Sony A6000 vs Canon SL2

Sony A6000 advantages over Canon SL2

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• 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.

  A6000 test data on DxO Mark SL2 test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 1,041 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Thinner
  45 mm vs 69 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  468g vs 668g
  Lighter weight
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.70x vs 0.54x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.1 fps vs 5.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  47 vs 22 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  11.1 fps vs 5.1 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  22 vs 5 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)