| 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 |