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Nikon D3500 24.2MP DSLR Camera vs Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera comparison

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key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	Digital Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	24.3 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	APS-C
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	AAA Battery
Touchscreen	No	Yes
general
Brand	Nikon	Sony
Model	D3500 24.2MP DSLR Camera	Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera
Model Name	D3500	Alpha A5100
Model Number	D3500	-
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body With 18-55 Mm F/3.5-5.6G Vr Lens	16-50Mm Lens
Type	DSLR Camera	Digital Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	24.3 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	-
Dimensions(WxHxD)	12.4 x 9.7 x 6.95 cm	11 x 3.6 x 6.3 cm
Weight	415 GM	-
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Wide Angle	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Accessory Shoe	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock	-
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	APS-C
Sensor Size	23.5 x 15.6	-
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 25600	ISO 100 - 25600
Other Sensor Features	Image Sensor Format DX	-
Maximum ISO	-	25600 ISO
Maximum FPS	-	6
Sensor Technology	-	Exmor CMOS sensor
lens features
Lens Type	Single-lens Reflex Digital Camera	-
Lens Mount	Nikon F Mount (with AF Contacts)	-
Optical Zoom	83x	-
Manual Focus	Yes	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	-
Other Lens Features	Reflex Mirror Quick Return, Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Lens Servo Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Auto AF-S/AF-C Selection (AF-A), Predictive Focus Tracking Activated Automatically According to Subject Status Manual Focus (MF) Electronic Rangefinder Can be used, Mode Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Lens Servo Autofocus (AF) - Single-servo AF (AF-S), Full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual Focus (MF), Frame size (pixels) and Frame Rate 1920 x 1080, 60 p (Progressive), 50 p, 30 p, 25 p, 24 p 1280 x 720, 60 p, 50 p Actual Frame Rates for 60 p, 50 p, 30 p, 25 p, and 24 p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps Respectively, Options Support Both High and Normal Image Quality	Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion
Digital Zoom	-	4x
Aperture Range	-	F3.5 - F5.6
Color Filter	-	Primary RGB Color Filter
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	-
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	-
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx 0.85 x (50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m)	-
Other Viewfinder Features	Viewfinder Type Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder, Eyepoint 18 mm (-1.0 m, From Center Surface of Viewfinder Eyepiece Lens)	-
focus features
Focus Mode	Autofocus (AF) Single-servo AF (AF-S), Full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual Focus (MF)	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	1000 11-Point AF System	179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF
Metering Modes	Matrix	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
White Balancing	Modes Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 Types), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine-tuning	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K and Color Filter G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Custom, AWB Micro Adjustment G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Bracketing 3 Frames, H / L Selectable
Other Focus Features	Frame Coverage Approx 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical, Focusing Screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII Screen, Autofocus Support Autofocus is Available with AF-P and Type E and G AF-S Lenses, Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 Lens, 20 DegreeC) Matrix or Center-weighted Metering - 0 to 20 EV Spot Metering - 2 to 20 EV, Autofocus System Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 Autofocus Sensor Module with TTL Phase Detection, 11 Focus Points (Including One Cross-type Sensor), and AF-assist Illuminator (Range Approx 0.5 to 3 m), Detection Range - 1 to + 19 EV (ISO 100, 20 DegreeC), Focus Point 11 Can be Selected from 11 Focus Points, AF-area Mode Single-point AF, Dynamic-area AF, Auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 Points), Focus Lock Focus Can be Locked by Pressing Shutter-release Button Halfway (Single-servo AF) or by Pressing AE-L/AF-L Button, AF-area Mode Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF, Autofocus Contrast-detect AF Anywhere in Frame	Focus Sensitivity Range -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached, AF Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Eye AF, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Built-in LED Type, AF Illuminator Range 0.3 - 3.0 m E PZ 16 - 50 mm, F3.5 - F5.6, OSS Lens Attached, Face Detection Modes On / Off, Face Registration, Face Selection, Maximum Number of Detectable 8, Touch Focus, Smart Zoom Still Images M 1.4x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Images L 4x, M 5.7x, S 8x
exposure features
Other Exposure Features	Auto Modes (Auto, Flash off), Programmed Auto with Flexible Program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S); Aperture-priority Auto (A), Manual (M), Metering Method Matrix Metering - 3D Color Matrix Metering II Center-weighted Metering Weight of 75% given to 8 mm Circle in Center of Frame Spot Metering Meters 3.5 mm Circle (About 2.5% of Frame) Centered on Selected Focus Point, Exposure Meter Coupling CPU, Exposure Compensation Can be Adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in Increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene, and Night Vision Modes, ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1 EV Auto ISO Sensitivity Control Available	Exposure Metering Sensitivity -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached
Exposure Compensation	-	Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled Vertical-travel Focal-plane Shutter	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type
Shutter Speed	1/4000 - 30 sec	-
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	5fps shooting	Continuous Shooting High Maximum 6 fps, Low Maximum 3 fps
Other Shutter Features	Shutter Speed 1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb, Time	Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Touch Shutter, Electronic Front Curtain Shutter
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Compensation	Can be Adjusted by - 3 to + 1 EV	1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV
Other Flash Features	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to Approx 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Flash Sync Speed X=1/200 s, Synchronizes with Shutter at 1/200 s or Slower, Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Close Up, Night Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-up P, S, A, M Manual Pop-up with Button Release, Flash-ready Indicator Lights When Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output	Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec
Flash Modes	-	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable
image features
Image Format	NEF (RAW) 12 bit, Compressed JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine (Approx 14), Normal (Approx 18), or Basic (Approx 116) Compression NEF (RAW) + JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats	RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Other Image Features	Image Size (pixels) (L) 6000 x 4000 (24.0 p) (M) 4496 x 3000 ( 13.5 p) (S) 2992 x 2000 ( 6.0 p)	-
Gross Pixel	-	24.7 MP
Still Image Size	-	L 6000 x 3376 20 M, M 4240 x 2400 10 M, S 3008 x 1688 5.1 M
display features
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
Touch Screen	No	Yes
LCD Display	Image Size (pixels) (L) 6000 x 4000 (24.0 p) (M) 4496 x 3000 ( 13.5 p) (S) 2992 x 2000 ( 6.0 p)	-
Other Display Features	Monitor Size 7.5 cm Diagonal, Monitor Type TFT LCD with 170Degree viewing Angle, Approx 100% Frame Coverage and Brightness Adjustment, Monitor Resolution Approx 921 k-dot (VGA), Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 Images or Calendar) Playback with Playback Zoom, Playback Zoom Cropping, Playback Face Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating, and Image Comment (Up to 36 Characters)	Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Touch Panel, Adjustable Angle 180°, White Magic, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Information, No Display Information, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Focus Check Focus Magnifier 5.9x, 11.7x, Zebra, Peaking MF Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Marker Display Center, Aspect, Safety Zone, Guide-frame, Grid Line Rule of 3 Grid, Square Grid, Diagonal + Square Grid / Off, Playback Mode Single with or without Shooting Information, Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frames Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow, Panorama Scrolling, Folder Selection Date, Still, MP4, AVCHD, XAVC S, Forward, Rewind Movie, Delete, Protect, Auto Review 10 / 5/ 2 sec, Off, Soft Skin Effect and at Any Angle with the Selfie 180° Flip Monitor
LCD Display Image Resolution	-	921600 dots
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	-	Yes
storage and power features
Batteries Included	Yes	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	AAA Battery
Upgradable Memory	-	Yes
Card Type	-	Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant
Other Storage Features	-	PC Interface Mass Storage
audio and video features
Microphone	Yes	Built-in Microphone Stereo
Audio Features	Audio Recording Format Linear PCM, Audio Recording Device Built-in Monaural Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable	-
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	-
Video Features	Picture Control System Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, Selected Picture Control Can be Modified, Media SD, SDHC (UHS-I Compliant), SDXC (UHS-I Compliant), Approximate Frame Advance Rate Up to 5 fps Note - Frame Rates Assume Manual Focus, Manual or Shutter-priority Auto Exposure, A Shutter Speed of 1/250 s or Faster, and Other Settings at Default Values, Active D-lighting On, Off, Sync Terminal AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (Available Separately), File Format MOV, Video Compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding	-
Speaker	-	Built-in, Monaural
Video Format	-	JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, XAVC S, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4
modes and functions features
Drive Modes	-	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting Hi / Lo Selectable, Self-timer 10 / 2 sec Delay Selectable, Self-timer Continuous with 10 sec Delay 3/5 Frames Selectable, Bracket Single, Bracket Continuous, White Balance Bracket, DRO Bracket
Scene Modes	-	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur

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