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Canon PowerShot G5 Digital Camera
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Nikon D3300 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCCDCCDCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.28 in0.28 in0.29 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
4:33:23:2
Max resolution2592 x 1944 px3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
Processor
N/A
N/A
DIGIC III iSAPSExpeed 4Expeed 4
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
Advanced Photo System type-C
DX

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
Maximum image resolution2592 x 1944 px3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets6661212
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoOpticalOpticalNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWNoRAWRAWRAW
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
ISO minimum
N/A
8080100100
ISO maximum
N/A
160016002560025600
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Supported image file formats
N/A
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizer
N/A
yesyesnono
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
2560025600
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
N/A
3:23:2
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
noyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.0 x6.0 x6.0 x5.8 x3.1 x
Digital zoom4.1 x4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture22.82.8223.5
Maximum aperture34.84.82.82.8
Focal length equiv35 - 14035 - 21035 - 210
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Normal focus range19.69 in19.69 in19.69 in
N/A
N/A
Macro focus range1.97 in0.39 in0.39 in
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Number of focus points
N/A
9
N/A
1139
Image stabiliser
N/A
OpticalOpticalLens based onlyLens based only
Filter thread
N/A
yesno
N/A
N/A
Folded optics
N/A
nono
N/A
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
2.28 in
N/A
2.05 in2.17 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
ManualAutoAuto/Manual
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
LampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x1.5x
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1139
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1139

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.8 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Touch screennonononono
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
Viewfinder
Optical
OpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Articulated LCD
N/A
nononoyes
Screen dots
N/A
2070002300009210001037000
Field of view
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
N/A
95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.85 x0.82 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 1
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.71 in0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3:2
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus22255
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-2-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range5441212
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive2.5 fps2.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
N/A
Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Self-timer delay
N/A
2.0 s2.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Scene modes
N/A
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
no
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/200s1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution320 x 240 px1024 x 768 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
HD type
N/A
Not supported
N/A
Full HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
N/A
AVIAVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
640 x 480640 x 4801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
15.0 fps15.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
15.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactSLRSLR
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Environmentally sealednonononono
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Weight14.46 oz11.29 oz11.29 oz16.23 oz16.93 oz
Width4.76 in4.19 in4.19 in4.88 in4.92 in
Height2.75 in1.67 in1.67 in2.97 in3.86 in
Depth2.91 in2.83 in2.83 in3.86 in2.99 in

Storage

Internal storage32.0 mB32.0 mB32.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compatible memory cards
N/A
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Camera file system
N/A
N/A
N/A
RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB

Power

Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery life (max)
N/A
5.0 h7.0 h
N/A
1.0 h
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
N/A
111
Power source type
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
N/A
N/A
700600
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V7.2 V
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
N/A
noY
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

USB version1.02.02.02.02.0
Remote controlyes
N/A
Noyesyes
HDMI
N/A
nonoyesyes
PictBridge
N/A
yesyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
nononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
nononoyes
Bluetooth
N/A
nononono
AV output
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
MiniMini
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless
N/A
N/A
N/A
OptionalBuilt-In
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g

Other features

Timelapse recordingyes
N/A
yesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
GPS
N/A
nononoyes
Calendar
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Languages support
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CRO
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming

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