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Sony ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	16.2 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	No	-
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera	D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE A6000	D5100
Model Number	Alpha ILCE-6000Y	-
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	16 - 50 Mm, 55 - 210 Mm	-
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	16.2 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	66.9 x 120 x 45.1 mm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Weight	344 GM	-
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	Type C, Mini HDMI	-
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 25600	-
Other Sensor Features	Exmor APS HD CMOS	-
Maximum ISO	-	6400 ISO
Maximum FPS	-	4
Sensor Technology	-	CMOS
lens features
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount Lens	-
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Dust Reduction	Yes	-
Other Lens Features	Precision Digital Zoom 4x	-
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Electronic	-
Viewfinder Magnification	1.07x 35 mm Camera Equivalent 0.70x With 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1	-
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	Diopter Control -4.0 to 3.0 m-1 Diopter	-
Other Viewfinder Features	Type 1 cm OLED Electronic Viewfinder Color, Field of View 100%, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Eye Relief 23 mm from Eyepiece Lens, 21.4 mm from the Eyepiece Frame at -1 m -1 CIPA Standard	-
focus features
Focus Mode	Autofocus Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	-
Focus Range	Sensitivity Range 0 to 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	-
White Balancing	Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature, Color Filter, 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	Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase Detection AF, 25 Points Contrast Detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, Face Detection Upto 8 Faces Detectable Automatically, Fast Hybrid AF Phase Detection AF / Contrast Detection AF	-
exposure features
Exposure Mode	Automatic	-
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps of +/- 5 EV	-
Manual Exposure	Yes	-
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	-
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	-
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Continuous Shooting Hi 11 fps, Mid 6 fps, Lo 2.5 fps	Continuous shooting mode Approx. 4fps
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Wireless, Hi-speed Sync, Wireless Control	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.
Flash Compensation	1/3 EV and 1/2 EV Steps in +/-3 EV	-
Other Flash Features	Guide No 6 m at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal Length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 4 sec	-
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Version 2.0, Exif Version 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard	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
Touch Screen	No	-
Other Display Features	Adjustable Angle Up by 90°, Down by 45°, Histogram Yes, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single Yes With or without Shooting Information Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12/30 Frame Index View Yes, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow Yes	-
LCD Display Image Resolution	-	921000 dots
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	No
USB	-	2
storage and power features
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Upgradable Memory	-	Yes
Card Type	-	SD / SDHC / SDXC
Power Supply	-	EH-5a AC Adapter
audio and video features
Speaker	Built-in, Monaural	-
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	-
Video Format	AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compliant, MP4	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	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Cont / Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket	Single frame, Continuous 4fps, Self-timer, Delayed remote, Quick-response remote, Silent shuttle release, D-Movie.
Scene Modes	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur	-
Delete Function	-	Yes

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