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Body Type
DSLR
Mirrorless
No
Sensor Size
APS-C
Body Type
SLR-Style
Mirrorless
Yes
Sensor Size
APS-C
Our Verdict
Nikon D5600
Sony α6000
The Sony α6000 and the Nikon D5600 are different types of cameras. The Nikon is a DSLR, so it has a longer battery life and a lag-free optical viewfinder, while the Sony is a mirrorless model, with a more portable body and quicker burst shooting.
Variants
- D5600 (Black (Body Only))
- D5600 (Black w/ w/AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR)
- α6000 (Black (Body Only))
- α6000 (Black W/ 16-50mm lens)
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D5600
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α6000
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Black w/ w/AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
D5600
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Black W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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Graphite W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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Silver (Body Only)
α6000
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Silver W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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White (Body Only)
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White W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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Main Differences for
Travel Photography
Travel Photography
Threshold
Travel Photography
7.5
7.4
Photo AF-C Center Point
9.0
5.3
Portability
5.6
8.3
Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved
1/4 s
1/20 s
Screen Max Brightness
493 cd/m²
834 cd/m²
Full Comparison
Design
Portability
5.6
8.3
Portability Picture
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Height
3.9" (9.9 cm)
2.8" (7.0 cm)
Width
4.8" (12.3 cm)
4.7" (12.0 cm)
Depth
3.0" (7.5 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)
Volume
55.7 in³ (913.0 cm³)
30.8 in³ (504.0 cm³)
Weight
1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
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Body
Body Picture
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Body Type
DSLR
SLR-Style
Water Resistance
No
No
Mirrorless
No
Yes
Rugged
No
No
Hot Shoe
Yes
Yes
Customizable Button
Yes
Yes
Command Dial
1
2
Tripod Mount
Yes
Yes
Lens Mount
F Mount
E-Mount
Built-In Flash
Yes
Yes
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/4,000 s
1/4,000 s
In The Box
In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort
7.5
8.0
Hand Grip Picture
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Hand Grip: Small Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Medium Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Large Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand
Yes
No
Viewfinder
EVF Menu Picture
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Viewfinder Type
Optical
Electronic
Advertised Coverage
95%
100%
Advertised Resolution
N/A
1.44 million dots
Advertised Magnification
0.82
0.7
Screen
8.8
6.5
Screen Picture
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Screen Articulation Type
Fully-Articulated
Tilting
Screen Max Brightness
493 cd/m²
834 cd/m²
Advertised Resolution
1.04 million dots
0.92 million dots
Size
3.2" (8.2 cm)
3.0" (7.6 cm)
Touchscreen
Yes
No
Menu System
8.5
6.0
Screen Menu Picture
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Guide Mode
Yes
No
App Name
Nikon SnapBridge
Imaging Edge Mobile
Built-In Lens
0.0
0.0
Aperture Vs Focal Length
Maximum Aperture
No built-in lens
No built-in lens
Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent)
N/A
N/A
Minimum Focal Length
N/A
N/A
Maximum Focal Length
N/A
N/A
Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent)
N/A
N/A
Optical Image Stabilization
No
No
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Luminance
N/A
N/A
Light Falloff
N/A
N/A
Sensor
Sensor Type
CMOS
CMOS
Advertised Effective Pixels
24.2 MP
24.3 MP
Processor
EXPEED 4
BIONZ X
Sensor Size
APS-C
APS-C
Extended ISO Minimum
N/A
N/A
Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO)
100
100
Native ISO Maximum
25,600
25,600
Tested Firmware
Version 1.10
Version 3.21
Battery
7.6
8.0
Battery Type
Nikon EN-EL14a
Sony NP-FW50
USB Charging
No
Yes
Power Delivery While Recording
No
Yes
Advertised Battery Life In Photo
970 photos
360 photos
Tested Battery Life In Video
110 min
113 min
Photo General
Photo Shooting Speed
5.4
6.7
Low Speed Continuous
3 fps
4 fps
High Speed Continuous
5 fps
11 fps
Silent Shooting Continuous
N/A
N/A
Raw Buffer Size
6 Photos
22 Photos
JPEG Buffer Size
100 Photos
49 Photos
Buffer Empty Time
0 s
12 s
Photo AF-C Tracking
5.4
5.0
Autofocus Tracking Shots
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
42%
35%
Usable Focus Hit Rate
50%
59%
Photo AF-C Center Point
9.0
5.3
Autofocus Center Point Shots
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
89%
52%
Usable Focus Hit Rate
93%
81%
Photo Image Stabilization
9.2
7.3
Stabilization Slideshow
Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved
1/4 s
1/20 s
In-Body Image Stabilization
No
No
Photo Image Quality
Photo RAW Dynamic Range
8.3
7.5
Dynamic Range Scene
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Dynamic Range At Base ISO
10.5 f-stops
9.8 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time
9.8 f-stops
7.8 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time
7.4 f-stops
6.8 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time
6.7 f-stops
6.1 f-stops
Photo RAW Sharpness
7.0
8.4
Sharpness Scene Crop
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MTF Graph
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,567 LW/PH
1,917 LW/PH
Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,505 LW/PH
1,986 LW/PH
Photo RAW Noise
7.5
7.0
Noise Scene Crop
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Noise Vs Exposure Time
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms)
34.4dB
33.4 dB
SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms)
31.7 dB
30.2 dB
SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms)
27.0 dB
25.4 dB
SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms)
21.4dB
21.3 dB
Pictures Sample Gallery
Video General
Video Features
Full HD Video
Yes
Yes
4k Video
No
No
6k Video
No
No
Clean HDMI Output
No
Yes
Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI
Not Advertised
Not Advertised
Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI
N/A
N/A
Log Picture Profile
No
No
Recording Light
No
No
Audio
Audio Test Sample
Audio Recording
Stereo
Stereo
Microphone Level Display
Yes
Yes
Video File Format And Compression
MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
No
MP4 H.265 / HEVC
No
No
MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
Yes
No
MOV H.265 / HEVC
No
No
AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
Yes
All-I Compression
No
No
4k Video
4k Video Frame Rate
0.0
0.0
240 fps In 4k
No
No
120 fps In 4k
No
No
60 fps In 4k
No
No
30 fps In 4k
No
No
24 fps In 4k
No
No
4k Crop At Max Available fps
N/A
N/A
4k Video Internal Recording
0.0
0.0
Bitrate Maximum In 4k
0 Mbps
N/A
Bitrate Minimum In 4k
0 Mbps
0 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In 4k
No
No
Bit Depth In 4k
0 Bit
0 Bit
Record Time Limit In 4k
0 min
0 min
Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k
N/A
N/A
4k Video Autofocus Performance
0.0
0.0
4k Object Tracking Video
Object Tracking In 4k
0
0
4k Face Tracking Video
Face Tracking In 4k
0
0
Face Detection In 4k
N/A
N/A
Eye Detection In 4k
N/A
N/A
4k Video Quality
0.0
4k Sample Low Light Video
Low Light Capability In 4k
0
4k Test Scene Extract
Test Scene Extract In 4k
0
4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
0.0
0.0
Rolling Shutter Video in 4k
4k Rolling Shutter
N/A
N/A
Full HD Video
FHD Video Frame Rate
8.5
8.5
240 fps In FHD
No
No
120 fps In FHD
No
No
60 fps In FHD
Yes
Yes
30 fps In FHD
Yes
Yes
24 fps In FHD
Yes
Yes
FHD Crop At Max Available fps
1 x
1 x
FHD Video Internal Recording
6.9
7.5
Bitrate Maximum In FHD
35 Mbps
50 Mbps
Bitrate Minimum In FHD
35 Mbps
50 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In FHD
4:2:0
4:2:0
Bit Depth In FHD
8 Bit
8 Bit
Record Time Limit in FHD
20 min
30 min
FHD Video Autofocus Performance
4.4
7.0
Object Tracking Video
Object Tracking In FHD
6.7
5.7
FHD Face Tracking Video
Face Tracking In FHD
1.8
9.0
Face Detection In FHD
Yes
Yes
Eye Detection In FHD
No
No
FHD Video Quality
5.7
FHD Sample Low Light Video
Low Light Capability In FHD
6.0
FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Test Scene Extract In FHD
5.4
FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
6.5
6.7
Rolling Shutter Video in FHD
FHD Rolling Shutter
5.3°
4.7°
Video Image Quality
Video Dynamic Range
4.5
Base ISO Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Strict SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO
7.04 stops
Lenient SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO
7.04 stops
Background Floor Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO
7.20 stops
Storage And Connectivity
Storage
Card Slot Picture
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Card 1 Slot
SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I
Card 2 Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
Inputs / Outputs
7.8
4.8
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USB
Micro USB
Micro USB
HDMI
Mini (Type C)
Micro (Type D)
Headphones
No
No
Microphone
Stereo
No Microphone input
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
No
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D5600
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Black (Body Only)
α6000
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Black w/ w/AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
D5600
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Black W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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Graphite W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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Silver (Body Only)
α6000
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Silver W/ 16-50mm lens
α6000
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α6000
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α6000
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Nikon D5600
Sony α6000
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