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Nikon D3200 Digital Camera
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Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
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Nikon D500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDX
Sensor size0.91 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx22.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:2
Max resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px4928 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4176x2784
  • 2784x1856
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 4Expeed 5Expeed 2

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
yes
ISO minimum200100100100
ISO maximum12800256005120025600
Boosted ISO maximum12800
N/A
164000025600
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px4928 x 3264 px
White balance presets12121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyesyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW + TIFFRAW
AEB/HDR supportnonoyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
4:316:9
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon F
Optical zoom3.1 x
N/A
5.0 x3.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.83.52.82.8
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentManualAutoAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Contrast Detection Auto FocusCenter
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
N/A
ManualAuto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points111115311
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)111115311
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.64 in2.17 in2.83 in2.83 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
1.83.5
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
11153
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
1.0 x
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots9210009210002359000921000
Touch screennonoyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
OpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.85 x1.0 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-2 - 11.7 - 0.7
Eye relief0.71 in
N/A
0.63 in0.7 in
Separate info displaynonoyesno
Second displayno
N/A
no
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
nono
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus5555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
WB BracketingNoNo
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s1/200s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212
N/A
12
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Auto
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps10.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps10.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps10.0 fps4.0 fps
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
23
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
MOVMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
N/A
NTSCNTSC
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps10.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoMonoStereoMono
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
N/A
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCMPCMLPCM
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesnoyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesno

Dimensions

Weight16.05 oz15.7 oz26.81 oz17.99 oz
Width4.92 in4.88 in5.79 in5.0 in
Height3.01 in3.86 in4.53 in3.8 in
Depth3.78 in2.97 in3.19 in3.1 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yesyes
Memory slots1121
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
4098.0 mB

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)54012001240660
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
11
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
Yyes
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
11
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB version2.02.03.12.0
Microphone portyesnoyesyes
WirelessOptionalBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyesyesyesyes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesnoyesyes
Bluetoothnonoyesno
Firewirenononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
noyes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.1
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A

Other features

GPSyesnonono
Orientation sensoryesyesnoyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
nono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Timelapse recording
N/A
noyesyes
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in1.0 in
N/A

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