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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
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Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Nikon D5300
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Nikon D7100 Digital Camera
Nikon D7100
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Sony SLT-A33 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A33
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.92 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4592 x 3056 px
Other resolutions
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6000x3368
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2696
  • 4494x3000
  • 4496x2528
  • 3600x2400
  • 3600x2024
  • 2992x2000
  • 2992x1680
  • 2400x1600
  • 2400x1344
  • 4592x2576
  • 3344x2224
  • 2288x1520
  • 2288x1280
ProcessorExpeed 2Expeed 4
N/A
BIONZ
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum25600256002560012800
Boosted ISO maximum25600256002560025600
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4592 x 3056 px
White balance presets1212126
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
JPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernononono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios16:93:2
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
50
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Nikon F
  • Sony Alpha DT
  • Sony Alpha
Optical zoom3.0 x3.1 x5.8 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.82.83.5
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesno
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points11395115
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11395115
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.83 in2.17 in3.03 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
39
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots92100010370001228800921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.82 x0.94 x1.1 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 1-2 - 1
N/A
Eye relief0.7 in0.71 in0.77 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonoyesno
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px640 x 480 px
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:2
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
nono
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
1150000.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
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
Number of exposures3523
Exposure compensation plus5552
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-2
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
N/A
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames33
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
YesNo
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/320s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range12121210
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps7.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps7.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps7.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 0.7±EV
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
TTL
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
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
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps25.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCMPCMAAC
Noise reductionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRCompact
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesno

Dimensions

Weight17.99 oz16.93 oz23.81 oz15.27 oz
Width5.0 in4.92 in5.33 in4.9 in
Height3.8 in3.86 in4.19 in3.62 in
Depth3.1 in2.99 in2.99 in3.33 in

Storage

Internal storage4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Memory slots1121
Storage types
  • 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 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
Maximum memory card size
N/A
64.0 GB8.0 GB
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryAC
Battery life (CIPA)660600950340
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryesyesyes
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyesYyesyes
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
1080.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesnoyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
11
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyes
N/A
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InOptionalEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yesyes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesno
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Bluetoothnononono
Firewirenononono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMini-USB B
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnoyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyesyesyes
Energy Star certifiednonono
N/A
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMulti
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
Multi
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
N/A
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
  • 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
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Rotating
Date imprinting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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