Sony a55
DSLR Camera
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Nikon D3200
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V
Best price
$500
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
- Viewscreen flips out D3200 does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has GPS location tagging D3200 does not have GPS
- Has HDR on-board D3200 does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture D3200 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities D3200 does not have 3D
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Sony Alpha SLT-A55V
What’s good about the Nikon D3200
Best price
$379
$379
- 42% more battery life 540 shots vs 380 shots
- Cheaper street price $379 vs $500
- Higher sensor resolution 24.2 MP vs 16.2 MP
- Newer camera May 2012 vs August 2010
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
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Nikon D3200
What the Sony a55 and Nikon D3200 have in common
- Weigh about the same 17.35 oz vs 16 oz
- Similar Body sizes 59 in³ vs 59 in³
- Similar image sensor size 367 in² vs 357 in²
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Sony a55 and the Nikon D3200
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No waterproof housing -
No Wi-Fi
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