Nikon D5100 vs Nikon Z50 Camera Comparison
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| Nikon D5100 | Nikon Z50 | |
| MIRRORLESS | no | yes |
| DSLR | yes | no |
| SHOTS PER CHARGE | 660 | 300 |
| SENSOR MEGAPIXELS | 16.08 | 20.67 |
| IMAGE RATIOS | 3:2 | 1:1, 3:2, 16:9 |
| RAW | 14-bit | 14-bit |
| JPEG | yes | yes |
| TIFF | no | no |
| WIFI | no | yes |
| BLUETOOTH | no | yes |
| NFC | no | no |
| MIC JACK | yes | yes |
| HEADPHONE JACK | no | yes |
| HDMI JACK | yes | yes |
| VIDEO 8K | no | no |
| VIDEO 4K | no | 30 fps |
| VIDEO 1080 | 30 fps | 120 fps |
| VIDEO 720 | 30 fps | no |
| VIDEO SLOW MOTION | no | 1080p / 120 fps |
| VIDEO 4:2:2 | no | no |
| VIDEO HYBRID-LOG GAMMA | no | no |
| VIDEO SYNC TIMECODE | no | no |
| VIDEO PRO-RES RAW | no | no |
| FLASH | built-in w/guide number of 39 ft. | built-in w/guide number of 23 ft. |
| FLASH SYNC SPEED | 1/200th sec. | 1/200th sec. |
| AUTO FP HIGH-SPEED FLASH SYNC | no | yes |
| SLOW-SYNC FLASH | yes | yes |
| AF FINE TUNE | no | not applicable |
| AF POINTS | 11 w/1 cross type | 209 |
| AF 3D TRACKING | yes | no |
| FACE AF | yes | yes |
| ANIMAL AF | no | yes |
| EYE-AF | no | yes |
| VEHICLE AF | no | no |
| PIXEL SHIFT | no | no |
| LOW-LIGHT AF SENSITIVITY EV | -1 | -4 |
| FPS STILLS | 4 | 11 |
| BUFFER RAW CAPACITY | 16 | 30 |
| MECHANICAL SHUTTER | 30-1/4000th sec. | 30-1/4000th sec. |
| ELECTRONIC SHUTTER | no | 30-1/4000th sec. |
| BULB SHUTTER | yes | yes |
| TIME SHUTTER | yes | yes |
| INTERVALOMETER | yes | yes |
| VIEWFINDER | optical (pentamirror) | electronic |
| VIEWFINDER FRAME COVERAGE | 95% | 100% |
| VIEWFINDER MAGNIFICATION | 0.78x | 1.02x |
| ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER | no | 2360k-dot |
| BATTERY GRIP | no | no |
| DUAL CARD SLOTS | no | no |
| CARD SLOT TYPE | SDXC | SDXC |
| FOCUS SHIFT SHOOTING | no | no |
| HDR | yes | yes |
| PANORAMA | no | no |
| MATRIX METER | yes | yes |
| CENTER-WEIGHTED METER | yes | yes |
| SPOT METER | yes | yes |
| HIGHLIGHT-WEIGHTED METER | no | yes |
| NATIVE ISO | 100-6400 | 100-51200 |
| IMAGE PROCESSOR | EXPEED 2 | EXPEED 6 |
| TOP SIDE CONTROL PANEL | no | no |
| DEDICATED FN BUTTONS | yes | yes |
| HOTSHOE | yes | yes |
| GPS | optional | no |
| COMPACT DESIGN | yes | yes |
| IBIS | no | no |
| Z-MOUNT LENS COMPATIBILITY | no | yes |
| F-MOUNT LENS COMPATIBILITY | yes | yes |
| DX CROP | yes | yes |
| CX CROP | no | no |
| ON-SENSOR PHASE-DETECT AF | no | yes |
| FULL FRAME SENSOR | no | no |
| STACKED SENSOR | no | no |
| BSI SENSOR | no | yes |
| ANTI-ALIASING FILTER | yes | no |
| SENSOR WIDTH IN MM | 23.6 | 23.5 |
| SENSOR HEIGHT IN MM | 15.6 | 15.7 |
| IMAGE WIDTH IN PIXELS | 4928 | 5568 |
| IMAGE HEIGHT IN PIXELS | 3264 | 3712 |
| PIXEL SIZE | 4.784µ | 4.225µ |
| MONITOR | 3" 921k-dot TFT LCD | 3.2" 1040k-dot TFT LCD |
| TOUCHSCREEN MONITOR | no | yes |
| TILTING MONITOR | yes | yes |
| FULLY ARTICULATING MONITOR | yes | no |
| TOUCH MONITOR AF | no | yes |
| LIVE HISTOGRAM | no | yes |
| ILLUMINATED BUTTONS | no | no |
| ETHERNET JACK | no | no |
| ACTIVE D-LIGHTING | yes | yes |
| EXPOSURE BRACKETING | yes | yes |
| FLASH BRACKETING | no | no |
| WHITE BALANCE BRACKETING | yes | yes |
| SELFTIMER | yes | yes |
| WEATHER SEALED | no | yes |
| SHUTTER LIFE | 100,000 actuations | 150,000 actuations |
| WIDTH | 128mm / 5in | 127mm / 5in |
| HEIGHT | 97m / 3.8in | 94mm / 3.7in |
| DEPTH | 79mm / 3.1in | 60mm / 2.4in |
| WEIGHT | 510g / 1.12lb | 450g / 0.99lb |
| REPLACED BY | Nikon D5200 | |
| PRECEDED BY | Nikon D5000 | |
| SEE ALSO | Nikon D5300 Nikon D5500 Nikon D5600 Nikon Z50 | Nikon Z30 Nikon D3500 Nikon D5600 Nikon D7500 Nikon Z5 Nikon Zfc |
| COMMENT | This camera does not support AF-P lenses. | |
| Nikon D5100 | Nikon Z50 | |
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* Video frames are progressive unless otherwise noted.
* Shutter life is an MTBF value.
* Shutter life is an MTBF value.
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