Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm. 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.

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Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens DT 16-50mm lens
Height 9.98 cm 10.42 cm
Width 13.31 cm 14.2 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 8.09 cm
Weight 525 g 647 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Weatherproof
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
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 Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/2.8 DT
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 13 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 72 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S -
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology ED glass, aspherical lens, Supersonic-Wave Motor (SSM)
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 79
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 1.09x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 50-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, 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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes Auto mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Digital Video Format 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 Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
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 - 28Mbps
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 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1120 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 470 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 170 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
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
Microphone
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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