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Nikon D3400 vs Sony a6300

4.88 in
3.86 in
Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
Nikon D3400
2.63 in
2.63 in
Sony a6300 Digital Camera
Sony a6300
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Editiorial reviews
39
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19 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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19 user ratings
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4 stars
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4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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44 user ratings
5 stars
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Sensor

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4240x2832
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum2560051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1210
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Lens mountNikon FSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x
Minimum aperture1.85.6
Maximum aperture3.54
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
AutofocusContrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points11425
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11425
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.17 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)11169

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots921000921600
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
Viewfinder
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x1.07 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-4 - 3
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
WB BracketingNoYes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range126
Flash modesAuto
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps11.0 fps

Videography features

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCM
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4

Design

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
  • Black
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemnoyes
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Weight15.7 oz12.73 oz
Width4.88 in2.63 in
Height3.86 in2.63 in
Depth2.97 in1.92 in

Storage

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • RAW

Power

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)1200400
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portnoyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Timelapse recordingnoyes
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

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