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Nikon D3200 Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A37 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.91 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.92 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 6000x3368
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2696
  • 4494x3000
  • 4496x2528
  • 3600x2400
  • 3600x2024
  • 2992x2000
  • 2992x1680
  • 2400x1600
  • 2400x1344
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 4Expeed 2
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 16000
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yesyesyes
ISO minimum200100100100100
ISO maximum1280025600256002560016000
Boosted ISO maximum12800
N/A
256002560025600
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px
White balance presets121212126
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Vivid
Image stabilizernoyesnonoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnonoyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
16:9
N/A
16:9
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FSony A
Optical zoom3.1 x
N/A
3.0 x5.8 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.83.52.83.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampFlash
Focus adjustmentManualAutoAutoAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesno
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
N/A
AutoAuto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points1111115115
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)1111115115
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in2.17 in2.83 in3.03 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
1.8
N/A
3.5
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
11
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 x

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots9210009210009210001228800230400
Touch screennonononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
OpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.85 x0.78 x0.94 x16.0 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.7-2 - 1
N/A
Eye relief0.71 in
N/A
0.7 in0.77 in
N/A
Separate info displaynononoyesno
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
no
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
640 x 480 px
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.46 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1440000.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55553
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNoNo
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/200s1/320s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212121212
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
i-TTL
TTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps6.0 fps5.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps6.0 fps5.5 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps6.0 fps5.5 fps
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
323
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
MOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
N/A
NTSC
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps25.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps25.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoMonoMonoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
MonoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCMLPCMPCM
  • AAC
  • AC3
Noise reductionyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
BlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesnoyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononoyesno

Dimensions

Weight16.05 oz15.7 oz17.99 oz23.81 oz14.64 oz
Width4.92 in4.88 in5.0 in5.33 in4.9 in
Height3.01 in3.86 in3.8 in4.19 in3.62 in
Depth3.78 in2.97 in3.1 in2.99 in3.33 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB
N/A
N/A
8.0 GB
N/A
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Memory slots1112
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)5401200660950500
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
111
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesnoyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
111
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMiniMini
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesnoyesyes
N/A
WirelessOptionalBuilt-InEye-Fi ConnectedOptionalEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyesyesyesyesyes
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesno
NFCnoyesnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesnoyesyesno
Bluetoothnononono
N/A
Firewirenonononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Mini-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
N/A

Other features

GPSyesnonoyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
nonono
Frameyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
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
MultiMultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
N/A
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
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Rotating
Timelapse recording
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A

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