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Nikon D5200 Digital Camera
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Sony NEX-7 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCCD
Image sensor formatDXDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
APS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 4BIONZ XBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 16000
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum25600256005120016000
Boosted ISO maximum256002560051200
N/A
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212106
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
Photo effectsVivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesyesno
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Sony ESony E
Optical zoom5.8 x3.1 x4.4 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.07 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.82.83.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManuaAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • 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
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points393912525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)3939179
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyOpticalLens based only
Filter diameter2.05 in2.17 in2.17 in1.93 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesno
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.536
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
392525
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
4.0 x10.0 x
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots9210001037000921600921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.82 x1.07 x1.09 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 1-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief0.7 in0.71 in0.83 in
N/A
Separate info displaynononono
Second displaynono
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:2
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
nono
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
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 exposures3533
Exposure compensation plus5555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
1/3
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames33
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
YesNo
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashnoyesyesyes
Flash range121266
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLTTL
  • TTL
  • TTL
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnono
N/A
yes
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 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
1920.0 px
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereoStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCMAACAAC
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight17.81 oz16.93 oz10.02 oz10.26 oz
Width5.08 in4.92 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.86 in3.86 in2.62 in2.63 in
Depth3.07 in2.99 in1.78 in1.68 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • 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
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
Maximum memory card size
N/A
64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)500600720335
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1030.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.4 V7.2 V
N/A
7.2 V
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyesYYyes
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.0 h1.5 h
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
1
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMicroMini
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyes
N/A
WirelessOptionalBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesnono
NFCnonoyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Firewirenononono
USB port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
noyes
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnoyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
Album organizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages support
  • 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
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
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
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modesRotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Rotating

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