| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.3 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | No | No | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Sony | 
| Model | SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7M2K 24.3MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58M | ILCE 7M2K | 
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58M | 7M2K | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Body With Sel2870 Lens | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.3 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 36.6 x 29.6 x 18.6 cm | 
| Weight | 492 GM | 556 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | - | 
| Series | - | Alpha | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | - | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - | 
| Altimeter | - | No | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Lens Type | - | OSS Lens | 
| Focal Length | - | 28 W - 70 T mm | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x | 
| Optical Zoom | - | 2x | 
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | - | 
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | - | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | - | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | - | 
| Other Focus Features | TTL Phase-detection System | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec | 
| Self-timer | Yes | - | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L | Yes, 5 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| External Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Hi-speed sync, Off, Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Slow Sync, Wireless | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, RAW JPEG | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 40900 PM | 
| Slow Motion | - | Yes | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | No | No | 
| Display Resolution | - | 1,228,800 dots | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1228800 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1921 x 1080 | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Video Format | AVCHD,MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP5 | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - | 
| HD Support | - | Yes |