| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 10 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery | 
| Touchscreen | No | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Canon | 
| Model | SLT A58Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58Y | PowerShot SX120IS | 
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58Y | SX120IS | 
| 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 | - | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 10 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm | 
| Weight | 492 GM | 245 GM | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | HDMI output Type C mini-pin connector | - | 
| Series | - | PowerShot | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Sensor Size | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | 1/2.5 inch | 
| Other Sensor Features | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Dust Reduction Charge Protection Coating on Image Sensor and Image Sensor Shift Mechanism | - | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta / Konica Minolta Lenses | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Focal Length | - | 6.0 W - 60.0mm T f/2.8 W - f/4.3 T  35mm equivalent 36 W - 360 T mm | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x | 
| 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 | - | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | - | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, 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 | - | 
| Focus Range | - | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity W, 3.3 ft./1m-infinity T  Macro 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm W | 
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still images -3 to +3 EV 0.3 EV Steps, Movies -2 to +2 EV 0.3 EV Steps | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane | - | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | - | 
| Self-timer | No | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | - | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable | Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro | 
| Flash Compensation | 2 to +2 EV 0.3 EV Steps | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | 
| Other Flash Features | Auto Pop-up, Built-in Flash, Guide Number 10 Meters at ISO 100, Recycling Time 4 sec | - | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 | Exif 2.2 JPEG | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | - | 
| HDR Support | Yes | - | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.3 MP | 
| Still Image Size | - | Still Image 3,648 x 2,736 Large, 2,816 x 2,112 Medium 1, 2,272 x 1,704 Medium 2, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 640 x 480 Small, 3,648 x 2,048 Widescreen | 
| 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 | - | Approx. 230,000 pixels | 
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 230000 pixels | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card | 
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps | 
| Video Format | AVCHD 2.0, MP4 | AVI Image data Motion JPEG | 
| Audio Features | - | Audio data WAVE Monaural | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - | 
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto*, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene * Automatically detects the shooting scene. |