Canon Rebel
T1i
 vs
Sony Alpha
DSLR-A330

General

 Canon EOS Rebel T1i Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
Brand
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 Canon Sony
Lowest price
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 $470.68 Unknown
Announced
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 March, 2009 May, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 APS-C 22.3x14.9mm APS-C 23.5x15.7mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 15.1 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO None
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 15.1 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 4752 x 3168 3872 x 2592
Pixel size
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 22.1 µm² 36.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.7"
Resolution
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 920k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No Yes
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 92 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Sony Alpha

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 128x97x71 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 2.8"
Weight
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 520 g 529 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 0.54x 0.48x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 20fps None
Supports 24p
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 No n/a
High-speed framerate
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 None n/a
External mic jack
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 No n/a
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 720p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 20fps		 n/a

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None Sensor shift
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 159 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 400 shots Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 3.4 fps 2.5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 9 Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 1 Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 2
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC		 Memory Stick PRO Duo
Memory Stick Duo
SDHC
Memory Stick
SD
Memory Stick
SD
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Memory Stick Duo
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 63.0 64.0
Color depth
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 21.7 bits 22.4 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.5 EV 11.5 EV
Low light performance
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 663 ISO 535 ISO