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Nikon D300 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXDXFull frameAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx22.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:23:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:2
Max resolution4288 x 2848 px4288 x 2848 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px
Other resolutions
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 4176x2784
  • 2784x1856
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorExpeedExpeedExpeed 5Expeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 3PRIME MII

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum10010010010010050100
ISO maximum640064005120025600256002560051200
Boosted ISO minimum10010050
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum640064001640000
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px4288 x 2848 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets1212121212129
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
Image stabilizernoyesyesno
N/A
noyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFFRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRnonoyes
N/A
noyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
16:94:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2
Optical zoom11.1 x5.8 x5.0 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
11.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Center
  • Spotus
Center
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points515115339395111
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)515115339395111
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in2.64 in2.83 in2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Maximum aperture
N/A
3.52.84.53.5
N/A
3.5
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
1.0 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
3.53.53.5
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
1533939
N/A
11
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyesyesnono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots922000920000235900010370001037000921000921000
Touch screennonoyesyesyesnono
Live viewyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x-2.0 x1.0 x0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x0.95 x
Eye relief0.77 in0.77 in0.63 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in
Separate info displayyesyesyesnonoyesno
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
2 - 1-2 - 1-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 12.5 - 1.5
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
nono
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures2223323
Exposure compensation plus5555555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Subject / scene modesnononoyesyesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/250s1/200s1/200s1/250s1/180s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212
N/A
12121210
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Scene modes
N/A
  • Beach
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Spotlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTL
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedHD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Maximum resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
Supported video file formats
N/A
AVIMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
Video recording limit
N/A
20.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
24.0 fps10.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201280 x 720
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumPlasticPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Red
Black
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesnonoyesno

Dimensions

Weight29.1 oz29.1 oz26.81 oz15.87 oz14.64 oz31.75 oz17.57 oz
Width5.79 in5.79 in5.79 in4.88 in4.88 in5.7 in4.72 in
Height4.49 in4.49 in4.53 in3.82 in3.82 in4.8 in3.64 in
Depth2.91 in2.91 in3.19 in2.76 in2.76 in3.2 in2.74 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • CF Type II
  • MicroDrive
  • CF
  • Eye-Fi
  • MicroDrive
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots122111
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)10009501240820970900480
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111111
AC adapter includedyesyesYYYyes
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1410.0 mAh
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesnoyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity111
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
USB version2.02.03.12.02.03.12.0
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnonoyesnoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesyesyesno
Firewirenonononononono
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMiniMiniMiniMini
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyesyesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
no
N/A
no
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesnoyesno
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnononoyesyesyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesnoyesyesyesyes
Frameyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Image editing modesTrimmingRotatingTrimming
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • RUS
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
nono
Languages support
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
MultiMulti
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Calendar
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A

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Often compared with Nikon D5600

Often compared with Nikon D800

Often compared with Pentax K-S1