| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 7.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | ILCA 68 24.2MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot TX1 7.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68 | PowerShot TX1 |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Minimum Illumination | Available | Available |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 7.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm | 89 x 60 x 29 mm |
| Weight | 596 GM | 220 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 1/2.5 inch |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony A-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 39-390mm 35mm equiv |
| Optical Zoom | - | 10x |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5-5.6 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 1/3 electronic viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.88x 35 mm camera equivalent Approx. 0.57x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 26.5 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | - |
| Focus Range | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, SpotCenter |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Colour temperature 2500 to 9900K, Colour Filter G7 to M7, A7 to B7, Custom 1 / 2 / 3, Custom Set | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Focus Points | - | Face Detect AF / 9-point AiAF |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Memory recall | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV 1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable | +/- 2EV in 1/3 EV increments |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still images 1/4000 to 30 sec/BulbMovies 1/4000 to 1/4 1/3 step, up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode | 15 - 1/2500 sec dependent on shooting mode |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 | Continuous 2.2 fps, no frame limit |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Rear sync.,Wireless, High Speed sync. | Auto, Forced on, Forced off, Red-eye reduction, Flash exposure lock, Slow synchro |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEG Exif 2.2, DCF, DPOF |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 24.8 MP | - |
| Image Sizing | L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 4240 x 2832 12M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M | 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC III with iSAPS technology |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Display Resolution | 460 800 dots | 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | Quick Bright LCD, Night Display |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460 800 dots | 115000 pixels |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD SDHC SDXC memory cards UHS-I compliant | SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus compatible |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 32 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 | AVI Motion JPEG WAVE |
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Lo selectable, Self-timer 10/2 sec delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, Manual, Super macro, Color accent, Color swap, Stitch assist, Special scene, Movie |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, Night Snapshot, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Aquarium |
| Macro Mode | - | 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm WIDE |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |