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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXFull frameAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in0.93 in0.93 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:23:2
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 2Expeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 3PRIME MIIBIONZ X
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum10010010050100100
ISO maximum256002560025600256005120051200
Boosted ISO maximum25600
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
51200
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets12121212910
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
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernono
N/A
noyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyes
N/A
noyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
N/A
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2Sony E
Optical zoom3.0 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
11.0 x4.4 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.5 x1.07 x
Maximum aperture2.84.53.5
N/A
3.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAutoManua
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1x1.5x1.5x
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
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of focus points1139395111125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)1139395111179
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inOptical
Filter diameter2.83 in2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
2.44 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
N/A
36
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
3939
N/A
1125
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesnonoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots92100010370001037000921000921000921600
Touch screennoyesyesnonono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x0.95 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 12.5 - 1.5-4 - 3
Eye relief0.7 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in0.83 in
Separate info displaynononoyesnono
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
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
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures333233
Exposure compensation plus555555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames33
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NoYes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesnoyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/200s1/250s1/180s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range12121212106
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
  • 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 shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 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
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTLTTL
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull 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
  • 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
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201280 x 7201920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereoMonoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoMonoStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCMLPCMLPCM
N/A
AAC
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMonoMonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononoyesnono

Dimensions

Weight17.99 oz15.87 oz14.64 oz31.75 oz17.57 oz10.02 oz
Width5.0 in4.88 in4.88 in5.7 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.8 in3.82 in3.82 in4.8 in3.64 in2.62 in
Depth3.1 in2.76 in2.76 in3.2 in2.74 in1.78 in

Storage

Internal storage4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • 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
yes
N/A
N/A
Memory slots1111
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • 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
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)660820970900480720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported111111
AC adapter includedyesYYyes
N/A
Y
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
N/A
Micro
USB version2.02.02.03.12.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-In
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
N/A
no
NFCnonoyesnonoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnonoyesno
N/A
yes
Firewirenononononono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
4.1
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnoyesyesyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
nonono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
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
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A

Often compared with Nikon D5100

Often compared with Nikon D5500

Often compared with Nikon D5600

Often compared with Nikon D800

Often compared with Pentax K-S1

Often compared with Sony a6000