Nikon D3300 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon D3300 and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Nikon D3300 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.8 cm 6.9 cm
Width 12.4 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 7.55 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 410 g 409 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Enclosure Colour Black -
Digital Zoom - 2x
SENSOR Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 24,780,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 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 - Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Image Processor EXPEED 4 BIONZ XR
LENS Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control 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 D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II -
Exposure Metering Zones 420 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, panorama assist, sports mode -
Special Effects 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 Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade -
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
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 Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Nikon D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Memory Card Slot 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 Included - No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
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
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 25 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 D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 700 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 D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.2, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - 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 (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (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 D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 11 frames per second
Additional Features 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 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 D3300 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, audio / video cable Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Software Nikon ViewNX 2 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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