| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera | EOS Rebel XTI 10.10MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7SM2 | EOS Rebel XTI |
| Model Number | ILCE-7SM2 | XTI 400D |
| Series | ALFA | EOS Rebel |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm | 91 x 56 x 22.5 mm |
| Weight | 0.584 GM | 190 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| 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 | - |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 22.2 x 14.8mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 409600 | - |
| ISO Speed Range | - | 100-1,600 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Canon EF mount |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | Canon EF and EF-S lenses |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 11 elements in 9 groups |
| Focal Length | - | 0.28m/0.92 ft. |
| Aperture Range | - | f/22 - 36 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level SLR with pentamirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 95% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.8x -1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | -3.0 to +1.0 diopter |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | AF AF points, focus confirmation light, Exposure shutter speed, aperture, exposure level, AE lock, exposure compensation, AEB level, bulb, Flash flash ready, red-eye reduction lamp on, high-speed sync, FE lock, FEB shooting, flash exposure compensation, insufficient flash warning during FE lock, White balance correction, Maximum burst, CF card full warning, CF card error warning, No CF card warning |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus | Autofocus One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF automatic switching between One-Shot/Predictive AI Servo AF Manual Focus MF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 169 points | 9 AF points |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Center-weighted average metering |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, Underwater | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Manual Custom, or user-set Color Temperature |
| Focus Range | - | EV -0.5-18 ISO 100 at 73A DegreeF/23A DegreeC |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter |
| Release Modes | - | Soft-touch electromagnetic release shutter lag time approx. 100 msec. |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 3 fps at shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or faster |
| image features |
| Image Format | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG | JPEG, RAW Canon .CR2 |
| Image Processor | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.50 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 3,888 x 2,592 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Display Resolution | - | 230,000 Dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx. 230000 pixels |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | 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 | - |
| Drive Modes | - | Single, Continuous, Self-timer/Remote control |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1 User-set with multi-controller 2 AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing, Bracketing range +/- 2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3- and 1/2-stop increments |