point AF Manual Selection, AF Point Expansion Manual Selection Up, Down, Left and Right, AF Point Expansion Manual Selection Surround, Zone AF Manual Selection of Zone, Large Zone AF Manual Selection of Zone, 65 Point Automatic Selection AF, AF Point Automatic Selection Conditions Based on EOS iTR AF Setting Enables AF Incorporating Human Face, Color Information, AF Configuration Tool Case 1 - 6, AI Servo AF Characteristics Tracking Sensitivity, Acceleration, Deceleration Tracking, AF Point Auto Switching, AF Custom Functions 17 Functions, AF Fine Adjustment AF Micro Adjustment All Lenses by Same Amount or Adjust by Lens | 
| Focus Mode | - | Dual Pixel CMOS AF System, Contrast-detection AF System Face + Tracking, FlexiZone Multi, FlexiZone Single, Manual Focus 5x and 10x Magnified View Possible for Focus Check | 
| Focus Range | - | Focusing Brightness Range EV -3 to 18 Conditions f/2.8 Sensitive Center AF Point, One-shot AF, Room Temperature, ISO 100, EV 0 - 18 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature Setting 2500 - 10000K, White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Provided | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | - | Continuous Shooting Speed High-speed 10 Shots/sec Settable 10 to 2 Shots/sec, Low-speed Continuous Shooting 3 Shots/sec Settable to 9 to 1 Shots/sec | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | - | 
| Other Flash Features | BIONZ Image Processor, 20.4 Total Megapixels, 1.5x Focal Length Conversion Factor, Viewfinder 1/5 inch Display, Diopter Adjustment -4.0 m-1 to +3.5 m-1 Diopter, 100% Field of View, 0.7x Magnification with 50 mm Lens, Display Basic Info, Histogram, Brightness Control Auto / Manual 3 Steps between -1 and +1, Color Space Stills sRGB, Adobe RGB Movie sRGB Standard with sYCC Gamut and Adobe RGB Standard Compatible with Triluminos Color, Built-in Monaural Speaker Volume Settings in 8 Steps between 0 and 7, Exposure Exposure Compensation Still +/-3.0 EV in increments of 1/3EV, Movie +/-2.0 EV in increments of 1/3EV, Exposure Settings iAuto, Superior Auto, Programmed AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter-speed Priority, Manual, Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection, Scene Modes Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Picture Effects 11 Modes 15 Effects Posterization Color, B/W, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R,G,B,Y, High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, D-range Optimizer Auto, Level, Off, Auto Exposure Lock, Color Temperature 2500 - 9900 K with 15-step Each Magenta / Green Compensation G7 to M7, Amber / Blue A7 to B7, Custom, Creative Style Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black and White Contrast -3 to +3 Steps, Saturation -3 to +3 Steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 Steps, Exposure Bracketing 3 Continuous or Single Shots in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Steps, Noise Reduction Long Exposure NR Available of Shutter Speeds Longer than 1 sec, Focus Control Focus Points  25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Auto Focus Modes Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Auto Focus, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus, Manual Focus Assist MF Assist 4.8x, 9.6x, Focus Sensitivity EV 0 to 20 EV at ISO100 Equivalent, with F2.8 Lens Attached, Focus Features Predictive Control AF-A, AF-C, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator with Built-in LED Type, Flash Flash Compensation 2.0 EV Switchable between 1/3 EV Steps, 16 mm Flash Coverage, 3 sec Recycling Time, Pre-flash TTL Flash Metering System, Flash Type Pop-up Auto, Guide Number 6 m at ISO 200, 4 m at ISO 100, LCD Display Angle Adjustment Auto, Manual 5 Steps between -2 to +2, 100 % Coverage, Continuous Live View, On and Off Real-time Image Adjustment Display, Histogram, Peaking Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Customization Grid, Histogram Display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified Display for Playback, Convenience Features Media / Battery Indicator, Power Save Mode, Still Image Playback Options Slideshow, Panorama Scrolling, Folder Selection Still, Video Playback Options Forward / Rewind Movie, Multiple Language Display, View and Index Single with or without Shooting Information, RGB Histogram and Highlight/Shadow Warning, 4/9-frame Index view, Enlarged Display Mode L 13.6x, M 9.9x, S 6.8x, Auto Review 10/5/2 secs, Off, Image Orientation On/Off, Slideshow, Delete, Protect, Advanced Features Anti Motion Blur, Auto High Dynamic Range, Sweep Panorama, Face Detection On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection, Maximum 8 Faces Detected, Smile Shutter Technology, Intelligent Auto, Shooting Tips, Superior Auto, Tracking Focus, Image Stabilization  Lens-based where Applicable, Photo Creativity, Priority Setting for Face Detection, Interface Accessory Shoe via Multi Interface Shoe, Wired Remote Release via Optional RM-VPR1, A/V Remote Terminal via Multi Terminal interface, Tripod Mount 1/4 inch 20 Thread Count, Multi Interface Shoe, 480 Still Images with LCD Monitor CIPA Standard, Shutter Type Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Shutter, Lens Compatibility Sony E-mount, Operation with Minolta / Konica Minolta Maxxum A-mount Lenses Confirmed via Optional LA-EA1 / LA-EA2 Adaptor, Lens Optical SteadyShot Lens Stabilization, 49 mm Filter Diameter, 11 Elements in 9 Groups, Minimum Focus Distance 0.25 m, AF for Movie Capture Contrast AF, Angle of View  76A Degree - 29A Degree, 7 Aperture Blade, 3 Aspheric Elements, Dimensions 62 x 60 mm Diameter x Length, Direct Manual Focus, Internal Motor, 194 g Lens Weight, Low Noise During Movie Capture, 0.3x Maximum Magnification, Macro Mode, EV Compensation Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3EV Steps Selectable, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps Selectable, Burst Buffer JPEG Standard 30 Shots, JPEG Fine 13 Shots, RAW + JPEG 5 Shots, Self Timer 2 and 10 sec, Dust Reduction Charge Protection Coating on Optical Low-pass Filter | Guide Number 11 m ISO 100, Flash Coverage 15 mm Lens Angle of View, Recycling Time 3 sec, External Speedlite Compatible with EX-series Speedlites, FE Lock, PC Terminal, External Speedlite Zooming to Match Lens Focal Length | 
| Flash Compensation | - | 3 Stops in 1/3, 1/2 Stop Increments | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW + JPEG, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon Original, RAW + JPEG | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 32, 43, 169, 11 | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Image Sizing | 5456 x 3632 20 M | - | 
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes | 
| HDR Support | - | Yes | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 230400 dots | - | 
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230400 dots | - | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Touch Screen | - | No | 
| Other Display Features | - | Create or Select a Folder, Grid Display 3 Types, Electronic Level Provided, Function Setting Display Shooting Mode, White Balance, Drive Mode, AF Operation, Metering Mode, Image Quality JPEG / RAW, Flicker Detection, Warning Symbol, AF Status, 2 Screen Display LCD Monitor and HDMI Output Movie Displayable Simultaneously, Help Display, Playback Image Display Formats Single-image Display without Shooting Information, Single-image Display with Simple Information, Single-image Display Shooting Information Displayed Detailed Information, Lens, Histogram, White Balance, Picture Style, Color Space, Noise Reduction, Lens Aberration Correction, GPS, Index Display 4/9/36/100 Images, Two-image Display, AF Point Display, Slide Show All Images, By Date, By Folder, By Movies, By Stills, By Protected Images, By Rating, Image protection, Copying Images, Re-size, Custom Functions 18, My Menu Upto 5 Screens can be Registered | 
| connectivity features | 
| USB | Yes | - | 
| Wifi | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo / Pro-HG Duo Media / SD / SDHC / SDXC | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Power Requirement | - | DC 7.2 V Battery | 
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Built-in Stereo | Yes | 
| Video Format | AVCHD / MP4 MPEG-4 AVC H.264 | DCF 2.0, MOV, MP4, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | 
| Audio Video Interface | Video Output NTSC | - | 
| Speaker | - | Built-in Speaker | 
| Audio Features | - | Sound Recording Sound Recording Level Adjustable, Wind Filter Provided, Attenuator Provided, External Stereo Microphone Terminal Provided | 
| Video Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 | 
| modes and functions features | 
| HD Support | Yes | - | 
| Macro Mode | Yes | - | 
| Shooting Modes | - | Function, Control Priority, Continuous Shooting Priority | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | Manual +/- 5 Stops in 1/3, 1/2 Stop Increments, AEB +/- 3 Stops in 1/3, 1/2 Stop Increments can be Combined with Manual Exposure Compensation | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual Exposure, Bulb Exposure, Number of Multiple Exposures 2 to 9 Exposures, Multiple Exposure Control Additive, Average, Bright, Dark, Auto Exposure Shooting Program AE for Movie Shooting, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual Exposure |