Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm vs. Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm and Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm. 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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Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm vs. Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm lens 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses
Height 6.1 cm 6.69 cm
Width 10.6 cm 12 cm
Depth 2.98 cm 4.51 cm
Weight 237 g 285 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red | Silver Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Sensor Resolution 10.1 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Speed AF CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 12,000,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 13.2 x 8.8 mm APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features - Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Image Processor EXPEED 3 BIONZ X
LENS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10 - 30 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 81mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 77 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon 1 Sony E-mount
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction), Lens Barrel Retraction Function ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
SECOND LENS
Type - Telephoto zoom 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 Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 135 179
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (100-400), ISO auto (100-800), ISO auto (100-3200) ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, matrix Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Backlight, night portrait, night landscape, panorama assist, Soft Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Selective Colour Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 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 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/60sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 6
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
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage JPEG 3872 x 2592
JPEG 2896 x 1944
JPEG 1936 x 1296
JPEG 3840 x 2160 - 1080/60i movie mode
JPEG 1920 x 1080 - 1080/30p movie mode
JPEG 1280 x 720 - 720/60p movie mode
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 640 x 240 - 400 fps
H.264 - 320 x 120 - 1200 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
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 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL20 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 60 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Slow motion playback, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, interval shooting mode, takes photos while film recording, Active D-Lighting technology, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart Photo Selector, Motion Snapshot Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD
OTHERS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, USB cable Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, eyecup, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2, Nikon Short Movie Creator Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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