Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 and Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm. 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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses
Height 10.42 cm 6.28 cm
Width 14.2 cm 10.96 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 3.57 cm
Weight 647 g 224 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
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
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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 179
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.09x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 50-25600 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects 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 Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV -1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 4
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Video Recording Modes - FH, FX, PS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4240 x 2400
JPEG 3008 x 1688
Video Capture 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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 1.84 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology 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, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable
Software Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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