Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 4000D

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Canon EOS 4000D. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 4000D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses Body only
Height 6.2 cm 10.16 cm
Width 10.99 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 7.71 cm
Weight 210 g 436 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 436 g
Body Material - Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Image Processor BIONZ DIGIC 4+
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function -
SECOND LENS
Type Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 315mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 1 m -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 9
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF FlexiZone, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.8x
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
ISO (Max) 16000 12800
Native ISO 200-16000 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Neutral, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 9.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format - PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 2.5 frames per second 3 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 4000D
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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