Nikon D5000 vs Sony A6000

Sony A6000 advantages over Nikon D5000

• 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
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• 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 D5000 test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 868 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 80 mm
  Thinner
• Newer
  11 years vs 16 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.15 vs 0.28 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.70x vs 0.52x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 12.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 28 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 10 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility