| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7M2K 24.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 5000Y | ILCE 7M2K |
| Series | Alpha | Alpha |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm | 36.6 x 29.6 x 18.6 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | Body + 16 - 50 mm + 55 - 210 mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | 7M2K |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Sel2870 Lens |
| Weight | - | 556 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - |
| ISO Speed Range | 100 6400 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
| Altimeter | - | No |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 2x |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | F3.5 - F5.6 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | OSS Lens |
| Focal Length | - | 28 W - 70 T mm |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Real Time Adjustment Display | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 25 Points | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | - |
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - |
| 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, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, 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 |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | Yes, 5 fps |
| Other Shutter Features | Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Electronic Front Shutter Curtain | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/8000 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Hi-speed sync, Off, Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Slow Sync, Wireless |
| 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 | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 40900 PM |
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Maximum Resolution | 1080 | - |
| Image Sizing | Image SIze Pixels, 32 L 5456 x 3632 20M, M 3872 x 2576 10M, S 2736 x 1824 5.0M | - |
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| Smile Detection | Yes | - |
| Slow Motion | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | 1228800 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1921 x 1080 |
| 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 | - |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,228,800 dots |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | 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 | - |
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor PW20 | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | 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, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP5 |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | Yes | - |
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec. Delay Selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec. Delay, 3/5 Exposures Selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - |
| Still Image Mode | Yes | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |