| 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 | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | No | Yes | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Sony | 
| Model | SLT A58M 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58M | ILCE 9 | 
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58M | ILCE 9 | 
| 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 | 126.9  x 95.6 x 63.0 mm | 
| Weight | 492 GM | 673 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB | 
| Minimum Illumination | - | Yes with Built-in LED type | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 204800 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | - | 100 | 
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor RS CMOS sensor | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount Lens, Minolta / Konica Lens | E-mount | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x | 
| Optical Zoom | - | 1x | 
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER
Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2 | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 23 mm | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | 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 /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom | 
| Other Focus Features | TTL Phase-detection System | Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. | 
| Focus Mode | - | AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C  Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | 
| Focus Range | - | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | 
| Focus Points | - | 35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF | 
| Metering Modes | - | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | [Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000 | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps H, 2.5 fps L | AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11 | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | 
| Other Shutter Features | - | Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| External Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Flash Sync, Red-eye Reduction | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7 | 
| Flash Compensation | - | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | 
| Other Flash Features | - | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe | 
| 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.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 30200 AM | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 28.3 MP | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | - | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | 
| Other Image Features | - | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | No | Yes | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| Display Resolution | - | 14,40,000 dots | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1440000 dots | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Card Type | - | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15 | 
| 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, MP4 | 
| Microphone | - | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M | 
| Speaker | - | Built-in, monaural | 
| Audio Features | - | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - | 
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes Electronic Shutter | 
| Drive Modes | - | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | - | AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 
| Other Exposure Features | - | Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. |