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Sony ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	24.2 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera	D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE 5000Y	D5500
Series	Alpha	-
Color	Black	Black
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	24.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Lens Attachment	Body + 16 - 50 mm + 55 - 210 mm	Body Only
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 16000	ISO 100 - 25600
Maximum ISO	16000 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	3.5	-
ISO Speed Range	100 6400	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor APS HD CMOS	-
lens features
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Optical Zoom	3x	-
Aperture Range	F3.5 - F5.6	-
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Other Lens Features	-	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
Other Viewfinder Features	Real Time Adjustment Display	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1
Viewfinder Magnification	-	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	-	17 mm
focus features
Focus Mode	Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	25 Points	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, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom	White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning
Panorama Type	Sweep Panorama	-
Other Focus Features	Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus Lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF	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
Spot Meter	Yes	-
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
Manual Exposure	Yes	Yes
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached	Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button
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 Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps	-
Other Shutter Features	Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Electronic Front Shutter Curtain	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
External Flash	Yes	-
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync	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
Aspect Ratio	30200 AM	-
Gross Pixel	20.4 MP	24.78 MP
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Maximum Resolution	1080	-
Image Sizing	Image SIze Pixels, 32 L 5456 x 3632 20M, M 3872 x 2576 10M, S 2736 x 1824 5.0M	6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S
Still Image Size	L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M	-
HDR Support	Yes	-
Smile Detection	Yes	-
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
LCD Display Image Resolution	460800 dots	1037000 dots
LCD Display Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080
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, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow	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
Touch Screen	-	Yes
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
Power Supply	AC Adaptor PW20	EH-5b AC Adapter
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Other Storage Features	PC Interface Mass Storage	Card Slot Single
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, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4	MOV
Audio Video Interface	Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL	NTSC, PAL
modes and functions features
Delete Function	Yes	-
Drive Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec. Delay Selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec. Delay, 3/5 Exposures Selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO	-
Shooting Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket	-
Still Image Mode	Yes	-
Scene Modes	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia	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

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