Canon EOS 650D vs. Sony Alpha SLT-A58

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 650D and Sony Alpha SLT-A58. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 650D vs. Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.98 cm 9.55 cm
Width 13.31 cm 12.86 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 7.77 cm
Weight 575 g 492 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibreglass, polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour - Black
SENSOR Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ
LENS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S -
FOCUSING Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 15
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.88x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +4
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, exposure bracketing, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
ISO (Max) 25600 16000
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 100-16000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, depth-of-field, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View
Special Effects Soft, Warm, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating (270°) Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13 10
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 8 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, High ISO NR, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, Image Rating RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery pack, battery charger, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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