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Nikon D700 Digital Camera
Nikon D700
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Sony a99 Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A77 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A77
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXFull frameFull frameAPS-C
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in1.41 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4256 x 2832 px7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3184x2120
  • 2128x1416
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeedExpeed 3BIONZBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
ISO minimum20050100100
ISO maximum6400256002560025600
Boosted ISO minimum100505050
Boosted ISO maximum25600256002560025600
Maximum image resolution4256 x 2832 px7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets121288
White balance modes
  • Flash
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
AEB/HDR supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
5:4
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mount
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon DX
  • Nikon FX
Nikon FSony ASony A
Optical zoom5.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
no
Focal length multiplier1x1x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points51511979
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)5151
N/A
19
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Built-in
Filter diameter2.83 in
N/A
3.23 in2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto/Manual
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
4.0 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture
N/A
N/A
2.83.5
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots9220009210001229000921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.72 x0.7 x0.71 x1.09 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 13 - 1
N/A
4 - 3
Eye relief0.77 in0.67 in
N/A
N/A
Separate info displayyesyes
N/A
yes
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
no
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359000.0 px2359000.0 px
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5 in
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
N/A
  • Movie
  • Scene
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures22
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus5555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYes
Yes
YesYes
Subject / scene modesnononoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
N/A
1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
N/A
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive8.0 fps4.0 fps6.0 fps12.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer optionscustomcustom
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
8.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
8.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Flash range
N/A
12
N/A
12
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Videography features

Video recordingnoyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HDFull HDFull HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
N/A
NTSC
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body material
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Aluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
N/A
yes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight35.1 oz31.75 oz25.86 oz22.82 oz
Width5.79 in5.7 in5.79 in5.61 in
Height4.84 in4.8 in4.38 in4.1 in
Depth3.03 in3.2 in3.09 in3.19 in

Storage

Compatible memory cardsCF
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo HX
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
N/A
1
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1000900500530
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
1
AC adapter includedyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1650.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
1
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
N/A
Micro
HDMI version1.3a
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USB A
N/A
Mini-USB B
N/A
USB version2.03.12.02.0
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
no
NFCnono
N/A
yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
N/A
yes
Firewirenono
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
N/A
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesno
N/A
GPSyesyesyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
yes
Image editing modesRotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Rotating
Calendar
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Album organization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Frame
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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