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Canon PowerShot G5 X Digital Camera
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Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Nikon D5300
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4.3 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCCDCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in0.29 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:33:2
Max resolution5472 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
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 6DIGIC III iSAPSExpeed 4
Image sensor format
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
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum12512580100
ISO maximum1280012800160025600
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets78612
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
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • 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
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
25600
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.2 x4.2 x6.0 x3.1 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture2.81.82.83.5
Maximum aperture1.81.84.82.8
Focal length equiv24 - 10024 - 10035 - 210
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • 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) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Normal focus range1.97 in1.97 in19.69 in
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points311
N/A
39
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalLens based only
Filter threadnonono
N/A
Folded opticsnonono
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
39

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
N/A
3:2
Screen dots104000010400002300001037000
Touch screenyesyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneOpticalOptical
Viewfinder screen size0.39 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
no
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.82 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 1
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s40.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus3325
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-2-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
2.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
yes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range77412
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • 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 flashyesnoyesyes
Continuous drive5.9 fps6.5 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
i-TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 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 HD
N/A
Full HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MP4AVI
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080640 x 4801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps15.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Environmentally sealednononono
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

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

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
N/A
1
Storage types
  • 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
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
32.0 mB
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)210210
N/A
600
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyes
N/A
Battery recharge time5.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
111
AC adapter included
N/A
yes
N/A
Y
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
7.0 h1.0 h
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesnoyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
N/A
Mini
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Headphone portnono
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesno
N/A
yes
WirelessBuilt-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
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Remote controlyesyesNoyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCyesnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnononono
AV outputyesyesyes
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
GPSnononoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
no
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Languages support
N/A
Multi
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
yes
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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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