Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm vs. Nikon D3300

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Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm vs. Nikon D3300 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm 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 16-50mm lens Body only
Height 10.42 cm 9.8 cm
Width 14.2 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 7.55 cm
Weight 647 g 410 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 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 -
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Image Processor BIONZ X EXPEED 4
LENS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/2.8 DT -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 13 groups / 16 elements -
Filter Size 72 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Nikon F
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Supersonic-Wave Motor (SSM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 11
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.09x 0.85x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -1.7 to +0.5
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 50-25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600 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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, panorama assist, sports mode
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 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, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
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 ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 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 +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm 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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm 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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
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
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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
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
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second 5 frames per second
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 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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Nikon D3300
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, audio / video cable
Software Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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