Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 850D

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm and Canon EOS 850D. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 850D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 10.42 cm 10.26 cm
Width 14.26 cm 13.1 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 7.62 cm
Weight 610 g 471 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 471 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 515 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour - Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 50 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM -
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/EF-S
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection / TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 45
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Grid, electronic level, flicker detection, aspect ratio line, spot metering circle
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 216
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, auto mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage - RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 800 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 730 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
USB / AV output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 7.5 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Translucent Mirror technology RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 850D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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