| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel K2 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A7 | EOS Rebel K2 |
| Color | Black | Grey |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 130 x 88 x 64 mm |
| Weight | 474 GM | 365 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Canon EF mountelectronic signal transfer system |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | SLR-type, eye level proof prism mirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 90% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.70x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -2.5 +0.5 dpt. |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | Auto, Manual |
| Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | EV1-18 at ISO100 |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF | Auto |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Center-weighted average metering Set automatically in M mode. |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater | - |
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - |
| Other Focus Features | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | Portrait,Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 1. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB up to |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Vertical-travel, focal plane |
| Shutter Speed | Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode | 30 to 1/2000 sec., Bulb X-sync at 1/90 sec. Can be set in 1/2-stop increments. |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | - |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | - |
| Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M M 3936 x 2624 10M S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | - |
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | - |
| Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | - |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
| Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Scene, Flash Off, Intelligent Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Automatic Depth-of-Field AE |