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Nikon D300 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

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

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum10010010050100
ISO maximum640025600256002560051200
Boosted ISO minimum100
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum6400
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets121212129
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • 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 balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • 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
  • Fader
  • Pastel
Image stabilizernono
N/A
noyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRno
N/A
noyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2
Optical zoom11.1 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
11.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • 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) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points5139395111
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)5139395111
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
4.53.5
N/A
3.5
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
3939
N/A
11
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesnono
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots92200010370001037000921000921000
Touch screennoyesyesnono
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x0.95 x
Eye relief0.77 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in
Separate info displayyesnonoyesno
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 12.5 - 1.5
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures23323
Exposure compensation plus55555
Exposure compensation minus-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
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Subject / scene modesnoyesyesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/200s1/200s1/250s1/180s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212121210
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • 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 shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)6.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTL
Scene modes
N/A
  • 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
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 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
  • 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
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesnonoyesno

Dimensions

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

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • CF Type II
  • MicroDrive
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • 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 2.3
  • 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
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1000820970900480
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesYYyes
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
USB version2.02.02.03.12.0
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnonoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesno
Firewirenonononono
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMiniMini
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
N/A
IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
noyesno
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
no
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnoyesyesyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
N/A
Image editing modesTrimming
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
Calendar
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Languages support
N/A
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
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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

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