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Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Canon EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Canon EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera	Canon EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	24.1 MP
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Canon
Model	Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera	EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A5100	EOS M50
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	16-50Mm Lens	Body With Single Lens Ef-M 15-45 Mm Is Stm
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	24.1 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	11 x 3.6 x 6.3 cm	11.63 x 8.81 x 5.87 inch
Face Detection	Yes	-
Wide Angle	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Model Number	-	M50
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Weight	-	387 GM
sensor features
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 25600	-
Maximum ISO	25600 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	6	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	-
Sensor Size	-	22.3 x 14.9 mm
lens features
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Aperture Range	F3.5 - F5.6	-
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
Other Lens Features	Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion	-
Lens Mount	-	Canon EF-M Mount
Compatible Lens	-	Canon EF-M Lenses, Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses
Dust Reduction	-	Yes
focus features
Auto Focus	Yes	-
Focus Points	179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF	-
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	Real-time Metering with the Image Sensor, Evaluative Metering, Partial Metering, Spot Metering, Center-weighted Average Metering
White Balancing	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K and Color Filter G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Custom, AWB Micro Adjustment G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Bracketing 3 Frames, H / L Selectable	Auto Ambience Priority, White Priority, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Color Temperature
Other Focus Features	Focus Sensitivity Range -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached, AF Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Eye AF, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Built-in LED Type, AF Illuminator Range 0.3 - 3.0 m E PZ 16 - 50 mm, F3.5 - F5.6, OSS Lens Attached, Face Detection Modes On / Off, Face Registration, Face Selection, Maximum Number of Detectable 8, Touch Focus, Smart Zoom Still Images M 1.4x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Images L 4x, M 5.7x, S 8x	Autofocus Type - Dual Pixel CMOS AF 1-point AF, Zone AF, Face Plus Tracking AF, AF Points - Maximum 143, 99 points Switches Automatically Depending on Lens, Zone AF Maximum 25 points, Focusing Brightness Range - EV -2 - 18 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, AF Operation - One-Shot AF, Servo AF, Continuous AF, AF-assist Beam -Built-in LED Lamp, Still Photo Shooting Aspect Ratio Settings - 32, 43, 169, 11, Focus Mode AF - AF, MF Manual Focusing, Approximate 5x, 10x Magnification Possible, AF and MF, Continuous AF, Touch Shutter, Grid Display - 3 Types, Creative Filters - Included as a Shooting Mode Also Available in P, TV, AV, M, Creative Assist, Magnified Display in Live View - Approximate 5x, 10x, Touch and Drag AF, Eye Detection AF Fixed to One-Shot AF, Color Space - sRGB, Adobe RGB, Depth-of-field Preview
exposure features
Exposure Compensation	Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps	Manual +/- 3 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, AEB - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Metering Sensitivity -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	Exposure Control Metering Range - EV 0 - 20 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, Exposure Control - Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Exposure, ISO Speed Recommended Exposure Index - Manually Set ISO 100 25600 Expanded 51200, Automatic Setting Possible
Exposure Mode	-	Manual, Automatic
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Continuous Shooting High Maximum 6 fps, Low Maximum 3 fps	Yes
Other Shutter Features	Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Touch Shutter, Electronic Front Curtain Shutter	Silent Shutter
Shutter Speed	-	1/4000 - 30 sec
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable	-
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	Flash Built-in Flash - Manual pop-up Flash, Guide Number Approximate 5 ISO 100/m, Supports Angle of View Equivalent to Focal Length of Approximate 15 mm 35 mm-equivalent Approximate 24 mm, Recharging Time Approximate 3 sec, External Flash - EX-series Speedlites Flash Functions Settable with the Camera, Flash Metering - E-TTL II Autoflash, Flash Exposure Compensation - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, FE Lock
External Flash	-	Yes
image features
Image Format	RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard	JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon Original, RAW, JPEG Simultaneous Recording Possible
Gross Pixel	24.7 MP	-
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	-
Still Image Size	L 6000 x 3376 20 M, M 4240 x 2400 10 M, S 3008 x 1688 5.1 M	-
Aspect Ratio	-	30200 AM
Other Image Features	-	Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
LCD Display Image Resolution	921600 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, Touch Panel, Adjustable Angle 180°, White Magic, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Information, No Display Information, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Focus Check Focus Magnifier 5.9x, 11.7x, Zebra, Peaking MF Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Marker Display Center, Aspect, Safety Zone, Guide-frame, Grid Line Rule of 3 Grid, Square Grid, Diagonal + Square Grid / Off, Playback Mode Single with or without Shooting Information, Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frames Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow, Panorama Scrolling, Folder Selection Date, Still, MP4, AVCHD, XAVC S, Forward, Rewind Movie, Delete, Protect, Auto Review 10 / 5/ 2 sec, Off, Soft Skin Effect and at Any Angle with the Selfie 180° Flip Monitor	LCD Monitor Type - TFT Color Liquid-crystal Monitor, Monitor Size and Dots - Wide, 3.0 Type 32 with Approximate 1.04 Million Dots, Brightness Adjustment - Manual 7 Levels, 29 Interface Languages, Touch Screen Technology - Capacitive Sensing, Feature Guide - Displayable, Features - Vari-angle,
LCD Display	-	Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	Yes	-
HDMI	-	Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer
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	-
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Other Storage Features	PC Interface Mass Storage	-
Power Requirement	-	AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
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, XAVC S, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4	-
Video Resolution	-	6000 x 4000
Video Features	-	Movie Shooting Movie Compression - MPEG-4 AVC, H.264, Variable Average Bit Rate, Audio Recording Format - MPEG-4 AAC-LC Stereo, Recording Format - MP4, 3840 x 2160 4K 25p, 24p, Recording Size and Frame Rate - 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p, 1280 x 720 HD 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, File Size - 3840 x 2160 4K 15000KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 60p, 50p 7500KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 30p, 25p, 24p 3750KB/sec, 1280 x 720 1200p, 100p 6500KB/sec, 1280 x 720 60p, 50p 3250KB/sec, Movie Servo AF, Miniature Effect Movie, Sound Recording - Built-in Stereo Microphone, External Stereo Microphone Terminal, Audio Recording Level Adjustable, Wind FilterFor Built-in Microphone, Attenuator, Playback Zoom Magnification - Approximate 1.5x - 10x, Highlight Alert - Overexposed Highlights Blink, Image Browsing Methods - Single Image, Jump 10 Images, Set Number of Shots, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Protected Images, Image Search Rating, Date, Protected Images, Type of File, Image Rotate, Image Crop, Ratings
modes and functions features
Drive Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting Hi / Lo Selectable, Self-timer 10 / 2 sec Delay Selectable, Self-timer Continuous with 10 sec Delay 3/5 Frames Selectable, Bracket Single, Bracket Continuous, White Balance Bracket, DRO Bracket	-
Scene Modes	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur	-
HD Support	-	1920 x 1080
viewfinder features
Viewfinder Eye Point	-	22 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Viewfinder Size and Dots 0.39 Type with Approximate 2.36 Million Dots, Dioptic Adjustment Range Approximate -3.0 - 1.0 m -1 dpt, Brightness Adjustment 5 Levels

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