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Nikon D3500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
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Sony a6400 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXFull frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
ProcessorEXPEED 4Expeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 3BIONZ X
Sensor size
N/A
0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels
N/A
24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:23:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
N/A
Max resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
N/A
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 32000
  • 102400
ISO minimum10010010050100
ISO maximum25600256002560025600102400
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
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
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
White balance presets
N/A
121212
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Image stabilizer
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAWRAW
N/A
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
noyes
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
25600102400

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FSony E-mount
Minimum aperture5.63.53.5
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture5.64.53.5
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoManua
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous 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
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of focus points11393951425
Filter diameter2.17 in2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
1.59 in
Optical zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
3.0 x
Digital zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLampLamp
N/A
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1.5x1.5x1x
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
393951
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
Lens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyOptical
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
3939
N/A
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in7.5 in
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD
Touch screennoyesyesnoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
N/A
ViewfinderPentamirrorOpticalOpticalOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 1-4 - 3
Eye relief0.71 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.91 in
Flip-out screennoyesyes
N/A
yes
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
10370001037000921000
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
nonoyes
N/A
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 modesAuto
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • 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
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
N/A
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • 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
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
332
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
555
N/A
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/200s1/200s1/250s
N/A
Built-in flash
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Flash range
N/A
121212
N/A
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flash
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
N/A
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
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
  • 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 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7203840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Audio systemMono
N/A
StereoMonoMono
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCMLPCMLPCMLPCM
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereoMono
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMono
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRMILC
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Body material
N/A
PlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nonoyes
N/A

Dimensions

Weight12.87 oz15.87 oz14.64 oz31.75 oz14.22 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in4.88 in5.7 in4.72 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in3.82 in4.8 in2.35 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in2.76 in3.2 in2.63 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • 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 2.31
  • PRINT Image Matching III
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1550820970900410
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
N/A
AC adapter includedYYYyesY
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 level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB version2.02.02.03.12.0
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnonoyesnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesnoyesnoyes
Bluetooth version4.1
N/A
4.1
N/A
4.1 BLE
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
N/A
N/A
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
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Firewire
N/A
nonono
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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