Sony a58
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D200
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A58

Best price $598
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D200 20.2 oz vs 29.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 62 in³ vs 74 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $598 vs $999
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 10.2 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 16,000 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs December 2005
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out D200 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board D200 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture D200 does not have panorama
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback D200 does not have HDMI
  • Has an External Mic jack D200 does not

What’s good about the Nikon D200

Best price
$999
  • Has GPS location tagging a58 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities a58 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Sony a58 and Nikon D200 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 367 in² vs 373 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″ vs 2.5″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Sony a58 and the Nikon D200

  • No 3D capture
  • No waterproof housing

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