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Nikon D5600 vs Sony a6300

4.88 in
3.82 in
Nikon D5600 Digital Camera
Nikon D5600
2.63 in
2.63 in
Sony a6300 Digital Camera
Sony a6300
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38
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4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
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63
4.1 out of 5
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Sensor

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4240x2832
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum2560051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1210
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilization typeNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Lens mountNikon FSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x
Minimum aperture3.55.6
Maximum aperture3.54
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points39425
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)39425
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.64 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)39169

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Screen size3.2 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots1037000921600
Touch screenyesno
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-4 - 3
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Camera shutter typeMechanicalElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures33
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range126
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Audio systemStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4

Design

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Weight14.64 oz12.73 oz
Width4.88 in2.63 in
Height3.82 in2.63 in
Depth2.76 in1.92 in

Storage

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • RAW

Power

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)970400
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothyesno
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D5600Nikon D5600
Sony a6300Sony a6300
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes

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