key specs |
Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Touchscreen | - | Yes |
general |
Brand | Sony | Nikon |
Model | ILCE 3500JY 20.1MP DSLR Camera | D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
Model Name | ILCE 3500JY | D5500 |
Model Number | ILCE 3500JY | - |
Series | Alpha | - |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm |
Weight | 411 GM | - |
Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Ports | Multi, Micro USB Terminal, USB MTP | - |
SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
Accessory Shoe | - | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | - |
Maximum FPS | 3.5 | - |
Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | - |
Other Sensor Features | ISO Sensitivity Still Images ISO 100 - 16000, Auto ISO 100 - 3200, Movies ISO 100 - 3200 Equivalent, Auto ISO 100 - 3200 Equivalent | - |
ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 25600 |
lens features |
Lens Type | Sony E-mount Lens | - |
Focal Length | 18 - 50 mm | - |
Aperture Range | F4 - F5.6 | - |
Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
Manual Focus | - | Yes |
Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
Other Lens Features | - | 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 | 0.5 cm 0.2 Type Electronic Viewfinder Color | - |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m | 0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1 |
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4 m - 3.5 m | - |
Viewfinder Eye Point | 21 mm | 17 mm |
Other Viewfinder Features | - | Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1 |
focus features |
Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | - |
Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
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, Flash, C.Tem, C.Filter, Custom | White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning |
Other Focus Features | Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Multi Point 25 Points, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot, Tracking Focus, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.5 - 3.0 m with E 18 - 50 mm F4 - 5.6 Lens Attached, MF Assist, Contrast Detect AF | 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 |
Focus Range | - | Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C |
Focus Points | - | 39 or 11 Focus Points |
exposure features |
Exposure Mode | iAuto, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture Priority A, Shutter-speed Priority S, Manual M, Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection | - |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
Spot Meter | Yes | - |
Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | 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 | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached | 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 | - |
Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | - |
Other Shutter Features | Still Images 1/4000 - 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/4000 - 1/4 1/3 Steps, 1/30 in Auto Mode | 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 |
Self-timer | - | Yes |
flash features |
Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
Flash Modes | Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Hi-speed Sync | 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 Steps, +/- 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 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 4 sec | 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 | RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | 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 |
Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | 24.78 MP |
Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - |
Image Sizing | - | 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S |
Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
display features |
Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
Display Resolution | 230,400 dots | - |
LCD Display | TFT LCD | - |
LCD Display Image Resolution | 230400 dots | 1037000 dots |
Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 6 / 12 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation On / Off Selectable, Slideshow | 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 |
Touch Screen | - | Yes |
LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
connectivity features |
USB | Yes | - |
Wifi | - | Yes |
Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |
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 / SDHC / SDXC | SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant |
Batteries Included | Yes | - |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Power Supply | - | EH-5b AC Adapter |
Other Storage Features | - | Card Slot Single |
audio and video features |
Microphone | Stereo | Built-in Microphone Stereo |
Speaker | Built-in, Monaural, Volume Settings in 8 Steps between 0 and 7 | - |
Audio Features | Audio Recording Format Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | - |
Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MOV |
Video Features | Number of Frame Recordable Fine 6 Frame, Standard 6 Frames, RAW and JPG 4 Frames, Battery Performance Movies Actual Recording 90 min Viewfinder, 90 min LCD Screen, CIPA Standard, Movies Continuous Recording 160 min Viewfinder, 160 min LCD Screen, CIPA standard | - |
Audio Video Interface | - | NTSC, PAL |
modes and functions features |
HD Support | Yes | - |
Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracketing | - |
Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, 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 |