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Nikon D3500 Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
ProcessorEXPEED 4Expeed 4PRIME MIIBIONZ X
Sensor size
N/A
0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels
N/A
24.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:23:23:2
Max resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum25600256005120051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
White balance presets
N/A
12910
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoSensor-shiftNo
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAWRAW
HDR
N/A
noyesyes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yesyesyes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilizer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
3-axis
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
51200
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2Sony E
Minimum aperture5.63.5
N/A
36
Maximum aperture5.63.53.53.5
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAutoManua
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points113911125
Filter diameter2.17 in2.64 in2.44 in2.17 in
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1.5x1.5x1.5x
Manual focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
3911179
Image stabiliser
N/A
Lens based onlyBuilt-inOptical
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
391125
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
11.0 x4.4 x
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Touch screennoyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderPentamirrorOptical
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x0.85 x0.95 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.52.5 - 1.5-4 - 3
Eye relief0.71 in0.67 in0.88 in0.83 in
Flip-out screennoyes
N/A
no
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesnoyes
Screen dots
N/A
1037000921000921600
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Separate info display
N/A
nonono
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modesAuto
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • 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 shoeHot shoe
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of exposures
N/A
333
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
555
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
NoYes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/200s1/180s1/160s
Built-in flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash range
N/A
12106
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLP-TTLTTL
External flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Continuous drive
N/A
5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyes
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
5.0 fps5.4 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
  • 3
  • 5
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Audio systemMonoStereoStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCM
N/A
AAC
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereoStereo
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMono
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Body material
N/A
PlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Weight12.87 oz14.64 oz17.57 oz10.02 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in3.64 in2.62 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in2.74 in1.78 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
N/A
1
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1550970480720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedYY
N/A
Y
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
N/A
Micro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.02.0
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
no
NFCnoyesnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
N/A
4.1
Headphone port
N/A
nonono
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Built-InEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
Firewire
N/A
nonono
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

GPSnoyesyesno
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
yes
Tripod thread1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesCrop
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
Timelapse recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Languages support
N/A
Multi
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
nono

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