| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | CyberShot DSC W220B 12.1MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC W220B | PowerShot SX401IS |
| Model Number | DSC W220B | - |
| Series | CyberShot | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.2 x 56.5 x 21.8 mm | 10.4 x 8 x 6.9 cm |
| Weight | 118 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 | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| 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 | 4.5mm -18.0mm (25mm - 100mm) |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Aperture Range | F2.8 - F7.1 | f/2.0 (wide-end) to f/4.9 (tele-end) |
| 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 | - |
| Focus Range | W Approx. 4cm to Infinity, T Approx. 50cm to Infinity | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent / Incandescent / Flash | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting) |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1/3EV Step | 2 EV (1/3 EV step) |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1600 | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Shutter Type | - | 1/2 to 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode up to 4 sec.) |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | 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 | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 1.33 (43) |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230K Pixel | - |
| 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 | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Scene Selection | - |
| Still Image Mode | Smile Shutter / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Landscape / Soft Snap / Snow / Beach / Fireworks / High Sensitivity / Underwater / Gourmet | - |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight[*], Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children , Sport , Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR |