Canon 7D vs Sony A58

Canon 7D advantages over Sony A58

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Fast startup
  ~0.40 vs 1.9 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  7D test data on DxO Mark A58 test data on DxO Mark
  854 vs 753 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More telephoto lens reach
  216 mm vs 83 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• More cross-type AF points
  19 vs 3
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Higher max flash sync
  1/250 vs 1/160 sec
  Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots
• Higher-res screen
  307k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.63x vs 0.57x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.0 fps vs 4.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  22 vs 8 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  8.0 fps vs 4.8 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  16 vs 6 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light