| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | No | - | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Sony | 
| Model | SLT A58K 20.1MP DSLR Camera | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58K | CyberShot RX100 | 
| Model Number | SLT-A58K Body | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.2 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm | 
| Weight | 573 GM | - | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | Mini HDMI Type C | - | 
| Series | - | Cyber-shot | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 36 x 24 mm | - | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 125 - 12800 | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | - | 16 | 
| Other Sensor Features | - | Exmor CMOS | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 14x | 
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.6x | 
| Aperture Range | - | F1.8 W - F4.9 T | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | - | 
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | - | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | - | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash | 
| Other Focus Features | TTL Phase-detection System | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | - | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L | Yes, 10 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, RAW JPEG | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 43, 169 | 
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | - | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | No | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1228800 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Stick Duo / Stick PRO Duo / Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Stick PRO HG Duo / Stick micro / Stick micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC | 
| Power Supply | - | AC Adaptor | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Video Format | AVCHD,MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | AVCHD Ver 2.0, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | 
| Microphone | - | Stereo | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Picture Effect, Manual Exposure | 
| Delete Function | - | Yes |