Sony A7S vs Nikon D5

Nikon D5 advantages over Sony A7S

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Fast startup
  ~0.40 vs 2.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  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

  3780 vs 380 shots
  Capture more photos
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• Higher-res screen
  590k vs 307k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More pixels
  20.8 vs 12.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Faster JPEG shooting
  12.1 fps vs 5.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  200 vs 62 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  12.1 fps vs 5.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  183 vs 39 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  3276800 vs 409600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility