| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 5000Y | ILCE 7SM2 |
| Series | Alpha | ALFA |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | Body + 16 - 50 mm + 55 - 210 mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | ILCE-7SM2 |
| SLR Variant | - | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Weight | - | 0.584 GM |
| Ports | - | CLEAN HDMI OUTPUT, PC INTERFACE, WIRELESS LAN BUILT-IN, Headphone terminal 3.5 mm Stereo minijack |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe compatible with supplied shoe adaptor |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | ISO 100 - 409600 |
| Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - |
| ISO Speed Range | 100 6400 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Mount | - | E-mount |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Real Time Adjustment Display | - |
| View Finder Type | - | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 23 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 25 Points | 169 points |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, Underwater |
| 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 | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 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 | - |
| 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 | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| 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 | - |
| Image Processor | - | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 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 Type | - | TFT |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| Video Resolution | - | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| 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 | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie / High Frame Rate Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M |
| Still Image Mode | Yes | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |