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Face Off: Nikon D80 and Sony A100

By Daniel Lim - 9 Oct 2006

Specifications Comparison

Specifications Comparison

Comparison Table
Specs/Camera Nikon D80 Sony A100
Sensor 23.6 x 15.8mm CCD sensor, 10.8 million total pixels, 12-bit ADC, 1.5x FLM 23.6 x 15.8mm CCD sensor, 10.8 million total pixels, 12-bit ADC, 1.5x FLM
Effective Pixels 10.2 million 10.2 million
Lens Mount Nikon F mount Alpha mount (Minolta A-type bayonet mount)
Lenses Nikon F-mount lenses (including DX series) Sony Alpha lenses (also compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount lenses)
Auto Focus Normal: 11-point (single area or group), Wide: area can be switched to center wide-frame focus area 9-point (8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)
Metering Modes 3D color matrix metering II, center-weighted (6, 8, or 10mm circle in center of frame), spot (3.5mm circle on focus area) Multi-segment (40-segment honeycomb-pattern), center-weighted, spot
Shooting Speed 3FPS, up to 6 RAW/6 RAW+JPEG/23 JPEG (Large/Fine)/100 JPEG of any other size 3FPS, up to 6 RAW/3 RAW+JPEG/unlimited JPEG
Shutter Speed 30 to 1/4000 sec, bulb, up to 1/200 sec flash X-sync 30 to 1/4000 sec, bulb, up to 1/160 sec flash X-sync (1/125 sec with Super SteadyShot on)
Sensitivity Auto (customizable), ISO 100-1600, HI 0.3 (ISO 2000), HI 0.7 (ISO 2500), HI 1.0 (ISO 3200) Auto (ISO 100-800), ISO 100-1600, Lo80 (ISO 80, low key), Hi200 (ISO 200, high key)
LCD Monitor 2.5" TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels 2.5" TFT LCD (Clear Photo LCD Plus), 230,000 pixels
Connectivity USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, Video out, DC-IN USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, Video out, DC-IN, remote terminal
Battery Lithium-ion battery pack EN-EL3e NP-FM55H Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (1600 mAh)
Image Format RAW (12-bit), RAW+JPEG, JPEG (Size: large, medium, small; Quality: fine, normal) RAW (12-bit), RAW+JPEG Fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Color Space Ia (sRGB), II (Adobe RGB), IIIa (sRGB) sRGB, Adobe RGB
Storage Secure Digital/Secure Digital-HC (supports FAT/FAT32) CompactFlash Type I/II, Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo via adapter (supports FAT16/FAT32)
Dimensions 132 x 103 x 77mm 133 x 95 x 71mm
Weight (body only) 585g 545g

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