Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS

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Detailed comparison and review of Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included AF-S DX 18-105mm VR lens E 18-135mm OSS lens
Height 10.65 cm 6.9 cm
Width 13.55 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 7.6 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 675 g 410 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom 5.8x 3x
SENSOR Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 24.1 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 24,710,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,100,000 pixels 26,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 119.88 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Image Processor EXPEED 3 BIONZ XR
LENS Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 5.8x zoom - 18 - 105 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Nikon AF-S DX ED VR Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 45 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 15 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 67 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction) ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 51 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking AF, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Touch AF, Animal detection AF, AF Track Sens, AF Subject Shift Sensivity, AF Transition Speed, AF Area Regist, AF Assist, Focus Map, Circle of Focus Point, Switch V/H AF Area, Bird detection AF, Human detection AF, Insect detection AF, Car detection AF, Train detection AF, Airplane detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.94x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 100-6400 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, 3D colour matrix II, colour matrix II, spot (2.5%) -
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash -
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Autumn colour, landscape, portrait mode, close-up, party/indoor, beach/snow, night portrait, PET, Children, food, night landscape, dawn/dusk, sports mode, sunset, candle, blossom -
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Silhouette, Colour sketch, Colour outline, Perspective Control, Selective Colour, High Key, Night Vision, Low Key, Image Overlay, Quick retouch Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, 2500K - 10000K -
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, FP flash (high-speed synchro), rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000 - DX format
6000 x 3368 - DX-format in movie live view mode (16:9)
4800 x 3200 - 1.3x crop
4800 x 2696 - 1.3x crop in movie live view mode (16:9)
4494 x 3000 - DX format
4496 x 2528 - DX-format in movie live view mode (16:9)
3600 x 2400 - 1.3x crop
3600 x 2024 - 1.3x crop in movie live view mode (16:9)
2992 x 2000 - DX format
2992 x 1680 - DX-format in movie live view mode (16:9)
2400 x 1600 - 1.3x crop
2400 x 1344 - 1.3x crop in movie live view mode (16:9)
6192 x 4128
4384 x 2920
3104 x 2064
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 30Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 140Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 600Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 222Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 500Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 185Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 300Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 111Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 250Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 93Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 240Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 89Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL15 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 950 shots Photo shooting - 550 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.2, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Remote control
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.2 (24 pin USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second 11 frames per second
Additional Features Date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Active D-Lighting technology, Dust Delete Data system, Scene Recognition System (SRS), automatic display brightness adjustment, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction Built-in speaker, built-in LED illuminator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Time-Lapse recording, Clear Image Zoom, distortion correction function, slow motion recording, auto-framing, anti-flicker, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, webcam function, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, proxy recording, AI-powered, quick motion
OTHERS Nikon D7100 + AF-S DX 18-105mm VR Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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