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Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera	Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	24.2 MP
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera	D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A5100	D5500
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	16-50Mm Lens	Body Only
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	24.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	11 x 3.6 x 6.3 cm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Wide Angle	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 25600	ISO 100 - 25600
Maximum ISO	25600 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	6	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	-
lens features
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Aperture Range	F3.5 - F5.6	-
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
Other Lens Features	Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses
Manual Focus	-	Yes
Dust Reduction	-	Yes
focus features
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF	39 or 11 Focus Points
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	Matrix Metering 3D Color Matrix Metering II Type G, E and D Lenses, Color Matrix Metering II Other CPU Lenses, Center-weighted Metering Weight of 75% Given to 8 mm Circle in Center of Frame, Spot Metering Meters 3.5 mm Circle 2.5% of Frame Centered on Selected Focus Point, Matrix
White Balancing	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	White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning
Other Focus Features	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	AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 39- Point Dynamic-area AF, 3D Tracking, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject Tracking AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter Release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing AE-L / AF-L Button, Autofocus Contrast Detect AF Anywhere in Frame Camera Selects Focus Point Automatically when Face-priority AF or Subject Tracking AF is Selected
Focus Range	-	Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C
exposure features
Exposure Compensation	Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps	1/3, 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene and Night Vision Modes in Increments -5 to 5 EV
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Metering Sensitivity -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, Focal-plane Shutter
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Continuous Shooting High Maximum 6 fps, Low Maximum 3 fps	-
Other Shutter Features	Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Touch Shutter, Electronic Front Curtain Shutter	Frame Advance Rate 5 fps L Upto 3 fps, H Upto 5 fps JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable	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
Flash Compensation	1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes in -3 to 1 EV
Other Flash Features	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	Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-Up, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-Up, P, S, A, M, Food Manual Pop-Up with Button Release, Guide Number 12/39, 12/39 with Manual Flash m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C, Flash Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control using 2016-Pixel RGB Sensor is Available with Built-in Flash i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix and Center-Weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights When Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Blinks After Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Image Format	RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard	File Format NEF RAW 12-bit or 14-bit, Compressed, JPEG JPEG Baseline Compliant with Fine 14, Normal 18, Basic 116 Compression, NEF RAW + JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats, DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3
Gross Pixel	24.7 MP	24.78 MP
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Still Image Size	L 6000 x 3376 20 M, M 4240 x 2400 10 M, S 3008 x 1688 5.1 M	-
Image Sizing	-	6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
LCD Display Image Resolution	921600 dots	1037000 dots
Other Display Features	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	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Monitor TFT Vari-angle LCD Touch Screen, 100% Frame Coverage, Brightness Adjustment and Eye-sensor Controlled On / Off, Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail 4, 12, 80 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	Yes	Yes
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	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	SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Other Storage Features	PC Interface Mass Storage	Card Slot Single
Power Supply	-	EH-5b AC Adapter
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in Microphone Stereo	Built-in Microphone Stereo
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	MOV
Audio Video Interface	-	NTSC, PAL
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	Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party / Indoor, Beach / Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key
viewfinder features
View Finder	-	Yes
Viewfinder Magnification	-	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	-	17 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1

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