| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 18 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | No | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Canon | 
| Model | SLT A58Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS M 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58Y | EOS M | 
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58Y | - | 
| Color | Black | Red | 
| SLR Variant | Body With Dt 18 - 55 Mm F3.5 - 5.6 Sam Ii And Dt 55 - 200 Mm F4 - 5.6 Sam | Body With 18-55 Mm Lens & Speedlite-90X Flash | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 18 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 108.6 x 66.3 x 32.3 mm | 
| Weight | 492 GM | 298 GM | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | HDMI output Type C mini-pin connector | - | 
| Series | - | EOS | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | - | 
| Other Sensor Features | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Dust Reduction Charge Protection Coating on Image Sensor and Image Sensor Shift Mechanism | - | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | - | 4.3 | 
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta / Konica Minolta Lenses | Canon EF-M Mount | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | - | 
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 0.39 Type Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | - | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | 1.0 cm 0.39 Type, Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine, Diopter Control -4.0 to +4.0 m | - | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | Auto, Manual | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom | 
| Other Focus Features | Focus Areas Selection Wide Area 15-point Local Frame Selection Zone, Spot, Local Selectable, Predictive Focus for Moving Subjects, Auto Focus Lock, Eye-start AF, Sensitivity Range EV -1 to 18 ISO100 Equivalent, F2.8 Lens Aattached, AF Illuminator Built-in, Flash Type 1 - 5 m, 15-points AF System with 3 Cross Sensors | Contrast Detect AF | 
| Metering Modes | - | Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Partial | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | - | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still images -3 to +3 EV 0.3 EV Steps, Movies -2 to +2 EV 0.3 EV Steps | - | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane | - | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec | 
| Self-timer | No | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 4.3 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye | 
| Flash Compensation | 2 to +2 EV 0.3 EV Steps | - | 
| Other Flash Features | Auto Pop-up, Built-in Flash, Guide Number 10 Meters at ISO 100, Recycling Time 4 sec | Built-in Low Pass Filter, EOS Integrated Sensor Cleaning System, DIGIC 5 Image Processer Type, 1.6x Focal Length of the Lens, AF System, 31 AF Points Max, AF Working Range, AF Modes One Shot AF and Servo AF, AF Point Selection, Automatic Selection Face Detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single, Manual Selection, Selected AF Point Display, Indicated on LCD Monitor, AF Lock, LED AF Assist Beam, Camera Menu AF Auto, MF Manual, or AF Manual Focus After One Shot, 1 - 20 EV Metering Range, Exposure Compensation 3 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, 170A Degree Viewing Angle Horizontally/Vertically, 100 % LCD Monitor Coverage, 100 % Anti Smudge Coating, Brightness Adjustment, X-Sync 1/200 sec, Flash Exposure Compensation 2 EV in increments of 1/2 or 1/3, Flash Exposure Bracketing, Compatible External Flash, Flash Exposure Lock, Second Curtain Synchronisation, Hot Shoe, External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX Series Speedlites, Wireless Multi-flash Support, External Flash Control Via Camera Menu Screen, Picture Styles Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined, Picture Styles Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined, Image Processing Highlight Tone Priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Long Exposure Noise Reduction, High ISO Speed Noise Reduction, Multi Shot Noise Reduction, Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral Illumination and Chromatic Aberration Basic, Creative Filters Art Bold, Water Painting, Grainy, Soft Focus, Toy Camera, Miniature Effect, Fish-eye, Movie Length Max Duration 29 min 59 sec, Max File Size 4 GB, Custom Functions 7 Custom Functions with 19 Settings, Intelligent Orientation Sensor, Playback Zoom 1.5x - 10x Enabled in 15 Steps, Highlight AlertFirmware Update, Lens Construction 13 Elements in 11 Groups, Rotating Type Zoom, Self Timer Yes, 2 and 10 sec | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 | JPEG, RAW, EXIF 2.3, DPOF | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 30200 AM | 
| HDR Support | Yes | - | 
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3456 | 
| Still Image Size | - | 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728, 1920 x 1280, 720 x 480, 1920 x 1080 30, 25, 24 fps, 1280 x 720 60, 50 fps, 640 x 480 60, 50 fps | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | No | - | 
| Other Display Features | 100% Field View, Coverage 100%, 1200 Zone Evaluative Metering | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040,000 dots | 
| LCD Display | - | Clear View II TFT LCD | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1040000 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Video Format | AVCHD 2.0, MP4 | MPEG-4, H.264 | 
| Microphone | - | Stereo | 
| Video Quality | - | HD | 
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL | 
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - | 
| HD Support | - | Yes | 
| Shooting Modes | - | Handheld Night Shot, Back Light Correction HDR, Sports Mode, Night Portrait, Close-up, Portrait Mode, Landscape |