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Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II

Portability
59
Imaging
56
Features
76
Overall
64
Nikon D7000 front
 
Sony SLT-A77 II front
Portability
62
Imaging
66
Features
85
Overall
73

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Key Specs

Nikon D7000
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400 (Bump to 25600)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 780g - 132 x 105 x 77mm
  • Introduced November 2010
  • Old Model is Nikon D90
  • Replacement is Nikon D7100
Sony A77 II
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 50 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 647g - 143 x 104 x 81mm
  • Introduced May 2014
  • Replaced the Sony A77
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Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Overview

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Nikon D7000 and Sony A77 II, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the D7000 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The D7000 was released 4 years earlier than the A77 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the D7000 grades versus the A77 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Nikon D7000 over the Sony A77 II

 D7000 A77 II 

Reasons to pick Sony A77 II over the Nikon D7000

 A77 II D7000 
IntroducedMay 2014November 2010Fresher by 42 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1229k921kCrisper screen (+308k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Nikon D7000 and Sony A77 II

 D7000 A77 II 
Focus manually More precise focusing
Screen size3"3"Same screen dimensions
Touch friendly screen Neither features Touch friendly screen

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon D7000 enjoys outer measurements of 132mm x 105mm x 77mm (5.2" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 780 grams (1.72 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the D7000 against the A77 II.

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the D7000 and A77 II is 59 and 62 respectively.

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II top view buttons comparison

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Sensor Comparison

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the D7000 and A77 II.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony A77 II to offer extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older D7000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II sensor size comparison

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon D7000 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A77 II as a Portrait photography camera
73
focusing manually
MP count good (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
has face detection focus
exports RAW files
79
has manual focus
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
offers face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Nikon D7000
Street photography with Sony A77 II
58
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
no moving screen
no image stabilization
76
screen articulates
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
great high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Nikon D7000 Sports photography features
Sony A77 II Sports photography features
66
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
MP count good (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
has tracking autofocus
environment proofing
better than average battery power (1,050 per charge)
sensor has phase detect auto focus
low frames per second (6.0 fps)
no image stabilization
76
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
offers tracking autofocus
environment sealing
sensor has phase detect autofocus
terrible battery power (480 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Nikon D7000
Travel photography with Sony A77 II
66
better than average battery power (1,050 shots)
environment proofing
MP count good (16MP)
built-in flash
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
64
environment sealing
megapixel count good (24MP)
has built in flash
display is selfie friendly
does not have Timelapse recording
terrible battery power (480 shots)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon D7000 Landscape photography factors
Sony A77 II Landscape photography factors
73
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
better than average battery power (1,050 shots)
has double storage slots
no image stabilization
73
has manual focus
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
great high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
terrible battery power (480 shots)
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon D7000 Vlogging info
Sony A77 II Vlogging info
29
has face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external microphone port
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
78
display is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detection autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external microphone support
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Nikon D7000 vs Sony A77 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon D7000 and Sony A77 II
 Nikon D7000Sony SLT-A77 II
General Information
Make Nikon Sony
Model Nikon D7000 Sony SLT-A77 II
Class Advanced DSLR Advanced DSLR
Introduced 2010-11-30 2014-05-21
Physical type Mid-size SLR Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed 2 Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.7mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 370.5mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 24 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4928 x 3264 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 6400 25600
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 50
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 39 79
Cross focus points 9 15
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon F Sony/Minolta Alpha
Amount of lenses 309 143
Focal length multiplier 1.5 1.5
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Display sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 921 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech TFT LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.64x 0.73x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 6.0 frames per sec 12.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain Auto, fill, rear sync, slow sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/250 seconds 1/250 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (24, 25, 30 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 780 gr (1.72 lb) 647 gr (1.43 lb)
Physical dimensions 132 x 105 x 77mm (5.2" x 4.1" x 3.0") 143 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 80 82
DXO Color Depth score 23.5 24.4
DXO Dynamic range score 13.9 13.4
DXO Low light score 1167 1013
Other
Battery life 1050 pictures 480 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model EN-EL15 NP-FM500H
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 seconds) Yes (Yes (2 or 12 sec))
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 2 Single
Retail cost $1,049 $1,198