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Sony ILCE 3500JY 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE 3500JY 20.1MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE 3500JY 20.1MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D5500 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	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE 3500JY 20.1MP DSLR Camera	D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE 3500JY	D5500
Model Number	ILCE 3500JY	-
Series	Alpha	-
Color	Black	Black
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP	24.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Weight	411 GM	-
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	Multi, Micro USB Terminal, USB MTP	-
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Maximum ISO	16000 ISO	-
Maximum FPS	3.5	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor APS HD CMOS	-
Other Sensor Features	ISO Sensitivity Still Images ISO 100 - 16000, Auto ISO 100 - 3200, Movies ISO 100 - 3200 Equivalent, Auto ISO 100 - 3200 Equivalent	-
ISO Rating	-	ISO 100 - 25600
lens features
Lens Type	Sony E-mount Lens	-
Focal Length	18 - 50 mm	-
Aperture Range	F4 - F5.6	-
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
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
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	0.5 cm 0.2 Type Electronic Viewfinder Color	-
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	-
Viewfinder Magnification	0.70x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4 m - 3.5 m	-
Viewfinder Eye Point	21 mm	17 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1
focus features
Focus Mode	Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
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 CPU 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 WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem, C.Filter, Custom	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 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Multi Point 25 Points, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot, Tracking Focus, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.5 - 3.0 m with E 18 - 50 mm F4 - 5.6 Lens Attached, MF Assist, Contrast Detect AF	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
Focus Points	-	39 or 11 Focus Points
exposure features
Exposure Mode	iAuto, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture Priority A, Shutter-speed Priority S, Manual M, Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	-
Spot Meter	Yes	-
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
Manual Exposure	Yes	Yes
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached	Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, Focal-plane Shutter
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	-
Continuous Shots	Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps	-
Other Shutter Features	Still Images 1/4000 - 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/4000 - 1/4 1/3 Steps, 1/30 in Auto Mode	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
Self-timer	-	Yes
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Auto Flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Hi-speed 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
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 4 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 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	20.4 MP	24.78 MP
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	Yes
Still Image Size	L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M	-
Image Sizing	-	6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Type	TFT LCD	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	230,400 dots	-
LCD Display	TFT LCD	-
LCD Display Image Resolution	230400 dots	1037000 dots
Other Display Features	Picture Effects Posterization Black and White, 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, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 6 / 12 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation On / Off Selectable, Slideshow	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
Touch Screen	-	Yes
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
connectivity features
USB	Yes	-
Wifi	-	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	-	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 / SDXC	SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant
Batteries Included	Yes	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Power Supply	-	EH-5b AC Adapter
Other Storage Features	-	Card Slot Single
audio and video features
Microphone	Stereo	Built-in Microphone Stereo
Speaker	Built-in, Monaural, Volume Settings in 8 Steps between 0 and 7	-
Audio Features	Audio Recording Format Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch	-
Video Format	JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4	MOV
Video Features	Number of Frame Recordable Fine 6 Frame, Standard 6 Frames, RAW and JPG 4 Frames, Battery Performance Movies Actual Recording 90 min Viewfinder, 90 min LCD Screen, CIPA Standard, Movies Continuous Recording 160 min Viewfinder, 160 min LCD Screen, CIPA standard	-
Audio Video Interface	-	NTSC, PAL
modes and functions features
HD Support	Yes	-
Shooting Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracketing	-
Scene Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, 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

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