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Canon PowerShot G7 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Nikon D5300
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCCDCMOS
Sensor size0.28 in0.29 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
4:33:2
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 2816x2112
  • 2272x1704
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
Processor
N/A
DIGIC III iSAPSExpeed 4
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
DX

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum8080100
ISO maximum1600160025600
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets6612
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalNo
Uncompressed formatNoRAWRAW
ISO high auto
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
3:2
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom6.0 x6.0 x3.1 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture2.82.83.5
Maximum aperture4.84.82.8
Focal length equiv35 - 21035 - 210
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single 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) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Normal focus range19.69 in19.69 in
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Macro focus range0.39 in0.39 in
N/A
Number of focus points9
N/A
39
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalLens based only
Filter threadyesno
N/A
Folded opticsnono
N/A
Filter diameter2.28 in
N/A
2.17 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
ManualAuto/Manual
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
39
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
39

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.5 in3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnonoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots2070002300001037000
Touch screennonono
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOptical
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:2
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
0.82 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 1
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
no
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
Second display
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus225
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Self-timer delay2.0 s2.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range4412
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive2.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
3D supportnonono
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
5
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
yes
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
i-TTL
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1024 x 768 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
HD typeNot supported
N/A
Full HD
Supported video file formatsAVIAVI
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)640 x 480640 x 4801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps15.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails

Design

Body typeCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Environmentally sealednonono
Body material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight11.29 oz11.29 oz16.93 oz
Width4.19 in4.19 in4.92 in
Height1.67 in1.67 in3.86 in
Depth2.83 in2.83 in2.99 in

Storage

Internal storage32.0 mB32.0 mB
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory slots
N/A
N/A
1
Camera file system
N/A
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Battery life (max)5.0 h7.0 h1.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyes
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
11
Power source type
N/A
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
N/A
600
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
Y

Connectivity

HDMInonoyes
USB version2.02.02.0
PictBridgeyesyesyes
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyes
Bluetoothnonono
AV outputyesyes
N/A
Remote control
N/A
Noyes
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
Mini
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Firewire
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

GPSnonoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Timelapse recording
N/A
yesyes
Calendar
N/A
N/A
yes
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
no
Languages support
N/A
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
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming

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