Sony NEX-5R
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Nikon J5
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5R

Best price $450
  • Weighs a little bit less than the J5 9.7 oz vs 12.3 oz
  • 32% more battery life 330 shots vs 250 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $450 vs $497
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 116 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities J5 does not have Wi-Fi
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What’s good about the Nikon 1 J5

Best price
$497
  • Smaller body size 12 in³ vs 16 in³
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.8 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs August 2012
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 20 shots per sec vs 10 shots per sec
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What the Sony NEX-5R and Nikon J5 have in common

  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 1037k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5R and the Nikon J5

  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
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