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Sony Alpha A3000K 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha A3000K 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha A3000K 20.1MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	24.2 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	No
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	Alpha A3000K 20.1MP DSLR Camera	D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A3000K	D5300
Model Number	ILCE-3000K	D5300
Series	Alpha	-
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body With 18-55 Mm Lens	Body With Dual Lens Af-P Dx Nikkor 18 - 55 Mm F/3.5 - 5.6G Vr + Af-P Dx Nikkor 70 - 300 Mm F/4.5 - 6.3G Ed Vr 16 Gb Sd Card + Camera Bag
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	24.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm	125 x 98 x 76 mm
Weight	353 GM	530 GM
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync, Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 16000	ISO 100 - 12800
Maximum ISO	16000 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	3.5	-
Sensor Technology	BSI CMOS	-
Sensor Size	-	23.5 x 15.6 mm
Other Sensor Features	-	ISO 100 - 12800 in Steps of 1/3 EV, Can also be Set to 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV ISO 25600 Equivalent above ISO 12800
lens features
Lens Type	Sony E Mount	Single-lens, Interchangeable Lens
Focal Length	18 - 55 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 27 - 82.5 mm	18 - 55 mm, 70 - 300 mm
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Optical Zoom	3x	-
Aperture Range	F3.5 - 5.6 Max, F22 - F32 Min	-
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
Lens Mount	-	Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts
Compatible Lens	-	Nikkor Lens
Manual Focus	-	Yes
Dust Reduction	-	Yes
Other Lens Features	-	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses, Autofocus is not Available with Other Type G and D Lenses, AF Lenses IX NIKKOR and Lenses for the F3AF are Not Supported and AI-P Lenses, Non-CPU Lenses can be Used in Mode M
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Color Electronic Viewfinder	Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Magnification	-	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m-1
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to +1.0 m-1
Viewfinder Eye Point	-	18 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Viewfinder Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical
focus features
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Metering Modes	Advanced 1200 Zone Evaluative, Multi-segment, Center Weighted, Spot	-
Other Focus Features	Contrast Detect AF	Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX Autofocus Sensor Module, AF-assist Illuminator Range 0.5 - 3 m, 39 Focus Points Including 9 Cross-type Sensor, AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 39- Point Dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, Auto-area AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter-release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing AE-L/AF-L Button
Focus Range	-	Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C
Focus Points	-	39 or 11 Focus Points
White Balancing	-	Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine-tuning
shutter features
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec
Shutter Type	-	Electronically-controlled Vertical-travel Focal-plane Shutter
Release Modes	-	Single Frame, Continuous L, Continuous H, Quiet Shutter Release, Self-timer, Delayed Remote, ML-L3, Quick-response Remote, ML-L3, Interval Timer Photography Supported
Self-timer	-	Yes
Continuous Shots	-	Yes, 3 fps Continuous L, 5 fps Continuous H, JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW
Other Shutter Features	-	X=1/200 sec Synchronizes with Shutter at 1/200 s or Slower
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
External Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync	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
Other Flash Features	BIONZ Image Processor, 20.4 Total Megapixels, 1.5x Focal Length Conversion Factor, Viewfinder 1/5 inch Display, Diopter Adjustment -4.0 m-1 to +3.5 m-1 Diopter, 100% Field of View, 0.7x Magnification with 50 mm Lens, Display Basic Info, Histogram, Brightness Control Auto / Manual 3 Steps between -1 and +1, Color Space Stills sRGB, Adobe RGB Movie sRGB Standard with sYCC Gamut and Adobe RGB Standard Compatible with Triluminos Color, Built-in Monaural Speaker Volume Settings in 8 Steps between 0 and 7, Exposure Exposure Compensation Still +/-3.0 EV in increments of 1/3EV, Movie +/-2.0 EV in increments of 1/3EV, Exposure Settings iAuto, Superior Auto, Programmed AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter-speed Priority, Manual, Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection, Scene Modes Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Picture Effects 11 Modes 15 Effects Posterization Color, B/W, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R,G,B,Y, High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, D-range Optimizer Auto, Level, Off, Auto Exposure Lock, Color Temperature 2500 - 9900 K with 15-step Each Magenta / Green Compensation G7 to M7, Amber / Blue A7 to B7, Custom, Creative Style Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black and White Contrast -3 to +3 Steps, Saturation -3 to +3 Steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 Steps, Exposure Bracketing 3 Continuous or Single Shots in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Steps, Noise Reduction Long Exposure NR Available of Shutter Speeds Longer than 1 sec, Focus Control Focus Points 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Auto Focus Modes Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Auto Focus, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus, Manual Focus Assist MF Assist 4.8x, 9.6x, Focus Sensitivity EV 0 to 20 EV at ISO100 Equivalent, with F2.8 Lens Attached, Focus Features Predictive Control AF-A, AF-C, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator with Built-in LED Type, Flash Flash Compensation 2.0 EV Switchable between 1/3 EV Steps, 16 mm Flash Coverage, 3 sec Recycling Time, Pre-flash TTL Flash Metering System, Flash Type Pop-up Auto, Guide Number 6 m at ISO 200, 4 m at ISO 100, LCD Display Angle Adjustment Auto, Manual 5 Steps between -2 to +2, 100 % Coverage, Continuous Live View, On and Off Real-time Image Adjustment Display, Histogram, Peaking Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Customization Grid, Histogram Display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified Display for Playback, Convenience Features Media / Battery Indicator, Power Save Mode, Still Image Playback Options Slideshow, Panorama Scrolling, Folder Selection Still, Video Playback Options Forward / Rewind Movie, Multiple Language Display, View and Index Single with or without Shooting Information, RGB Histogram and Highlight/Shadow Warning, 4/9-frame Index view, Enlarged Display Mode L 13.6x, M 9.9x, S 6.8x, Auto Review 10/5/2 secs, Off, Image Orientation On/Off, Slideshow, Delete, Protect, Advanced Features Anti Motion Blur, Auto High Dynamic Range, Sweep Panorama, Face Detection On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection, Maximum 8 Faces Detected, Smile Shutter Technology, Intelligent Auto, Shooting Tips, Superior Auto, Tracking Focus, Image Stabilization Lens-based where Applicable, Photo Creativity, Priority Setting for Face Detection, Interface Accessory Shoe via Multi Interface Shoe, Wired Remote Release via Optional RM-VPR1, A/V Remote Terminal via Multi Terminal interface, Tripod Mount 1/4 inch 20 Thread Count, Multi Interface Shoe, 480 Still Images with LCD Monitor CIPA Standard, Shutter Type Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Shutter, Lens Compatibility Sony E-mount, Operation with Minolta / Konica Minolta Maxxum A-mount Lenses Confirmed via Optional LA-EA1 / LA-EA2 Adaptor, Lens Optical SteadyShot Lens Stabilization, 49 mm Filter Diameter, 11 Elements in 9 Groups, Minimum Focus Distance 0.25 m, AF for Movie Capture Contrast AF, Angle of View 76A Degree - 29A Degree, 7 Aperture Blade, 3 Aspheric Elements, Dimensions 62 x 60 mm Diameter x Length, Direct Manual Focus, Internal Motor, 194 g Lens Weight, Low Noise During Movie Capture, 0.3x Maximum Magnification, Macro Mode, EV Compensation Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3EV Steps Selectable, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps Selectable, Burst Buffer JPEG Standard 30 Shots, JPEG Fine 13 Shots, RAW + JPEG 5 Shots, Self Timer 2 and 10 sec, Dust Reduction Charge Protection Coating on Optical Low-pass Filter	Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-up, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Pet Portrait, Color Sketch, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-up P, S, A, M, Food Manual Pop-up with Button Release, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS Advanced Wireless Lighting Supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 or SB-700 as a Master Flash or SU-800 as Commander, Flash Color Information Communication Supported with All CLS-compatible Flash Units
Flash Compensation	-	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments in -3 to 1 EV
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW + JPEG, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format	NEF RAW 12- or 14 bit, Compressed JPEG Baseline Compliant, Compression NEF RAW+JPEG
Aspect Ratio	32, 169	-
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Image Stabilizer	Yes	-
Image Sizing	5456 x 3632 20 M	-
display features
Display Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	230400 dots	1036800 dots
LCD Display	TFT LCD	-
LCD Display Image Resolution	230400 dots	-
LCD Display Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	-
Touch Screen	-	No
Other Display Features	-	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Monitor 100% Frame Coverage and Brightness Adjustment, Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail 4, 12 or 80 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters, Vari-angle TFT Monitor with 170° Viewing Angle, Image Resolution Display 1,036,800 dots
connectivity features
USB	Yes	-
Wifi	-	Yes
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	-
Card Type	Memory Stick PRO Duo / Pro-HG Duo Media / SD / SDHC / SDXC	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Batteries Included	-	Yes
Number of Batteries	-	1
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in Stereo	Built-in Stereo Microphone
Video Format	AVCHD / MP4 MPEG-4 AVC H.264	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio Video Interface	Video Output NTSC	-
Audio Features	-	Audio Format Linear PCM, Audio Recording Device Built-in or External Stereo Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
Video Quality	-	Full HD
Video Features	-	Video Output NTSC, PAL
modes and functions features
HD Support	Yes	Yes
Macro Mode	Yes	-
Shooting Modes	-	Auto Modes Auto Auto Flash Off, Programmed Auto with Flexible Program, Shutter-priority Auto, Aperture-priority Auto, Manual, Scene Modes, Special Effects
Scene Modes	-	Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food
exposure features
Exposure Mode	-	Manual, Automatic
Exposure Compensation	-	1/3 EV Steps +/- 5.0 EV In P, S, A and M Modes
Other Exposure Features	-	Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Color Sketch, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key, HDR Painting, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L/AF-L Button

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