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Nikon D7200 vs Sony SLT-A77 II

5.33 in
4.19 in
Nikon D7200 Digital Camera
Nikon D7200
5.61 in
4.1 in
Sony SLT-A77 II Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A77 II
Available colors
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4440x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
ISO minimum10050
ISO maximum2560051200
Boosted ISO maximum10240051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets129
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Lens mountNikon FSony A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture1.822
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampFlash
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points5179
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)5179
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots12288001229000
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x0.34 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-2 - 14 - 3
Separate info displayyesyes

Photography features

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures93
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range1212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTL
  • TTL
  • TTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps12.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)6.0 fps12.0 fps
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps12.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4

Design

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Body typeSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Weight23.81 oz22.82 oz
Width5.33 in5.61 in
Height4.19 in4.1 in
Depth2.99 in3.19 in

Storage

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • 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
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1110480
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
HDMIyesyes
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portyesno
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
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Sony SLT-A77 IISony SLT-A77 II
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes
Energy Star certifiednono

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