Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1X

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm and Olympus OM-D E-M1X. 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. Olympus OM-D E-M1X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses Body only
Height 9.55 cm 14.68 cm
Width 12.86 cm 14.44 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 7.54 cm
Weight 492 g 849 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery: 849 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 997 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, IPX1
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Barometer, magnetometer, temperature
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Image Processor BIONZ Dual TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
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 - Micro Four Thirds
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 Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 121
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Frequency Accelerating Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Subject detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 1.65x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features Auto eye sensor Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 200-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View -
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
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 Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 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 Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
RAW 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
RAW 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 5760 x 4320 - High Resolution Mode
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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) 2 x Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 2580 shots (quick sleep mode)
Photo shooting - 870 shots
Video recording - 170 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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 Built-in speaker, auto power save, relay recording, USB charging, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Focus Stacking, Flickering Reduction function, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, cable clip, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, battery holder
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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