| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A58M | EOS M50 |
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58M | M50 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Body With Single Lens Ef-M 15-45 Mm Is Stm |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 11.63 x 8.81 x 5.87 inch |
| Weight | 492 GM | 387 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens | Canon EF-M Mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible Lens | - | Canon EF-M Lenses, Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | Viewfinder Size and Dots 0.39 Type with Approximate 2.36 Million Dots, Dioptic Adjustment Range Approximate -3.0 - 1.0 m -1 dpt, Brightness Adjustment 5 Levels |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 22 mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | Auto Ambience Priority, White Priority, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Color Temperature |
| Other Focus Features | TTL Phase-detection System | Autofocus Type - Dual Pixel CMOS AF 1-point AF, Zone AF, Face Plus Tracking AF, AF Points - Maximum 143, 99 points Switches Automatically Depending on Lens, Zone AF Maximum 25 points, Focusing Brightness Range - EV -2 - 18 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, AF Operation - One-Shot AF, Servo AF, Continuous AF, AF-assist Beam -Built-in LED Lamp, Still Photo Shooting Aspect Ratio Settings - 32, 43, 169, 11, Focus Mode AF - AF, MF Manual Focusing, Approximate 5x, 10x Magnification Possible, AF and MF, Continuous AF, Touch Shutter, Grid Display - 3 Types, Creative Filters - Included as a Shooting Mode Also Available in P, TV, AV, M, Creative Assist, Magnified Display in Live View - Approximate 5x, 10x, Touch and Drag AF, Eye Detection AF Fixed to One-Shot AF, Color Space - sRGB, Adobe RGB, Depth-of-field Preview |
| Metering Modes | - | Real-time Metering with the Image Sensor, Evaluative Metering, Partial Metering, Spot Metering, Center-weighted Average Metering |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 - 30 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Silent Shutter |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction | - |
| Other Flash Features | - | Flash Built-in Flash - Manual pop-up Flash, Guide Number Approximate 5 ISO 100/m, Supports Angle of View Equivalent to Focal Length of Approximate 15 mm 35 mm-equivalent Approximate 24 mm, Recharging Time Approximate 3 sec, External Flash - EX-series Speedlites Flash Functions Settable with the Camera, Flash Metering - E-TTL II Autoflash, Flash Exposure Compensation - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, FE Lock |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, RAW JPEG | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon Original, RAW, JPEG Simultaneous Recording Possible |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 30200 AM |
| Other Image Features | - | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer |
| Other Display Features | - | LCD Monitor Type - TFT Color Liquid-crystal Monitor, Monitor Size and Dots - Wide, 3.0 Type 32 with Approximate 1.04 Million Dots, Brightness Adjustment - Manual 7 Levels, 29 Interface Languages, Touch Screen Technology - Capacitive Sensing, Feature Guide - Displayable, Features - Vari-angle, |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Requirement | - | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Video Format | AVCHD,MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | - |
| Video Features | - | Movie Shooting Movie Compression - MPEG-4 AVC, H.264, Variable Average Bit Rate, Audio Recording Format - MPEG-4 AAC-LC Stereo, Recording Format - MP4, 3840 x 2160 4K 25p, 24p, Recording Size and Frame Rate - 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p, 1280 x 720 HD 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, File Size - 3840 x 2160 4K 15000KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 60p, 50p 7500KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 30p, 25p, 24p 3750KB/sec, 1280 x 720 1200p, 100p 6500KB/sec, 1280 x 720 60p, 50p 3250KB/sec, Movie Servo AF, Miniature Effect Movie, Sound Recording - Built-in Stereo Microphone, External Stereo Microphone Terminal, Audio Recording Level Adjustable, Wind FilterFor Built-in Microphone, Attenuator, Playback Zoom Magnification - Approximate 1.5x - 10x, Highlight Alert - Overexposed Highlights Blink, Image Browsing Methods - Single Image, Jump 10 Images, Set Number of Shots, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Protected Images, Image Search Rating, Date, Protected Images, Type of File, Image Rotate, Image Crop, Ratings |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - |
| HD Support | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Manual, Automatic |
| Exposure Compensation | - | Manual +/- 3 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, AEB - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Metering Range - EV 0 - 20 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, Exposure Control - Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Exposure, ISO Speed Recommended Exposure Index - Manually Set ISO 100 25600 Expanded 51200, Automatic Setting Possible |