key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 18 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Display Type | TFT | TFT |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
Touchscreen | - | Yes |
general |
Brand | Sony | Canon |
Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel T4i 18MP DSLR Camera |
Model Name | Alpha A7 | EOS Rebel T4i |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 18 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 133.1 x 99.8 x 78.8 mm |
Weight | 474 GM | 575 GM |
Face Detection | Yes | - |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Model Number | - | T4i |
Series | - | EOS Rebel |
Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | 12800 ISO |
Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | CMOS |
ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 6400 |
Maximum FPS | - | 5 |
lens features |
Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm |
Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | Yes | Yes |
View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level Pentamirror |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | - |
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 | - |
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 | - |
Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering, Partial Metering, Spot Metering, Center Weighted Average Metering |
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 | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing |
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 | - |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
Spot Meter | Yes | - |
Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | - |
shutter features |
Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
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 | 1/4000 sec |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | - |
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 | Auto, Manual Flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter |
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 | JPEG, RAW, RAW JPEG, DCF, DPOF 1.1 |
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 | 5184 x 3456 L |
Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 32, 43 |
Still Image Size | - | 3456 x 2304 M, 2592 x 1728 S 1, 1920 x 1280 S 2, 720 x 480 S 3, 5184 x 3456 RAW |
display features |
Display Type | TFT | TFT |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | 1040000 dots |
LCD Display | TFT | TFT LCD |
LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 1040000 dots |
Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | - |
Touch Screen | - | Yes |
LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
storage and power features |
Upgradable Memory | Yes | 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 | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I |
Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | - |
Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8 |
audio and video features |
Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | Stereo |
Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | Linear PCM |
Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOV, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL |
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 | - |
HD Support | - | Yes |
Shooting Modes | - | Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, HDR Backlight Control, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual |
connectivity features |
HDMI | - | Yes |
USB | - | Yes |
GPS | - | Yes |
Wifi | - | No |