| 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 | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | SLT A58Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS Rebel T5 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A58Y | EOS Rebel T5 |
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58Y | EOS 1200D |
| Color | Black | Black |
| 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 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 18 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm |
| Weight | 492 GM | 480 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI output Type C mini-pin connector | Type C Mini HDMI |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | 35.9 x 24.0 mm |
| Other Sensor Features | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Dust Reduction Charge Protection Coating on Image Sensor and Image Sensor Shift Mechanism | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 3200 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta / Konica Minolta Lenses | Canon EF Mount |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 3x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 0.39 Type Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| Other Viewfinder Features | 1.0 cm 0.39 Type, Electronic Viewfinder Color, Xtra Fine, Diopter Control -4.0 to +4.0 m | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible |
| 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 | AF Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, AF Assist Beam Small Series of Flashes Fired by Built-in Flash, Focusing Methods Contrast Detection FlexiZone Single, Face Detection Live Mode, Phase-difference Detection Quick Mode, Manual Focus 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x |
| Focus Range | - | Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 18 Center AF Point, EV 1 - 18 other AF Points with One-shot AF at Room Temperature, ISO 100, Brightness Metering Range EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 |
| Focus Points | - | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point |
| Metering Modes | - | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 10% of Viewfinder at Center, Center Weighted Average Metering |
| 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 | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 5 EV Manual, 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 2 AEB, 1/3 Stop Increments +/- 3 Stops Increments +/- Stops Still Photos |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Exposure |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | No | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable | Auto |
| Flash Compensation | 2 to +2 EV 0.3 EV Steps | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments, +/- 2 Stop Increments |
| Other Flash Features | Auto Pop-up, Built-in Flash, Guide Number 10 Meters at ISO 100, Recycling Time 4 sec | FE Lock |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Other Display Features | 100% Field View, Coverage 100%, 1200 Zone Evaluative Metering | Feature Guide Displayable, Two Grid Display, Playback Image Display Formats Basic Info, Basic Info + Image Quality / Playback Number, Shooting Info, Display, Histogram, Image Index 4 / 9, Slide Show All Images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Five Transition Effects Selectable, Background Music Selectable for Slide Shows and Movie Playback |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | No |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Requirement | - | DC 7.4 V Battery |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5184 x 3456 |
| Video Format | AVCHD 2.0, MP4 | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Microphone | - | Yes |
| Speaker | - | Built-in Speaker |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome |