| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.4 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AAA Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | CyberShot DSC HX60V 20.4MP DSLR Camera | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC HX60V | Alpha A7 |
| Model Number | DSC HX60V | - |
| Series | Cyber-shot | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.4 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.8 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Weight | - | 474 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 3200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 1000 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 10 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 35.8 x 23.9 mm |
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 324x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 30x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F6.3 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Focal Lenght 35 mm Conversion 26 - 780 mm Still Image 169, 24 - 720 mm Still Image 43, 26.5 - 795 mm SteadyShot Standard, 27.5 - 1150 mm SteadyShot Active, 30.5 - 1170 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 169, 32.5 - 975 mm SteadyShot Standard, 33.5 - 1400 mm SteadyShot Active, 37 - 1430 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 43, Precision Digital Zoom Still Image 20 M 120x, 10 M 170x, 5 M 240x, VGA 486x, 15 M 169 120x, 2 M 169 324x | - |
| Lens Mount | - | E-mount |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF, Semi Manual, Manual Focus, Continuous AFAdvanced Sports and Movie Only | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF |
| Focus Range | iAuto and Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 200 cm - Infinity T | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor Cool White, Fluor Day White, Fluor Daylight Flash, C.Temp / Filter, Custom | 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 |
| Other Focus Features | Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On, Face Detection Maximum 8 Faces | 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 |
| 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 |
| Panorama Type | - | Sweep Panorama |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| 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 |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode |
| Other Shutter Features | Shutter Release Time Lag 0.010 sec | - |
| 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 |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Advanced Flash, Rear Sync, Wireless with Optional Compliant Flash | 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 |
| image features |
| Gross Pixel | 21.1 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Still Image Size | 5184 x 2920 15 M, 3648 x 2056 7.5 M, 1920 x 1080 2.1 M | - |
| Slow Motion | Yes | - |
| 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 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 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 921600 dots |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Colour, Partial Colour, Soft High-key, Water Colour, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Mono, Illustration, Slideshow with Music, Playback Slide Show Video Out HD HDMI, Slide Show Movie, Automatic Image Rotation | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 921,600 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC | 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 |
| Power Requirement | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 70 mA, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AAA Battery |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | 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 |
| Shooting Modes | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Manual Exposure | - |
| Scene Modes | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscap, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Advanced Sports Shooting, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |
| 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 |
| Macro Mode | - | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour |
| 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 |