Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm vs. Nikon D3300

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm and Nikon D3300. 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.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm vs. Nikon D3300 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses Body only
Height 9.55 cm 9.8 cm
Width 12.86 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 7.55 cm
Weight 492 g 410 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Image Processor BIONZ EXPEED 4
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM II - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Nikon F
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
SECOND LENS
Type Zoom lens - 3.6x zoom - 55 - 200 mm - f/4.0-5.6 DT SAM -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 300mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 95 cm -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 11
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.85x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -1.7 to +0.5
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 420
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, panorama assist, sports mode
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Silhouette, Colour sketch, Colour outline, Selective Colour, High Key, Night Vision, Low Key, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Super Vivid, Image Overlay
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade
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 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 12
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, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features - Sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
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, 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
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
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 - 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 SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
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 HDMI output
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Active D-Lighting technology, built-in help guide, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, perspective control, high ISO speed noise reduction
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58Y + DT 18-55mm and 55-200mm Nikon D3300
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, audio / video cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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