| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Nikon |
| Model | CyberShot DSC WX350 18.2MP Digital Camera | D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC WX350 | D5100 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.6 x 10.2 x 5.8 cm | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 4 |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 204x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 20x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F6.5 | - |
| Other Lens Features | Focal Length 35 mm Conversion 27 - 540 mm Still Image 169, 25 - 500 mm Still Image 43, 27 - 540 mm SteadyShot Standard, 27 - 760 mm SteadyShot Active, 29 - 780 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 169, 33 - 660 mm SteadyShot Standard, 33 - 930 mm SteadyShot Active, 36 - 950 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 43, Precision Digital Zoom Still Image 18 M 80x, 10 M 107x, 5 M 151x, VGA 306x, 13 M 169 80x, 2 M 169 204x, Clear Image Zoom 18 M 80x, 10 M 107x, 5 M 151x, VGA 306x, 13 M 169 80x, 2 M 169 204x | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | iAuto and Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 200 cm - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Cool White, Fluorescent Day White, Fluorescent Daylight, Flash, Custom | Auto TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 types , Direct, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, preset manual. |
| Other Focus Features | Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On, Face Detection Maximum 8 Faces | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | - |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Other Shutter Features | 0.011 sec Shutter Release Time Lag | - |
| Continuous Shots | - | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 4fps |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash | Fill-flash, slow sync, auto slow sync, red-eye reduction, auto with red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, auto, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain with slow sync. |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Gross Pixel | 21.1 MP | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | 4896 x 2752 13 M, 3648 2056 7.5 M, 1920 1080 2.1 M | - |
| Image Format | - | NEF 12 or 14-bit lossless compressed or compressed RAW, JPEG Baseline-compliant |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4928 x 3264 L |
| Picture Angle | - | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | 921000 dots |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key, Water Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Mono, Illustration, Playback Slide Show Video Out HD HDMI, Automatic Image Rotation, Slide Show Movie, Slideshow with Music | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | No |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| USB | - | 2 |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Power Requirement | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 70 mA, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Connection Mass Storage | - |
| Power Supply | - | EH-5a AC Adapter |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - |
| Video Format | - | MOV movie H.264, MPEG-4 AVC compression format with Linear PCM sound Stereo sound with external microphone |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection | Single frame, Continuous 4fps, Self-timer, Delayed remote, Quick-response remote, Silent shuttle release, D-Movie. |
| Scene Modes | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Backlight Correction HDR | - |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |