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Nikon Coolpix 3700 vs Sony A300

3.76 in
1.22 in
Nikon Coolpix 3700 Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix 3700
5.15 in
3.88 in
Sony A300 Digital Camera
Sony A300
Available colors
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3.8 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Sensor typeCCDCCD
Sensor size0.21 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx11.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px3872 x 2592 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 3872x2176
  • 2896x1936
  • 2896x1632
  • 1920x1280
  • 1920x1088

Image

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
White balance presets56
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatNoRAW

Optics and focus

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Optical zoom3.0 x2.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x3.0 x
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNoyes
Image stabiliserNoBuilt-in

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Screen size1.5 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots134000230000
Touch screennono
Live viewnoyes
Viewfinder
Optical
Optical

Photography features

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter prioritynoyes
Aperture prioritynoyes
Exposure compensation plus22
Exposure compensation minus-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range3.012
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashnoyes
Continuous drive2.5 fps3.0 fps
Self-timeryesyes
Self-timer options
  • 3
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10

Videography features

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Video recordingyesno

Design

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Body typeUltracompactSLR
Colour of productPink
  • Black
  • Gold
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Weight4.59 oz20.53 oz
Width3.76 in5.15 in
Height1.22 in3.88 in
Depth1.97 in2.94 in

Storage

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Storage typesSDCompact Flash

Power

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
HDMInono
USB version1.02.0
Remote controlNoyes
PictBridgenoyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nono

Other features

Nikon Coolpix 3700Nikon Coolpix 3700
Sony A300Sony A300
Timelapse recordingyesno
Orientation sensornoyes

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