| key specs |
| Camera Type |
Digital Camera |
DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels |
24.3 MP |
24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type |
APS-C |
CMOS |
| Display Size |
3 inch |
3.2 inch |
| Battery Type |
AAA Battery |
Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen |
Yes |
Yes |
| general |
| Brand |
Sony |
Nikon |
| Model |
Alpha a5100 24.3MP Digital Camera |
D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name |
Alpha A5100 |
D5500 |
| Color |
Black |
Black |
| SLR Variant |
16-50Mm Lens |
Body Only |
| Type |
Digital Camera |
DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels |
24.3 MP |
24.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) |
11 x 3.6 x 6.3 cm |
7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm |
| Face Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wide Angle |
Yes |
- |
| Temperature |
0 to 40 |
0 to 40 |
| Tripod Socket |
- |
Yes |
| Lens Attachment |
- |
Body Only |
| Accessory Shoe |
- |
ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data s and Safety Lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type |
APS-C |
CMOS |
| ISO Rating |
ISO 100 - 25600 |
ISO 100 - 25600 |
| Maximum ISO |
25600 ISO |
- |
| Maximum FPS |
6 |
- |
| Sensor Technology |
Exmor CMOS sensor |
- |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
- |
| Aperture Range |
F3.5 - F5.6 |
- |
| Color Filter |
Primary RGB Color Filter |
- |
| Other Lens Features |
Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion |
Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses |
| Manual Focus |
- |
Yes |
| Dust Reduction |
- |
Yes |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus |
Yes |
Yes |
| Focus Points |
179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF |
39 or 11 Focus Points |
| Metering Modes |
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
Matrix Metering 3D Color Matrix Metering II Type G, E and D Lenses, Color Matrix Metering II Other U Lenses, Center-weighted Metering Weight of 75% Given to 8 mm Circle in Center of Frame, Spot Metering Meters 3.5 mm Circle 2.5% of Frame Centered on Selected Focus Point, Matrix |
| White Balancing |
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K and Color Filter G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Custom, AWB Micro Adjustment G7 to M7 15 Step, A7 to B7 15 Step, Bracketing 3 Frames, H / L Selectable |
White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning |
| Other Focus Features |
Focus Sensitivity Range -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached, AF Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase-detection AF, 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Eye AF, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Built-in LED Type, AF Illuminator Range 0.3 - 3.0 m E PZ 16 - 50 mm, F3.5 - F5.6, OSS Lens Attached, Face Detection Modes On / Off, Face Registration, Face Selection, Maximum Number of Detectable 8, Touch Focus, Smart Zoom Still Images M 1.4x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Images L 4x, M 5.7x, S 8x |
AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 39- Point Dynamic-area AF, 3D Tracking, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject Tracking AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter Release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing AE-L / AF-L Button, Autofocus Contrast Detect AF Anywhere in Frame Camera Selects Focus Point Automatically when Face-priority AF or Subject Tracking AF is Selected |
| Focus Range |
- |
Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation |
Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps |
1/3, 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene and Night Vision Modes in Increments -5 to 5 EV |
| Other Exposure Features |
Exposure Metering Sensitivity -1 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached |
Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button |
| Manual Exposure |
- |
Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type |
Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type |
Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Self-timer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Continuous Shots |
Continuous Shooting High Maximum 6 fps, Low Maximum 3 fps |
- |
| Other Shutter Features |
Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Touch Shutter, Electronic Front Curtain Shutter |
Frame Advance Rate 5 fps L Upto 3 fps, H Upto 5 fps JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flash Modes |
Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable |
Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off |
| Flash Compensation |
1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV |
1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes in -3 to 1 EV |
| Other Flash Features |
Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec |
Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-Up, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-Up, P, S, A, M, Food Manual Pop-Up with Button Release, Guide Number 12/39, 12/39 with Manual Flash m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C, Flash Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control using 2016-Pixel RGB Sensor is Available with Built-in Flash i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix and Center-Weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights When Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Blinks After Flash is Fired at Full Output |
| image features |
| Image Format |
RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
File Format NEF RAW 12-bit or 14-bit, Compressed, JPEG JPEG Baseline Compliant with Fine 14, Normal 18, Basic 116 Compression, NEF RAW + JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats, DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3 |
| Gross Pixel |
24.7 MP |
24.78 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction |
Yes |
Yes |
| Still Image Size |
L 6000 x 3376 20 M, M 4240 x 2400 10 M, S 3008 x 1688 5.1 M |
- |
| Image Sizing |
- |
6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S |
| Live View Shooting |
- |
Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size |
3 inch |
3.2 inch |
| Touch Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution |
921600 dots |
1037000 dots |
| Other Display Features |
Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Touch , Adjustable Angle 180°, White Magic, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Information, No Display Information, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Focus Check Focus Magnifier 5.9x, 11.7x, Zebra, Peaking MF Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Marker Display Center, Aspect, Safety Zone, Guide-frame, Grid Line Rule of 3 Grid, Square Grid, Diagonal + Square Grid / Off, Playback Mode Single with or without Shooting Information, Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frames Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow, Panorama Scrolling, Folder Selection Date, Still, MP4, AVCHD, XAVC S, Forward, Rewind Movie, Delete, Protect, Auto Review 10 / 5/ 2 sec, Off, Soft Skin Effect and at Any Angle with the Selfie 180° Flip Monitor |
Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Monitor TFT Vari-angle LCD Touch Screen, 100% Frame Coverage, Brightness Adjustment and Eye-sensor Controlled On / Off, Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail 4, 12, 80 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters |
| LCD Display Video Resolution |
- |
1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity |
Yes |
Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory |
Yes |
Yes |
| Card Type |
Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant |
SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant |
| Battery Type |
AAA Battery |
Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features |
PC Interface Mass Storage |
Card Slot Single |
| Power Supply |
- |
EH-5b AC Adapter |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone |
Built-in Microphone Stereo |
Built-in Microphone Stereo |
| Speaker |
Built-in, Monaural |
- |
| Video Format |
JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, XAVC S, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 |
MOV |
| Audio Video Interface |
- |
NTSC, PAL |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes |
Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting Hi / Lo Selectable, Self-timer 10 / 2 sec Delay Selectable, Self-timer Continuous with 10 sec Delay 3/5 Frames Selectable, Bracket Single, Bracket Continuous, White Balance Bracket, DRO Bracket |
- |
| Scene Modes |
Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur |
Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party / Indoor, Beach / Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder |
- |
Yes |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
- |
0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point |
- |
17 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features |
- |
Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1 |
