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Sony ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5 20.8MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5 20.8MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D5 20.8MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	20.8 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera	D5 20.8MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE 9	D5
Model Number	ILCE 9	D5 Body Only
Color	Black	Black
Minimum Illumination	Yes with Built-in LED type	-
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	20.8 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	126.9 x 95.6 x 63.0 mm	158.5 x 160 x 92 mm
Weight	673 GM	575 GM
Face Detection	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB	Micro Connector Type D HDMI
Accessory Shoe	Auto-lock	ISO 518 hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	35.6 x 23.8 mm	4/3 inch
Maximum ISO	204800 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	100	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor RS CMOS sensor	-
ISO Rating	-	ISO 100 - 102400
lens features
Lens Mount	E-mount	Nikon F Mount, With AF Coupling and AF Contacts
Digital Zoom	8x	-
Optical Zoom	1x	-
Compatible Lens	Sony E-mount lenses	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Manual Focus	-	Yes
Other Lens Features	-	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses Using DX 24 x 16 1.5x Image Area, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M Only, IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster The Electronic Rangefinder Supports 15 Focus Points with Lenses that have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	97%
Viewfinder Magnification	approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1	0.72 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, 1.0 m sup-1
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0m-1	-3 to +1 m sup -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	23 mm	-
Other Viewfinder Features	BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2	Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes, Viewfinder Eye Point 17 mm 1.0 m sup -1 from Center Surface of Viewfinder Eyepiece Lens
focus features
Focus Mode	AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	-
Focus Range	EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached	-
Focus Points	35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF	153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight	Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M
White Balancing	Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight / Flash /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom	Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live View, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL
Other Focus Features	Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist.	Detection Range - 4 to + 20 EV ISO 100, 20°C, AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 25, 72 or 153-point Dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, Group-area AF, Auto-area AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter-release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing the Center of the Sub-selector
Auto Focus	-	Yes
exposure features
Exposure Mode	AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	-
Spot Meter	Yes	-
Exposure Compensation	+/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV
Other Exposure Features	Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments.	Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type	Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode
Shutter Speed	[Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000	1/8000 - 30 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11	-
Other Shutter Features	Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter	Approximate Frame Advance Rate 12 fps, Upto 10 fps, CL 10 12 fps or 14 fps with Mirror Up CH or 3 fps Quiet Continuous Mode
flash features
Flash Modes	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7	Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported
Flash Compensation	3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV
Other Flash Features	Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe	Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted, and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes after Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format	File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed, or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats
Aspect Ratio	30200 AM	-
Gross Pixel	28.3 MP	-
Image Stabilizer	Yes	-
Image Sizing	35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M	-
Other Image Features	Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps	-
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	14,40,000 dots	-
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
LCD Display Image Resolution	1440000 dots	-
Other Display Features	-	Image Sensor Format FX, Monitor TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control
connectivity features
HDMI	Yes	-
Wireless Connectivity	Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV Yes	-
Wifi	-	No
storage and power features
Card Type	Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card	-
Batteries Included	Yes	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Battery Life	Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15	-
Number of Batteries	-	1
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M	-
Speaker	Built-in, monaural	-
Audio Features	XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch	Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
Video Format	XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Video Resolution	-	3840 x 2160
modes and functions features
Silent Shooting	Yes Electronic Shutter	-
Drive Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket	-

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