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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5600 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:23:2
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 2Expeed 4Expeed 4PRIME MIIBIONZ X
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum100100100100100
ISO maximum2560025600256005120051200
Boosted ISO maximum25600
N/A
N/A
N/A
51200
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets121212910
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernono
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyes
N/A
noyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2Sony E
Optical zoom3.0 x7.8 x
N/A
11.0 x4.4 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.07 x
Maximum aperture2.84.53.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoManua
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points11393911125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11393911179
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inOptical
Filter diameter2.83 in2.05 in2.64 in2.44 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
36
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
39391125
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots92100010370001037000921000921600
Touch screennoyesyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.82 x0.85 x0.95 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.52.5 - 1.5-4 - 3
Eye relief0.7 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in0.83 in
Separate info displaynonononono
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
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
Number of exposures33333
Exposure compensation plus55555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yesyes
AE frames33
N/A
3
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
NoYes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/200s1/180s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range121212106
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLP-TTLTTL
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCMLPCM
N/A
AAC
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
Black
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonononono

Dimensions

Weight17.99 oz15.87 oz14.64 oz17.57 oz10.02 oz
Width5.0 in4.88 in4.88 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.8 in3.82 in3.82 in3.64 in2.62 in
Depth3.1 in2.76 in2.76 in2.74 in1.78 in

Storage

Internal storage4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots111
N/A
1
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
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)660820970480720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesYY
N/A
Y
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
N/A
Micro
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-In
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyes
N/A
no
NFCnonoyesnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnonoyes
N/A
yes
Firewirenonononono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
nonono
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
4.1
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnoyesyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
nono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
N/A
yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A

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