| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.3 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 | PowerShot SX530 20.3MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | SLT A58Y | PowerShot SX530 | 
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A58Y | - | 
| 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 | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.3 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.5 x 128.6 x 77.7 mm | 30.5 x 25.9 x 21.8 cm | 
| Weight | 492 GM | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | HDMI output Type C mini-pin connector | - | 
| Series | - | PowerShot | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 Focus | Yes | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , 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 | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane | - | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | - | 
| Self-timer | No | - | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 | - | 
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | - | 
| HDR Support | 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 | - | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | No | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Video Format | AVCHD 2.0, MP4 | - | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | - |