| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | SLT A99V 24.3MP DSLR Camera | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A99V | EOS 1200D |
| Model Number | SLT A99V | EOS 1200D |
| Series | Alpha | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 18 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 111.2 x 147 x 78.4 mm | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 480 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | Type C Mini HDMI |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 | 35.9 x 24.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 3200 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | Canon EF Mount |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - 3.0 m | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Automatic AF AF-A, Continuous AF AF-C, Depth Map Assist Continuous AF AF-D Selectable | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, High, Low Selectable | 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, 19-point Local Frame Selection, Fixed Centre Spot Focus, Predictive Focus for Moving Subjects, Auto-tracking Focus Point, Focus Lock, Eye-start AF, AF Syetem CCD Line Sensors, Sensitivity Range -1 - 18 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, AF Illuminator 1 - 7 m Range, Dual AF System 19 + 102 Points | 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 | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | 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 |
| Other Exposure Features | Bracket Single, with 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV Increments, 3/5 Frames 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV 3 Frames Selectable | 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 |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | No | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Rate High 6 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, Low 2.5 fps in Continuous Mode, Continuous Shooting Limit Extra Fine 14, Fine 18, STD 20, RAW 13, RAW + JPEG 11 | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Formar JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW and JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, 100% Coverage | 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 |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Pro Duo Card | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| Power Requirement | - | DC 7.4 V Battery |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5184 x 3456 |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Microphone | - | Yes |
| Speaker | - | Built-in Speaker |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto |
| Other Flash Features | - | FE Lock |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome |