| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24 MP |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel T6s 24MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A5000 | EOS Rebel T6s |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm | 132 x 111 x 78 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | T6s |
| Series | - | EOS Rebel |
| Weight | - | 565 GM |
| Ports | - | HDMI, USB, Microphone |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | CMOS |
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/EF-S |
| Focal Length | - | 1.6 x |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | Phase detection |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Partial |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | - |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF | - |
| Focus Points | - | 19 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Exposure Control Metering System Type 1200-zone Evaluative Metering | - |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | No |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | 5 fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | - |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | - |
| Other Flash Features | Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | RAW |
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC 6 Image Processor |
| Slow Motion | - | No |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | 1040k dots |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040 k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | 802.11n |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| GPS | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant | SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I compatible |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | 440 Shots |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | Stereo |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | Mono |
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Opaque Pentamirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.82x |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 35 mm |