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Canon PowerShot G5 X vs Nikon D5300

4.43 in
3.01 in
Canon PowerShot G5 X Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot G5 X
4.92 in
3.86 in
Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Nikon D5300
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
36
4.1 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
ProcessorDIGIC 6Expeed 4

Image

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
ISO
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO minimum125100
ISO maximum1280025600
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets712
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Optical zoom4.2 x3.1 x
Minimum aperture2.83.5
Maximum aperture1.82.8
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • 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) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points3139
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based only

Screen and viewfinder

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Screen size3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
Screen dots10400001037000
Touch screenyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %

Photography features

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyes
WB BracketingNo
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range712
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.9 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnono
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20

Videography features

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsLC-AACPCM

Design

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Body typeCompactSLR
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Weight12.45 oz16.93 oz
Width4.43 in4.92 in
Height3.01 in3.86 in
Depth1.74 in2.99 in

Storage

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210600
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMini
USB portyesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnono

Other features

Canon PowerShot G5 XCanon PowerShot G5 X
Nikon D5300Nikon D5300
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyes
Energy Star certifiednono
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming

Pros & Cons

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