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Sony a55
DSLR Camera
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Nikon D5100
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V
Best price
$500
- Weighs a little bit less than the D5100 17.35 oz vs 19.7 oz
- Smaller body size 59 in³ vs 78 in³
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
- Has HDR on-board D5100 does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture D5100 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities D5100 does not have 3D
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Sony Alpha SLT-A55V
What’s good about the Nikon D5100
Best price
$350
$350
- 74% more battery life 660 shots vs 380 shots
- Cheaper street price $350 vs $500
- Newer camera April 2011 vs August 2010
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Nikon D5100
What the Sony a55 and Nikon D5100 have in common
- Similar sensor resolutions 16.2 MP
- Similar image sensor size 367 in² vs 368 in²
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
- The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- GPS tagging
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Sony a55 and the Nikon D5100
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No waterproof housing -
No Wi-Fi
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