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Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D80 10.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D80 10.2MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	Nikon D80 10.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	10.2 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CCD
Display Type	TFT	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	2.5 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	D80 10.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A7	D80
Color	Black	Black
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	10.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm	132 x 103 x 77 mm
Weight	474 GM	585 GM
Face Detection	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Model Number	-	D80
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Ports	-	USB 2.0 Hi-speed mini-B connector SD card slot supports firmware updates via SD cards
Accessory Shoe	-	Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock provided
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CCD
Sensor Size	35.8 x 23.9 mm	23.6 mm x 15.8 mm
Maximum ISO	25600 ISO	1600 ISO
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	Nikon DX format
lens features
Lens Mount	E-mount	-
Compatible Lens	Sony E-mount lenses	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	-
Aperture Range	-	Instant-return type, with Depth-of-field Preview Button
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour	Fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	95%
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1	Approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity -1.0m-1
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m -1	-2.0 to +1.0m-1
Viewfinder Eye Point	27 mm	19.5mm
focus features
Focus Mode	Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF	1 Single Area AF Focuses only on subjects in the selected area. Selection can be made from any one of the eleven AF spot sensors. 2 Dynamic Area AF Focuses on subject in the selected area, but follows the subject if it moves from its original position, shifting instantly and automatically to the focus area into which the subject has moved. 3 Auto-area AF measures all 11 focus areas, automatically determines which of them are on the primary subject, and activates only those areas.
Focus Range	EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached	-
Auto Focus	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 TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor, six manual modes with fine-tuning, color temperature setting Kelvin, preset white balance white balance bracketing also available
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	Three-mode through-the-lens TTL exposure metering 1 3D Color Matrix Metering II type G and D lenses color matrix metering II other CPU lenses metering performed by 420-segment RGB sensor. 2 Center-weighted Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, or 10mm dia. circle in center of frame. 3 Spot Meters 3.5mm dia. circle about 2.5% of frame centered on active focus area on center focus area when non-CPU lens is used, or if Auto-area AF is selected
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	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 EV 0 to 20 3D Color Matrix or center-weighted metering. 2 EV 2 to 20 spot metering
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type	Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
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	30 to 1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode	-
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	1 Auto 2 Fill-in flash 3 Red-eye Reduction, 4 Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, 5 Slow Sync, 6 Rear-curtain Sync 7 Off
Flash Compensation	3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps	-
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format	Compressed NEF RAW 12-bit compression, JPEG 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	3,872 x 2,592 [L], 2,896 x 1,944 [M], 1,936 x 1,296 [S]
Image Processor	BIONZ X	-
Gross Pixel	-	10.75 MP
Picture Angle	-	Allows up to 170-degree viewing angle
display features
Display Type	TFT	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	2.5 inch
Display Resolution	921,600 dots	230,000 dots
LCD Display	TFT	TFT LCD
LCD Display Image Resolution	921600 dots	230000 dots
Other Display Features	Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode	-
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 memory card, SDHC compatible
Batteries Included	Yes	Yes
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Battery Life	Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11	Up to 2,700 shots with fully charged EN-EL3e battery
Power Requirement	-	One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, MB-D80 battery pack optional with one or two rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion batteries or six AA alkaline LR6, Ni-MH HR6, lithium FR6 batteries, or nickel-manganese ZR6 AA batteries, AC Adapter EH-5 optional
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	-
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	-
Delete Function	-	Yes
Shooting Modes	-	1 Single frame shooting mode 2 Continuous shooting mode approx. 3 frames per second 3 Self-timer 4 Delayed remote mode 5 Quick-response remote mode
connectivity features
USB	-	Yes

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