Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm and Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm lens EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens
Height 5.88 cm 10.09 cm
Width 11.08 cm 13.19 cm
Depth 3.89 cm 7.78 cm
Weight 218 g 520 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black | White -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 7.5x
SENSOR Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,700,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (Dynamic Image Stabilizer)
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Image Processor BIONZ DIGIC 6
LENS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 7.5x zoom - 18 - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 29 - 216mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 39 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 74.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 12 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 67 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
Features Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function, Stepping Motor (STM) technology UD glass, internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens, zoom lock switch, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 99 19
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter Automatic Face Tracking technology
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, maximum burst, flicker detection, monochrome shooting
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-25600 ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (6%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene
Special Effects 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 Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name Sony HVL-F7S -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 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
MEMORY Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Included Memory Card 16 GB SDHC -
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
JPEG 4912 x 3264
JPEG 3568 x 2368
JPEG 2448 x 1624
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2565 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture 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 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
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 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots
Video recording - 1.7 hours
Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, flash carrying case Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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