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Nikon D750 vs Sony a99 II

5.53 in
4.45 in
Nikon D750 Digital Camera
Nikon D750
5.61 in
4.1 in
Sony a99 II Digital Camera
Sony a99 II
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFXFull-frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx44.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx42.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6016 x 4016 px7952 x 5304 px
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 50
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 102400
ISO minimum10050
ISO maximum12800102400
Boosted ISO minimum5050
Boosted ISO maximum51200102400
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4016 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance presets1210
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • ARW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportyesno

Optics and focus

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Lens mountNikon FSony A
Optical zoom5.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampFlash
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Focal length multiplier1x1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Number of focus points51399
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)5179

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Screen size3.2 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots12290001228800
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-3 - 1-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesyes

Photography features

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
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
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesno
Flash sync speed1/200s1/250s
Built-in flashyesno
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoePC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive6.5 fps12.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dusk
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)6.5 fps12.0 fps

Videography features

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions1280.0 px
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
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

Audio features

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Supported audio file formatsPCM
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • MP4

Design

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Body typeSLRSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Weight26.46 oz27.16 oz
Width5.53 in5.61 in
Height4.45 in4.1 in
Depth3.07 in3.0 in

Storage

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots22
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC[UHS I]/MS Duo slots
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF

Power

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1230490
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portyesyes
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
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D750Nikon D750
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes

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