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Sony Alpha SLT-A37K (SAL1855) Digital SLR Camera vs Canon EOS 1300D (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IS II and EF 75-300mm f/4-f/5.6 III Kit Lens ) Digital SLR Camera

Summary
Sensor

CMOS, 16.1 MP

CMOS, 18 MP

Lens

18-55 mm

18-55 mm

Aperture

f/3.5-f/5.6

f/3.5-f/5.6

Shutter Speed

1/4000-30 sec

1/4000-30 sec

ISO

Auto, 100-16000 ISO

Auto, 100-12800 ISO

Battery

Rechargeable

Rechargeable, 500 Shots

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Sony Alpha SLT-A37K (SAL1855) Digital SLR Camera is permanently discontinued.
Canon EOS 1300D (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IS II and EF 75-300mm f/4-f/5.6 III Kit Lens ) Digital SLR Camera is permanently discontinued.
General
Brand

Sony

Canon

Type

Digital SLR

Digital SLR

Series

Alpha

EOS

Title

Sony Alpha SLT-A37K (SAL1855) Digital SLR Camera

Canon EOS 1300D (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IS II and EF 75-300mm f/4-f/5.6 III Kit Lens ) Digital SLR Camera

Sensor
Type

CMOS Sensor

CMOS Sensor

Size(W x H)

23.5 x 15.6 mm, APS-C inch

22.3 x 14.9 mm, APS-C inch

Processor Model

BIONZ Processor

DIGIC 4+ Processor

Effective Resolution

16.1 MP Resolution

18 MP Resolution

Lens
Lens Type

Zoom

Zoom

Mount

Sony Alpha

Canon EOS EF, Canon EOS EF-S

Focal Length

18-55 mm

18-55 mm

Lens cover

No

No

Lens Construction

11 elements in 9 groups

Aperture Range

f/3.5-f/5.6 Aperture

f/3.5-f/5.6 Aperture

Video
Resolution Available

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD)

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA)

File Format

MOV

fps

1080p Frame rate : 24, 25, 30
720p Frame rate : 60
VGA Frame rate : 30

Slow Motion Effect

No

No

Flash
Built in Flash

Flash Features

External flash, Flash exposure compensation

Hot Shoe/Flash mount

Lock Buttons

AF

Direct Print

Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

Connectivity
Wifi

No

,Type 802.11 b/g/n

HDMI

Bluetooth

No

No

NFC

No

Pictbridge

No

USB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

Previewing
Viewfinder

, Electronic Viewfinder

, Penta mirror

Display Type

LCD

LCD

Display Size

2.7 Inch

3 Inch

Display Resolution (No.of dots)

230400 dots

920000 dots

Moveable Display

No

Touchscreen

No

No

No. of supported language

17

25

Brightness Adjustment

No

, 7 levels

Storage
Memory Card Type

Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC

SD, SDHC, SDXC

Storage File system

DCF,EXIF

DCF,DPOF,EXIF

Other Features
Shutter Speed

1/4000-30 sec

1/4000-30 sec

ISO

Auto, 100-16000 ISO

Auto, 100-12800 ISO

3D

No

Auto Focus

, Contrast detection, Phase detection

AF Points

9 Points

Touch Focus

No

No

Manual Focus

Image Stabilization

No

, Type : Optical

In-camera Editing

Pictures, Saturation, Creative Style: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black and White (Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness);Picture Effects: Posterization (Color, Black and White), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature

Pictures, Resizing, Red-eye correction when previewing, Videos, Movie Mode Create, Movie Mode Edit, Creative, Calendar, Frame, Picture Style: Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3);Creative filters:Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye(During image Playback only)

HDR Shooting Mode

No

No

Drive Mode

, Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer

, Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)

Burst Mode

No

, MaxBurst:Approx. 3fps for approx. 1110 JPEG images, 6 images RAW

Microphone

Self Timer

10 seconds, 2 seconds

White Balance Type

Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Scene Modes

Close-up(Macro), Landscape, Night portrait, Portrait, Sports, Sunset

Close-up(Macro), Food & Cuisine, Landscape, Night portrait, Portrait, Sports

Iris control

No

No

Supported media/softwares

Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, MAC OS X 10.3, MAC OS X 10.4, MAC OS X 10.5, MAC OS X 10.6

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7,Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11

Files
Image File Formats

JPEG, RAW

JPEG, RAW

Image Minimum Resolution

2.1 MP

0.3 MP

Video File Formats

MOV

Video File Size

4 GB

Exposure
Exposure modes

Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Scene Mode, Shutter Speed priority

Exposure Lock

No

Design
Dimensions (WxHxD)

124.4 x 92 x 84.7 mm

129 x 101.3 x 77.6 mm

Weight

448 Gram

485 Gram

Rugged

No

No

Available Color Options

Black

Black

Warranty
Warranty Period

3 Years

Battery
Battery model

NP-FM500H

LP-E10

Battery

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

No of Shots

500 Shots

Other Accessories
Accessories Inbox

Shoulder Strap, Battery (NP-FM500H), Battery Charger (BC-VM10), USB Cable (Mini B type), Eyepiece Cup, Body Cap, CD-ROM (Application Software), Bundled Application

Canon EOS 1300D (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IS II and EF 75-300mm f/4-f/5.6 III Kit Lens) Digital SLR Camera