Nikon D90 vs Sony A68

Nikon D90 advantages over Sony A68

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 5.50 vs 3.92 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• 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.

  D90 test data on DxO Mark A68 test data on DxO Mark
  977 vs 701 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  850 vs 580 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  158 mm vs 83 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Higher-res screen
  307k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.63x vs 0.57x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder