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Sony a58
DSLR Camera
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Nikon D5100
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Best price
$598
- Smaller body size 62 in³ vs 78 in³
- Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 16.2 MP
- Newer camera April 2013 vs April 2011
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 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
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Sony Alpha SLT-A58
What’s good about the Nikon D5100
Best price
$350
$350
- Significantly cheaper street price $350 vs $598
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 461k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
- Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
- Has GPS location tagging a58 does not have GPS
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Nikon D5100
What the Sony a58 and Nikon D5100 have in common
- Weigh about the same 20.2 oz vs 19.7 oz
- Similar image sensor size 367 in² vs 368 in²
- Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Sony a58 and the Nikon D5100
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No 3D capture -
No waterproof housing -
No Wi-Fi
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