| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 20.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A5000 | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm | 98.0 x 57.9 x 31.3 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | G9 X Mark 2 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| Weight | - | 206 GM |
| Ports | - | HDMI Micro Type-D Connector |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | CMOS |
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | f/2.0 - f/4.9 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 8 elements in 6 groups 2 double sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens |
| Focal Length | - | 10.2 30.6 mm 35 mm equivalent 28 84 mm |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE, Touch AF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Evaluative linked to Face Detection AF frame, Centre-weighted average, Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | Auto including Face Detection WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temp Kelvin |
| 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 | - | AiAF 31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track, 1-point AF any position is available within approx. 90% of the frame or fixed centre |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| 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 | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | Approx. 8.2 shots/s for up to 21 frames in RAW 8.1 shots/s for up to 38 frames in JPEG With AF Approx. 5.3 shots/s for up to 102 frames in JPEG Low-speed Continuous Shooting Mode available at approx. 4 shots/s until memory card becomes full in JPEG and for up to 27 frames in RAW |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 1/2000 s Auto Mode 1/8 - 1/2000 s Movie Mode BULB, 30 1/2000 s total range varies by shooting mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE |
| 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 | Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPEG compression Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant, RAW 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition, RAW+JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | 20.9 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes, during shooting and playback |
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 32 - RAW, L 5472 x 3648, M 3648 x 2432, S1 2736 x 1824, S2 2400 x 1600 43 - RAW, L 4864 x 3648, M 3248 x 2432, S1 2432 x 1824, S2 2112 x 1600 169 - RAW, L 5472 x 3072, M 3648 x 2048, S1 2736 x 1536, S2 2400 x 1344 11 - RAW, L 3648 x 3648, M 2432 x 2432, S1 1824 x 1824, S2 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Resize available |
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC 7 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 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 | - | 1,040,000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz only, with Dynamic NFC support, Bluetooth Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | No |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| 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 Speed Class 1 compatible |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - |
| Power Supply | - | Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E or other typical USB charging methods |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 235 shots Eco mode approx. 355 shots Approx. 300 min playback |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - |
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MP4 [Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo] |
| Video Resolution | - | Full HD 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps HD 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps L 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | Smart Auto 58 scenes detected, Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN Portrait, Panning, Star Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie, Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, High Dynamic Range, Fireworks, Movie Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse movie, iFrame movie |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| Drive Modes | - | Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer |
| viewfinder features |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |