| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera | OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE A6000 | OMD EM1 |
| Model Number | Alpha ILCE-6000Y | OMD EM1 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 - 50 Mm, 55 - 210 Mm | Body Only |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 66.9 x 120 x 45.1 mm | 130.4 x 93.5 x 63.1 mm |
| Weight | 344 GM | 497 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack Microphone Input |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 4/3 inch |
| Sensor Technology | - | MOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony E-mount Lens | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Precision Digital Zoom 4x | - |
| Lens Type | - | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
| Focal Length | - | 1.3x - 1.48x -1m-1, 50 mm Lens, Infinity |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | Eye-level Electronic Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.07x 35 mm Camera Equivalent 0.70x With 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | Diopter Control -4.0 to 3.0 m-1 Diopter | -4 to +2 m |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Type 1 cm OLED Electronic Viewfinder Color, Field of View 100%, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Eye Relief 23 mm from Eyepiece Lens, 21.4 mm from the Eyepiece Frame at -1 m -1 CIPA Standard | 2-axis Level Guage, Horizontal / Vertical 1-axis Level Guage Available with Half-pressing Shutter Release Button Finder Style 1, 2, Finder Style Selectable from 3 Types, Brightness, Color Temperature Control |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | Single AF S-AF, Continuous AF C-AF, Manual Focus MF, S-AF and MAF Tracking C-AF and TR |
| Focus Range | Sensitivity Range 0 to 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Digital ESP, Center Weighted Average, Spot, Spot with Highlight Control, Spot with Shadow Control |
| White Balancing | Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 2 Capture WBS, Custom WB |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase Detection AF, 25 Points Contrast Detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, Face Detection Upto 8 Faces Detectable Automatically, Fast Hybrid AF Phase Detection AF / Contrast Detection AF | Full-time AF Not Available when Four Thirds Lens is Mounted, Magnified Frame AF Selectable from Over 800 AF Points, Enlarged View Check by Magnify Button Available with Old Lenses, Magnification 5x, 7x, 10x Default, 14x Selectable, Face Detection AF, Eye Detection AF, Eye Detection AF Mode Off, Nearer-eye Priority, Right-eye Priority, Left-eye Priority, Focus Point Selection All Target, Group Target Area 9-area, Single Target Standard Target Size / Small Target Size, AF Illuminator, Manual Focus Assist Customize Function Live View Image is Magnified when Focus Ring is Rotated at S-AF and MF / MF Mode, Peaking Function White Edge Type, Black Edge Type, High-speed Imager AF Contrast Detection / Phase-difference Detection |
| Focus Points | - | 81 Area Multiple AF Contrast Detection AF, 37-area Multiple AF Phase-difference Detection AF |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | iAuto, P Program AE, A Aperture Priority AE, S Shutter Priority AE, M Manual Bulb, Time, Scene Select AE, Art Filter, Underwater Wide / Macro, My Set |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps of +/- 5 EV | 5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV Steps Selectable |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Computerized Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Hi 11 fps, Mid 6 fps, Lo 2.5 fps | - |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Bulb / Time Default Setting 8 mins 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 min Selectable |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Wireless, Hi-speed Sync, Wireless Control | Flash Auto, Red-eye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow Sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 2nd Curtain, Manual 1/1 Full - 1/64 |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV and 1/2 EV Steps in +/-3 EV | 3 Frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV Step Selectable |
| Other Flash Features | Guide No 6 m at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal Length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 4 sec | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Version 2.0, Exif Version 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | RAW 12-bit Loseless Compression, JPEG, RAW + JPEG, MPO 3D Still |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 169, 34, 32, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.8 MP |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| Image Processor | - | newYesPic VII Image Processor |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| Other Display Features | Adjustable Angle Up by 90°, Down by 45°, Histogram Yes, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single Yes With or without Shooting Information Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12/30 Frame Index View Yes, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow Yes | Monitor Type Tilting Wide Monitor Touch Control in Electrostatic Capacitance Type, Color Tone Select Vivid, Natural, Playback Mode Single-frame, Information Display, Index Display 4 / 9 / 25 / 100 Frames, Calendar, Enlargement 2x - 14x, Movie with Sound, FF / Rew / Pause, Slide Show with Sound including BGM, Picture Rotation Auto, BGM Replace Function, Light Box Display, Information Display Histogram Independent Luminance / RGB, Highlight / Shadow Point Warning, AF Frame, Photographic Information, Off |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,037,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | Capacitance Type |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1037000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | UHS-I Compatible, Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| audio and video features |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | DCF, DPOF Compatible / Exif, Print Image Matching III, MPO Compatible |
| Microphone | - | Mono / Stereo |
| Audio Features | - | WAV |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Audio Video Interface | - | NTSC, PAL |
| Video Features | - | Recording Image Size 4608 x 3456 Pixels RAW, 4608 x 3456 / 640 x 480 Pixels JPEG, Recording Movie MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, AVI Motion JPEG, One-push Movie Digital Converter x 4 Available on Movie Effect Mode, Time Lapse Movie Available for AVI Motion JPEG, 1280 x 720, 10 fps, Movie Function Movie Effect One-shot Echo / Multi-echo / Art Fade, Default On, Art Filter Movie, Aperture Priority Movie, Shutter Speed Priority Movie, Manual Shot Movie, IS for Movie Built-in Image Sensor Shift Type Image Stabilization, M-I.S On Multi-motion IS Using Image Sensor Shit Type Image Stabilizer, Off, File Size MOV Format 4 GB, Motion-JPEG Format 2 GB |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Cont / Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach and Snow, Fisheye Conv, Wide Conv, Macro Conv, 3D, 3D Lens H-FT012 by Panasonic Only, Still Only |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Still Image Mode | - | i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, Color Creator, Art Filters, Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key Except Art Filters |