| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | ILCE 7M3K 24.2MP DSLR Camera | IXUS 185 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7M3K | IXUS 185 |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | Dslr | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 12 x 6.69 x 4.88 mm | 95.25 x 54.3 x 22.1 cm |
| Weight | 361 GM | 126 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | 185 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| Other Sensor Features | Sensor Type APS-C | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 |
| lens features |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount Lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 5 W - 40.0 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 28 W - 224 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 8x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Focus Range | - | 1 cm - infinity W, 1.3 m - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps) | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 - 30 sec | 1 - 1/2000 sec, 15 - 1 sec Long Shutter Mode |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW & JPEG | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5152 x 3864 Pixels, 3648 x 2736 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels, 2560 x 1920 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, P, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |