Sony NEX-5
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Nikon P510
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

Best price $279
  • Weighs a lot less than the P510 10.1 oz vs 19.6 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 16 in³ vs 65 in³
  • 38% more battery life 330 shots vs 240 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $279 vs $469
  • Significantly larger image sensor 365 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Interchangeable lenses P510 does not have lens options
  • Has RAW image capture P510 does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

Best price
$469
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 14.2 MP
  • Newer camera April 2012 vs June 2010
  • Has GPS location tagging NEX-5 does not have GPS
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

What the Sony NEX-5 and Nikon P510 have in common

  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 7 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5 and the Nikon P510

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
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