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Canon PowerShot G7 X Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera
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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in
N/A
0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4928 x 3264 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
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 7Expeed 2
Image sensor format
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
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum125125100
ISO maximum128001280025600
Maximum image resolution5472 x 3648 px5472 x 3648 px4928 x 3264 px
White balance presets8812
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
2560025600
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom4.2 x4.2 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture1.82.8
N/A
Maximum aperture1.81.82.8
Focal length equiv24 - 10024 - 100
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Normal focus range1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
Number of focus points13111
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalLens based only
Filter threadnono
N/A
Folded opticsnono
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
Nikon F
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
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
11
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
2.83 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
N/A
Screen dots10400001040000921000
Touch screenyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderNoneNoneOptical
Flip-out screennoyes
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
0.78 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
1.7 - 0.7
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.7 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed40.0 s1.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus335
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range7712
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashnonoyes
Continuous drive6.5 fps8.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Underwater
N/A
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnono
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
33
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
3
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
yes
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
Yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
4.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsMP4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps59.95 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoMono
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
Stereo
Supported audio file formatsAACAACLPCM
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactCompactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednonono
Body material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight9.84 oz10.37 oz17.99 oz
Width4.06 in4.15 in5.0 in
Height2.38 in2.4 in3.8 in
Depth1.59 in1.66 in3.1 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
4098.0 mB
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210240660
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyes
N/A
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
yes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMini
USB version2.02.02.0
Headphone portnono
N/A
Microphone portnonoyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyes
Smartphone remote supportyes
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesyes
NFCnoyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Bluetoothnonono
AV outputyesno
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
Firewire
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
GPSnoyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
Calendar
N/A
N/A
yes
Frame
N/A
N/A
yes
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
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Trimming

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