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Nikon D3000 Digital Camera
Nikon D3000
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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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3.8 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXFull-frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in1.4 in
Sensor photo detectors11.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
N/A
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px4928 x 3264 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
N/A
ProcessorExpeedExpeed 2BIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum10010050
ISO maximum320025600204800
Boosted ISO maximum320025600204800
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
16:93:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
AEB/HDR supportnoyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
50

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FSony E
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom1.0 x
N/A
8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x0.78 x
Maximum aperture222.836
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
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
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points1111693
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)1111
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyOptical
Filter diameter2.64 in2.83 in3.03 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
36

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
N/A
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots230000921000
N/A
Touch screennonoyes
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.78 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.7-4 - 3
Eye relief0.71 in0.7 in0.91 in
Separate info displaynono
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyes
N/A
Flash range1212
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
N/A
External flashyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
Speed (JPEG)3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Number of exposures
N/A
3
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsRAW
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playbackThumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate3.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphonenoyesyes
Noise reductionyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
Mono
N/A
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Audio system
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight17.11 oz17.99 oz22.93 oz
Width4.92 in5.0 in5.1 in
Height3.7 in3.8 in2.9 in
Depth2.56 in3.1 in3.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots112
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
Internal storage
N/A
4098.0 mB
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)500660610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includedyesyesY
Battery level indicator
N/A
yesyes
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
3.5 h

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
USB version2.02.03.1
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedEye-Fi Connected
N/A
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
NFCnonoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
Firewirenono
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMicro
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
noyes
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyes
N/A
GPSnonono
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
Calendaryesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
Frameyesyes
N/A
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
Multi
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
Image editing modesTrimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
N/A

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