Nikon D3200 vs Sony A6000

Sony A6000 advantages over Nikon D3200

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A6000 test data on DxO Mark D3200 test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 1,131 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Thinner
  45 mm vs 76 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  468g vs 773g
  Lighter weight
• Less shutter lag
  0.15 vs 0.28 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.70x vs 0.53x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.1 fps vs 4.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  11.1 fps vs 4.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  22 vs 12 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 12800 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility