| 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 |