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Canon PowerShot G5 X Digital Camera
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Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCCDCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in
N/A
0.29 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:33:2
Max resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC 7DIGIC III iSAPSExpeed 4
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
DX

Image

ISO
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum12512512580100
ISO maximum128001280012800160025600
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets788612
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
25600
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.2 x4.2 x4.2 x6.0 x3.1 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture2.81.82.82.83.5
Maximum aperture1.81.81.84.82.8
Focal length equiv24 - 10024 - 10024 - 10035 - 210
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Normal focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in19.69 in
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points31131
N/A
39
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalLens based only
Filter threadnononono
N/A
Folded opticsnononono
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
39

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:23:2
N/A
3:2
Screen dots1040000104000010400002300001037000
Touch screenyesyesyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneNoneOpticalOptical
Viewfinder screen size0.39 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
noyes
N/A
no
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.82 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 1
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s40.0 s1.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus33325
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3-2-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
2.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range777412
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesnonoyesyes
Continuous drive5.9 fps6.5 fps8.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
N/A
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnonononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
1/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
N/A
3
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
i-TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
N/A
Full HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MP4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
AVI
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080640 x 4801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps59.95 fps15.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Environmentally sealednonononono
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight12.45 oz9.84 oz10.37 oz11.29 oz16.93 oz
Width4.43 in4.06 in4.15 in4.19 in4.92 in
Height3.01 in2.38 in2.4 in1.67 in3.86 in
Depth1.74 in1.59 in1.66 in2.83 in2.99 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)210210240
N/A
600
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyesyes
N/A
Battery recharge time5.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1111
AC adapter included
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Y
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.0 h1.0 h
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesnoyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicro
N/A
Mini
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Headphone portnonono
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesnono
N/A
yes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Remote controlyesyesyesNoyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCyesnoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnonononono
AV outputyesyesnoyes
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyesyes
GPSnonoyesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
N/A
no
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Languages support
N/A
MultiMulti
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
Calendar
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 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

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