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Nikon D3200 Digital Camera
Nikon D3200
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Nikon D7100 Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A57 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A57
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Sensor

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

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum20010010
ISO maximum128002560025600
Boosted ISO maximum128002560025600
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px2560 x 1920 px
White balance presets12129
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
50
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FSony A
Optical zoom3.1 x5.8 x3.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.83.55.6
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManualAuto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points115115
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)115115
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in3.03 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.5
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
2.0 x

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots9210001228800921000
Touch screennonono
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.94 x1.04 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.5-2 - 1
N/A
Eye relief0.71 in0.77 in
N/A
Separate info displaynoyesno
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
640 x 480 px
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.46 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
1440000.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus553
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
2.0 s
Histogramyesyesyes
WB BracketingNoYes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/320s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range121210
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps6.0 fps12.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps6.0 fps12.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps6.0 fps10.0 fps
Number of exposures
N/A
2
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
AE frames
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
3
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
N/A
NTSC
Camera playback
  • 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 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps25.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCM
  • AAC
  • AC3
Noise reductionyesyes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednoyesno

Dimensions

Weight16.05 oz23.81 oz19.01 oz
Width4.92 in5.33 in5.2 in
Height3.01 in4.19 in3.84 in
Depth3.78 in2.99 in3.18 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB8.0 GB
N/A
Dual memory card slotsyesyesyes
Memory slots121
Storage types
  • 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
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)540950590
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery level indicatoryesyesyes
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includedyesyesyes
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.4 V

Connectivity

HDMInonoyes
HDMI ports quantity111
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
WirelessOptionalOptionalEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesno
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesno
Bluetoothnono
N/A
Firewirenonono
USB connector type
N/A
Mini-USB B
N/A

Other features

GPSyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Calendaryesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonono
Frameyes
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
Multi
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
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
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Rotating
Timelapse recording
N/A
yes
N/A

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