Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm and Canon EOS 1D C. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses Body only
Height 9.55 cm 16.36 cm
Width 12.86 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 8.27 cm
Weight 492 g 1.545 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Waterproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 19,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Image Processor BIONZ Dual DIGIC 5+
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM II - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
SECOND LENS
Type Zoom lens - 3.6x zoom - 55 - 200 mm - f/4.0-5.6 DT SAM -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 300mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 95 cm -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 61
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
ISO (Max) 16000 204800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View -
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
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)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 1/30 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 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type 2.7" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
Video Capture 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
MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
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 HDMI output
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features 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 Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Canon EOS 1D C
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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