| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Nikon |
| Model | ILCA 68 24.2MP DSLR Camera | CoolPix P610 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68 | CoolPix P610 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Minimum Illumination | Available | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm | 12.5 x 10.6 x 8.5 cm |
| Weight | 596 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | CoolPix |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6mm | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 1600 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony A-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 60x |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.3 - F6.5 |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Zoom 60x, Digital Zoom Upto 4x Angle of View Equivalent to that of 5760 mm Lens in 35 mm 135 Format, Vibration Reduction Lens-shift VR Still Pictures, Lens-shift and Electronic VR Movies, Aperture Electronically Controlled 6 Blade Iris Diaphragm |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | 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 | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Viewfinder 0.5 cm 0.2-inch 921000 dots Equivalent LCD, With the Diopter Adjustment Function -3 to +3 m-1 |
| 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 | 50 cm - Infinity W, 2.0 m - Infinity T |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted | Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot |
| 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 | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset |
| Other Focus Features | - | Autofocus AF Focus Area Selecton Face Priority, Manual Spot, Manual Normal, Manual Wide, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AF, Focus Range Macro Mode Wide-angle Position All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens, Focus Lock Yes, Contrast Detect AF |
| 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 | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV 1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Programmed Auto Exposure, With Flexible Program, Aperture Priority Auto, Exposure Bracketing, Manual, Shutter Priority Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter |
| 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 | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 | Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution Upto 7 Shots/7 fps, Continuous Shooting Options Best Shot Selector, Continuous H, Continuous H 60, Continuous H 120, Continuous L, Multi-shot 16, Pre-shooting Cache, Single |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Rear sync.,Wireless, High Speed sync. | - |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash, With Monitor Preflashes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | Still Pictures JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 24.8 MP | 16.76 MP |
| Image Sizing | L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 4240 x 2832 12M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 460 800 dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460 800 dots | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Other Display Features | - | Monitor Frame Coverage Shooting Mode 100% Horizontal, 100% Vertical Compared to Actual Picture, In Camera Image Editing Crop, D-Lighting, Filter Effects, Quick Retouch, Skin Softening, Small Picture |
| 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 / SDx |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 | Movies MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| 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 | - |
| Scene Modes | - | Backlighting, Bird Watching, Beach, Black and White Copy, Close Up, Dusk / Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food, Landscape, Moon, Museum, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |