| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 18 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Canon | 
| Model | ILCE 5000L 24.2MP DSLR Camera | EOS 600D 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | ILCE 5000L | EOS 600D | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 18 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm | 99.5 x 133.1 x 79.7 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | EOS 600D | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-55 Mm Is Ii Lens | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Weight | - | 570 GM | 
| Ports | - | Type C Mini-pin HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - | 
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 3200 | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | 
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | - | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom | 
| Other Focus Features | Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF | - | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | - | 
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Exposure Control Metering System Type 1200-zone Evaluative Metering | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | - | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | Yes, 3.7 fps | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | Auto, Manual Flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter | 
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | - | 
| Other Flash Features | Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec | - | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF | 
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | - | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | - | 
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow | - | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | Yes | No | 
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - | 
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - | 
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MOV, H.264 | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1,920 x 1,080 | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror |