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Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera comparison
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| key specs | ||||
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | ||
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.9 MP | ||
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | ||
| Display Type | TFT | - | ||
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch | ||
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | ||
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | ||
| general | ||||
| Brand | Sony | Nikon | ||
| Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera | ||
| Model Name | Alpha A7 | D500 | ||
| Color | Black | Black | ||
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | ||
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.9 MP | ||
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 115 x 147 x 81 mm | ||
| Weight | 474 GM | 860 GM | ||
| Face Detection | Yes | - | ||
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | ||
| Model Number | - | D500 Body Only | ||
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only | ||
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | ||
| Ports | - | HDMI | ||
| Accessory Shoe | - | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock | ||
| sensor features | ||||
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | ||
| Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 36.0 x 24.0 | ||
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | - | ||
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - | ||
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 51200 | ||
| lens features | ||||
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts | ||
| 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, 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 | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 98% | ||
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, | ||
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -2 to +1 m sup -1 | ||
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | - | ||
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | 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 16 mm | ||
| focus features | ||||
| Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | - | ||
| Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | - | ||
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | ||
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF | 153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection | ||
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M | ||
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater | 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 | ||
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - | ||
| Other Focus Features | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON | Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range | ||
| exposure features | ||||
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | - | ||
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - | ||
| Spot Meter | Yes | - | ||
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 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 | ||
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | ||
| Other Exposure Features | - | Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value | ||
| 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 images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode | 1/8000 - 30 sec | ||
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | ||
| Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | - | ||
| Other Shutter Features | - | Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250 | ||
| flash features | ||||
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | 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 | - | 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. 2.3, 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 | ||
| Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | - | ||
| 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 | - | ||
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - | ||
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes | ||
| display features | ||||
| Display Type | TFT | - | ||
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch | ||
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - | ||
| LCD Display | TFT | - | ||
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | - | ||
| Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control | ||
| Touch Screen | - | Yes | ||
| storage and power features | ||||
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | ||
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant | - | ||
| Batteries Included | Yes | - | ||
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | ||
| Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | - | ||
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 | ||
| audio and video features | ||||
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | - | ||
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - | ||
| Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable | ||
| Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding | ||
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 | ||
| modes and functions features | ||||
| 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 | - | ||
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | - | ||
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - | ||
| connectivity features | ||||
| Wifi | - | Yes | ||
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