| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | CyberShot DSC W220B 12.1MP DSLR Camera | IXUS 185 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC W220B | IXUS 185 |
| Model Number | DSC W220B | 185 |
| Series | CyberShot | - |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 20 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.2 x 56.5 x 21.8 mm | 95.25 x 54.3 x 22.1 cm |
| Weight | 118 GM | 126 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 7.66 x 6.17 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | ISO 100 |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 1.7 | - |
| ISO Speed Range | 7.1 - 3.9 m | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar | - |
| Focal Length | 2.8 - 5.8 mm | 5 W - 40.0 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 28 W - 224 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | 8x |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | 8x |
| Aperture Range | F2.8 - F7.1 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Multi-point AF 9 points / Centre-weighted AF / Spot AF / Semi Manual 0.5m / 1.0m / 3.0m / 7.0m / Unlimited Distance | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Focus Range | W Approx. 4cm to Infinity, T Approx. 50cm to Infinity | 1 cm - infinity W, 1.3 m - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50 cm W |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent / Flash | - |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1/3EV Step | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1600 | 1 - 1/2000 sec, 15 - 1 sec Long Shutter Mode |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow Synchro | - |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230K Pixel | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | 370 shots / 185mins | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Scene Selection | Auto, P, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| Still Image Mode | Smile Shutter / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Landscape / Soft Snap / Snow / Beach / Fireworks / High Sensitivity / Underwater / Gourmet | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 5152 x 3864 Pixels, 3648 x 2736 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels, 2560 x 1920 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels |
| Video Quality | - | HD |