Sony Alpha SLT-A58 vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58 and Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha SLT-A58 vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.55 cm 9.57 cm
Width 12.86 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 5.97 cm
Weight 492 g 556 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Image Processor BIONZ BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Lens Mounting Type - Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 25
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
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 Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, High contrast, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 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 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV -1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
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 AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, XAVC S, AVC
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 Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, 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 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 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, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, diffraction correction, S-Log2 gamma setting
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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