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Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	Nikon D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	12.3 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	2.7 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A7	D5000
Color	Black	Black
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	12.3 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm	104 x 127 x 80 mm
Weight	474 GM	560 GM
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Model Number	-	D5000
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Ports	-	Mini HDMI
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	35.8 x 23.9 mm	23.5 x 15.6 mm
Maximum ISO	25600 ISO	6400 ISO
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	-
ISO Rating	-	ISO 100 - 6400
lens features
Lens Mount	E-mount	-
Compatible Lens	Sony E-mount lenses	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Lens Type	-	Nikon F mount
Manual Focus	-	Yes
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour	Eye-level Penta-Dach Mirror
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	-
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1	-
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m -1	-
Viewfinder Eye Point	27 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	-
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	-
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 hybrid control with image sensor and 420-segment RGB sensor 12 manual modes, 31 color temperature settings, preset manual, fine tuning, white-balance bracketing
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	-
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	-
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type	-
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	1/4000 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode	Approx 4fps
flash features
Flash Modes	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.1, Wireless control1	Front-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, rear-curtain sync
Flash Compensation	3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps	-
Built-in Flash	-	Yes
External Flash	-	Yes
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format	NEF 12 bit compressed RAW JPEG Baseline-compliant
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	-
Picture Angle	-	Approx 1.5x lens focal length
display features
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	2.7 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	-
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1280 x 720
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 memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant	SD
Batteries Included	Yes	Yes
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Battery Life	Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11	-
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	-
Video Format	AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4	AVI movie Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound
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	-

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