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Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Digital Camera
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Nikon D3100 Digital Camera
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Nikon D3200 Digital Camera
Nikon D3200
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Max resolution5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3072 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px
ProcessorDIGIC 6DIGIC 6Expeed 2Expeed 3
Sensor size
N/A
0.24 in0.91 in0.91 in
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 4608x3456
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 2768x3456
  • 3264x2448
  • 3264x2176
  • 3264x1832
  • 2448x2448
  • 1952x2448
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1368
  • 1920x1080
  • 1536x1536
  • 1232x1536
  • 3456x2304
  • 2304x1536
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
DXDX

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum80100100200
ISO maximum320064001280012800
Maximum image resolution5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px
White balance presets571212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPEGJPG
  • JPG
  • 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
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesnono
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatNoRAWRAWRAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
64001280012800
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
nono

Optics and focus

Optical zoom50.0 x65.0 x3.0 x3.1 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture3.43.43.5
N/A
Maximum aperture3.43.43.52.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120021 - 1365
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoManual
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
  • AI Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Normal focus range1.97 in0.0 in
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Macro focus range0.0 in0.0 in
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points991111
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalLens based onlyLens based only
Filter threadnono
N/A
N/A
Folded opticsnono
N/A
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
Nikon-AFNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
LampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
1.5x1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
1111
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
2.05 in2.64 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesnono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots461000922000230000921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderNoneOpticalOpticalOptical
Flip-out screennoyesno
N/A
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
no
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
922000.0 px
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
0.8 x0.78 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.5
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.71 in0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
nono

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronic
N/A
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus2355
Exposure compensation minus-2-3-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
10.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range5.55.51212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashnoyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.9 fps6.4 fps3.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
Sports
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
3D supportnono
N/A
yes
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
yesyes
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
NoNo
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
1/200s1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
3.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
3.0 fps4.0 fps

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1280.0 px
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
MP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
Video recording limit300.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080320 x 2401280 x 7201280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps24.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate59.94 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesnoyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoMonoMono
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyesyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereoMonoStereo
Supported audio file formats
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
LC-AACPCMPCM
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeSLRSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
Environmentally sealednononono
Body material
N/A
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Weight15.59 oz21.41 oz16.05 oz16.05 oz
Width4.72 in5.02 in4.88 in4.92 in
Height3.22 in4.5 in2.93 in3.01 in
Depth3.62 in3.65 in3.78 in3.78 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots2111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
Maximum memory card size
N/A
32.0 GB64.0 GB8.0 GB
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
4098.0 mB
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • Battery
  • DC
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)205340550540
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
Battery capacity
N/A
920.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
AC adapter included
N/A
Yyesyes
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesno
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB portyesyesyes
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Headphone portnono
N/A
N/A
Microphone portnoyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi ConnectedOptional
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesNoyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCyesyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnononono
AV outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
11
Firewire
N/A
N/A
nono

Other features

Timelapse recordingnono
N/A
N/A
GPSyesnoyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMulti
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supportedyes
N/A
yesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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
  • VIE
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • 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
Calendar
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Frame
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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