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Nikon D5600 vs. Sony Alpha A7 III + 9
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
Lamp
Lamp
Lamp
Lamp
no
Lamp
Lamp
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
39
425
425
9
25
Phase detection autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AF support
Yes - with all AF lenses
Yes - with all AF lenses
Yes - with all AF lenses
Only lenses with AF-motor
Yes - with all AF lenses
Only lenses with AF-motor
Yes - with all AF lenses
Only lenses with AF-motor
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
39
693
425
143
9
9
425
179
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth version
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
GPS
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
NFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compatible lenses (without adapter)
Nikon FX, Nikon DX
Sony E, Sony FE
Sony E, Sony FE
Canon EF-S, Canon EF-M
Canon EF, Canon EF-S
Canon EF, Canon EF-S
Fujifilm X
Sony E, Sony FE
Fujifilm X
Canon RF
Canon RF
Lens included
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Firewire
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
HDMI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Microphone input
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
USB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
USB version
2.0
3 (Gen 2)
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3 (Gen 2)
2.0
3 (Gen 1)
3 (Gen 2)
3 (Gen 2)
Available colours
Black
Black
Black
Black, White
Black, Silver, Brown
Black
Black, Silver
Black, White, Silver, Grey
Black, Silver
Black
Black
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Depth
70 mm
73.7 mm
60 mm
58.7 mm
69.8 mm
77.6 mm
58.8 mm
45 mm
63.8 mm
88.4 mm
88 mm
Height
97 mm
95.6 mm
67 mm
88.1 mm
92.6 mm
101.3 mm
92.8 mm
67 mm
92.8 mm
97.5 mm
97.5 mm
Width
124 mm
126.9 mm
120 mm
116.3 mm
122.4 mm
129 mm
132.5 mm
120 mm
124.6 mm
138 mm
138 mm
Product weight
465 g
650 g
403 g
387 g
449 g
475 g
539 g
344 g
526 g
680 g
738 g
Articulated screen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Number of pixels (EVF)
2360000 pixels
2360000 pixels
2360000 pixels
3690000 pixels
1440000 pixels
3690000 pixels
3690000 pixels
5760000 pixels
Number of pixels (screen)
1037000 pixels
921600 pixels
921600 pixels
1040000 pixels
1040000 pixels
920000 pixels
3690000 pixels
921600 pixels
1620000 pixels
1620000 pixels
2100000 pixels
Screen size
3.2 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3 inches
3.2 inches
Separate info display
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Touchscreen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Viewfinder coverage
95 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
95 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
Viewfinder magnification
0.82 x
0.78 x
1.07 x
0.87 x
0.8 x
0.75 x
1.07 x
0.75 x
0.76 x
0.76 x
Viewfinder
Optical, LCD screen (LiveView)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
Optical, LCD screen (LiveView)
Optical, LCD screen (LiveView)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
LCD screen (LiveView), EVF (electronic)
Weather proof (moisture/dust)
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
External flash connection
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Hot shoe
Flash
Built-in and external
External
Built-in and external
Built-in and external
Built-in and external
Built-in and external
External
Built-in and external
External
External
External
Flash metering system
i-TTL (Nikon)
TTL
TTL
E-TTL II (Canon)
E-TTL (Canon), E-TTL II (Canon)
E-TTL (Canon), E-TTL II (Canon)
TTL
TTL
TTL
E-TTL II (Canon)
E-TTL II (Canon)
X-sync speed
1/200 s
1/250 s
1/160 s
1/200 s
1/200 s
1/200 s
1/250 s
1/160 s
1/250 s
1/250 s
Anti-dust system
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Image stabiliser
Lens based only
Built-in
Lens based only
Lens based only
no
Lens based only
Lens based only
Lens based only
Built-in
Built-in
Built-in
Magnification (Crop factor)
1.5 x
1 x
1.5 x
1.6 x
1.6 x
1.5 x
1.5 x
1.5 x
1.5 x
1 x
1 x
Type of camera
Digital SLR
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
Digital SLR
Digital SLR
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
Mirrorless
AEB/HDR support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Built-in HDR function
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Exposure bracketing
0.3 - 0.5 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 2.0 ±EV
0.3 - 2.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
0.3 - 3.0 ±EV
Number of exposures
3 images
3 - 9 images
3 - 9 images
3 images
3 images
3 images
3 - 9 images
3 - 5 images
Continuous shooting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Frames (JPEG maximum speed)
163 images
99 images
47 images
150 images
79 images
47 images
100 images
1000 images
350 images
Number (RAW, max speed)
40 images
46 images
33 images
11 images
36 images
22 images
38 images
360 images
180 images
Speed (JPEG)
5 frames/s
10 frames/s
11 frames/s
7.4 frames/s
5 frames/s
3 frames/s
20 frames/s
11 frames/s
15 frames/s
20 frames/s
20 frames/s
Speed (RAW)
5 frames/s
10 frames/s
11 frames/s
10 frames/s
5 frames/s
3 frames/s
20 frames/s
11 frames/s
20 frames/s
20 frames/s
File format (Still)
JPEG, RAW, NEF (RAW)
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
Image sensor format
APS-C
Full format (35 mm)
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Full format (35 mm)
Full format (35 mm)
ISO sensitivity (basic ISO)
100 - 25600 ISO
100 - 51200 ISO
100 - 32000 ISO
100 - 25600 ISO
100 - 25600 ISO
100 - 6400 ISO
160 - 12800 ISO
100 - 25600 ISO
160 - 12800 ISO
100 - 102400 ISO
100 - 51200 ISO
Maximum resolution (stills)
6000x4000 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6240x4160 pixels
6000x4000 pixels
6240x4160 pixels
8192x5464 pixels
Sensor format
23.5 x 15.6 mm
35.8 x 23.8 mm
23.5 x 15.6 mm
22.3 x 14.9 mm
22.3 x 14.9 mm
22.3 x 14.9 mm
23.5 x 15.6 mm
23.5 x 15.6 mm
24 x 36 mm
24 x 36 mm
Sensor resolution (Effective number of pixels)
24.2 megapixels
24.2 megapixels
24.2 megapixels
24.1 megapixels
24.1 megapixels
24.1 megapixels
26 megapixels
24.3 megapixels
26.1 megapixels
20.1 megapixels
45 megapixels
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
Shutter speed
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/8000 s
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/32000 s
30 - 1/4000 s
30 - 1/8000 s
30 - 1/8000 s
Video recording
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Autofocus in recording mode
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Yes - Contrast-AF
Max resolution (video)
1920x1080p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
4096x2160p pixels
3840x2160p pixels
8192x4320p pixels
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
60 fps
30 fps
30 fps
25 fps
25 fps
30 fps
60 fps
60 fps
59.94 fps
120 fps
30 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
60 fps
120 fps
120 fps
120 fps
50 fps
60 fps
120 fps
60 fps
240 fps
60 fps
120 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
1920x1080p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1280x720p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1280x720p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
1920x1080p pixels
4096x2160p pixels
Video file formats
AVC/H.264 .mov
AVCHD, XAVC S, AVC/H.264 .mp4
AVCHD, XAVC S, AVC/H.264 .mp4
AVC/H.264 .mp4
AVC/H.264 .mov, AVC/H.264 .mp4
AVC/H.264 .mov
AVC/H.264 .mp4, HEVC/H.265
AVCHD, XAVC S, AVC/H.264 .mp4
AVC/H.264 .mov, AVC/H.264 .mp4, HEVC/H.265
AVC/H.264 .mp4, HEVC/H.265
AVC/H.264 .mp4, HEVC/H.265
With audio
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - built-in mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Yes - via the built-in and external mic
Release year
2016
2018
2019
2018
2019
2018
2018
2014
2020
2020
2020
Battery capacity (CIPA)
820 images
710 images
360 images
235 images
1070 images
500 images
390 images
360 images
600 images
Battery type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Compatible memory cards
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Secure Digital XC, CFExpress
Storage features
Dual memory card slots
Dual memory card slots
Dual memory card slots
Dual memory card slots
Dual memory card slots