| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCA 68 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A58M | ILCA 68 |
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58M | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm |
| Weight | 492 GM | 596 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | - |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - |
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens | Sony A-mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony A-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | 1.0 cm 1/3 electronic viewfinder |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 0.88x 35 mm camera equivalent Approx. 0.57x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 26.5 mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Colour temperature 2500 to 9900K, Colour Filter G7 to M7, A7 to B7, Custom 1 / 2 / 3, Custom Set |
| Other Focus Features | TTL Phase-detection System | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A |
| Focus Range | - | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | Still images 1/4000 to 30 sec/BulbMovies 1/4000 to 1/4 1/3 step, up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Rear sync.,Wireless, High Speed sync. |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, RAW JPEG | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 24.8 MP |
| Image Sizing | - | L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 4240 x 2832 12M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 460 800 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 460 800 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Card Type | - | Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD SDHC SDXC memory cards UHS-I compliant |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD,MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - |
| Drive Modes | - | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Lo selectable, Self-timer 10/2 sec delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | AUTO Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Memory recall |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-5.0 EV 1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Yes |