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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A58 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A58
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
N/A
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px5456 x 3632 px
Other resolutions
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 2Expeed 4BIONZ
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 16000
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum100100100
ISO maximum256002560016000
Boosted ISO maximum25600
N/A
25600
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px5456 x 3632 px
White balance presets12129
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
HDRyes
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FSony A
Optical zoom3.0 x7.8 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture2.84.52.8
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampFlash
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points113915
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)113915
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.83 in2.05 in2.83 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.5
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
39
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots9210001037000460000
Touch screennoyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.82 x0.88 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 0.5
N/A
Eye relief0.7 in0.67 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonono
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yes
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
1440000.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Number of exposures33
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
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
AE frames33
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range121210
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 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
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
N/A
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps8.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps8.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTL
  • TTL
  • TTL

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyesyes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCMAAC
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonono

Dimensions

Weight17.99 oz15.87 oz17.35 oz
Width5.0 in4.88 in5.06 in
Height3.8 in3.82 in3.76 in
Depth3.1 in2.76 in3.06 in

Storage

Internal storage4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yes
Memory slots111
Storage types
  • 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
  • MPF
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)660820700
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includedyesY
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh1600.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
1
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
USB version2.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyes
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yes
Remote controlyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesno
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesno
Bluetoothnonono
Firewirenonono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
IEEE 802.11g
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
GPSnoyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
Calendaryesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
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
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
N/A
Rotating

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