Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS and Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - mirrorless system Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 18-55mm OSS lens AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens
Height 6 cm 7.8 cm
Width 11 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 3.3 cm 9.8 cm
Weight 225 g 505 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black | Red | Bronze
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Sensor Resolution 16.2 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 24,710,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,200,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Image Processor BIONZ EXPEED 3
LENS Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G ED II Nikon AF-S DX
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 5 groups / 7 elements
Filter Size 49 mm 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Nikon F
Features Aspherical lens Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction)
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 39
AE/AF Control - 3D-tracking AF, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter, face and smile detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Viewfinder Type - Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -1 to +0.7
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-12800 ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Centre-weighted, 3D colour matrix II, colour matrix II, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 49 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Autumn colour, landscape, portrait mode, close-up, party/indoor, beach/snow, night portrait, Children, food, night landscape, dawn/dusk, sports mode, sunset, candle, blossom, pet portrait
Special Effects Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High Key, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Silhouette, Colour sketch, Selective Colour, High Key, Night Vision, Low Key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K (19 steps) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV 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 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 13
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name Sony HVL-F7S -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
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
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4912 x 3264
3568 x 2368
2448 x 1624
4912 x 2760
3568 x 2368
2448 x 1624
6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
1992 x 2000
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 9Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
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
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Nikon EN-EL14 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Nikon EN-EL14 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Anti-motion Blur Mode, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Constant AF Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Active D-Lighting technology, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, Scene Recognition System (SRS), in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, distortion control, perspective control, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX C3K + 18-55mm OSS Nikon D5200 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, USB cable, flash carrying case Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, tripod, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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