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Sony Alpha a6300 24.2MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a6300 24.2MP Digital Camera	Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	24.2 MP
Sensor Type	APS-C	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	No	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	Alpha a6300 24.2MP Digital Camera	D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A6300	D5500
Model Number	ILCE-6300L	-
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	With 16-50Mm Lens	Body Only
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	24.2 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	66.9 x 120 x 48.8 mm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Weight	404 GM	-
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	Type C, Mini-pin HDMI	-
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
Sensor Size	23.5 x 15.6 mm	-
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 6400	ISO 100 - 25600
Other Sensor Features	Exmor CMOS Metering Sensor	-
lens features
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount Lens	-
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Other Lens Features	Clear Image Zoom Still / Movie 2x, Smart Zoom Still Image M 1.4x, S 2.0x, Digital Zoom Still Image L 4x, M 5.7x, S 8x, Movies 4x, Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion, Zoom Ring Rotate	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Electronic Viewfinder	-
Viewfinder Magnification	1.07x 35 mm Camera Equivalent 0.70x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m-1	-
Viewfinder Eye Point	23 mm	17 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	Battery Life Still Images, CIPA 350 Shots, Battery Life Movies, CIPA 70 mins, Continuous 115 mins, Type XGA OLED, 1 cm, 2,359,296 dots, Brightness Control Viewfinder Auto / Manual 5 Steps between -2 and +2, Color Temperature Control Manual 5 Steps, Eyepoint 23 mm from the Eyepiece Lens, 21.4 mm from the Eyepiece Frame, -1 m-1, Viewfinder Display Graphic Display / Display All Info / No Disp Info / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Finder Frame Rate Selection Yes 1x, 2x	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1
focus features
Focus Mode	AF Mode Automatic AF AF-A, Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus	-
Focus Range	Focus Sensitivity Range EV-1 to EV20 ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	425 Points Phase-detection AF / 169 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 WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K and Color Filter G7 to M7 57 Steps, A7 to B7 29 Steps, Custom, Underwater, AWB Micro Adjustment G7 to M7 57 Steps, A7 to B7 29 Steps, 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	Type Fast Hybrid AF Phase-detection AF / Contrast-detection AF, Focus Area Wide 425 Points Phase-detection AF, 169 Points Contrast-detection AF / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot S / M / L /Expanded Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF Wide / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot S / M / L / Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Built-in, LED Type, Range 0.30 - 3 m, AF ON, Face Detection On / On Regist Faces / Off, Face Registration, Face Selection Maximum Number of Detectable Faces 8, Auto Object Framing	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
exposure features
Exposure Mode	Manual	-
Exposure Compensation	1/3 or 1/2 EV Steps in -/+5.0 EV	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	Metering Sensitivity EV-2 to EV20 At ISO100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached, AE Lock Available with AE Lock Button, Locked when Shutter Button is Pressed Halfway, Can be Disabled from the Menu	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
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	-
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	11 fps	-
Other Shutter Features	Electronic Front Shutter Curtain Yes, On / Off, Silent Shooting On / Off, ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed	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, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Hi-speed Sync 3, Wireless	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 and 1.2 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 6 In Metres at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal Length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 4 sec, External Flash Compatibility Sony	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	JPEG DCF Ver.2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, 14 bit RAW	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
Live View Shooting	Yes	Yes
Gross Pixel	-	24.78 MP
Red Eye Reduction	-	Yes
Image Sizing	-	6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Touch Screen	No	Yes
Other Display Features	Wide Type, Display Selector Finder / LCD Auto / Manual, LCD Display Graphic Display / Display All Info / No Disp Info / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge / Shooting Information for Viewfinder Mode, Real-time Image Adjustment Display LCD On / Off, Focus Magnifier 5.9x, 11.7x, Zebra Yes Selectable Level + Range or Lower Limit as Custom Setting, Peaking MF Yes Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow	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 Image Resolution	-	1037000 dots
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	-	Yes
storage and power features
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Other Storage Features	Multi Slot for Memory Stick Duo / SD Memory Card	Card Slot Single
Upgradable Memory	-	Yes
Card Type	-	SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant
Power Supply	-	EH-5b AC Adapter
audio and video features
Microphone	Yes	Built-in Microphone Stereo
Speaker	Built-in Monaural Speaker	-
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	-
Video Format	XAVC S, AVCHD Format Ver.2.0 Compliant, MP4	MOV
Audio Video Interface	-	NTSC, PAL
modes and functions features
Scene Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, 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

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