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Nikon D3300 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
Pentax K-S1
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3.7 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
DXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in
N/A
0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx
N/A
20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx
N/A
20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
N/A
3:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px
N/A
5472 x 3648 px
Other resolutions
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
N/A
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorExpeed 4EXPEED 4PRIME MII

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum100100100
ISO maximum256002560051200
Boosted ISO maximum25600
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets12
N/A
9
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effectsVivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
Image stabilizerno
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
Sensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios3:2
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR supportno
N/A
yes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
3-axis
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2
Optical zoom5.8 x
N/A
11.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x
N/A
1.5 x
Minimum aperture225.6
N/A
Maximum aperture2.85.63.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAutoAuto
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points111111
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11
N/A
11
Image stabiliserLens based only
N/A
Built-in
Filter diameter2.05 in2.17 in2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)11
N/A
11
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
N/A
no
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots921000
N/A
921000
Touch screennonono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalPentamirror
Optical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x0.85 x0.95 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.52.5 - 1.5
Eye relief0.71 in0.71 in0.88 in
Separate info displayno
N/A
no
Flip-out screennono
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modesSceneAuto
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
No
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed1/200s
N/A
1/180s
Built-in flashyes
N/A
yes
Flash range12
N/A
10
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
P-TTL
External flashyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps
N/A
5.4 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
N/A
yes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps
N/A
5.4 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps
N/A
5.4 fps
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
3
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
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 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
MOV
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
N/A
1280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeMono
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyesyesyes
Audio systemMonoMonoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCM
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlastic
N/A
Plastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Weight16.23 oz12.87 oz17.57 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in4.72 in
Height2.97 in3.82 in3.64 in
Depth3.86 in2.76 in2.74 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file systemRAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)7001550480
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includednoY
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
N/A
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.0
Microphone portyes
N/A
yes
WirelessOptional
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
Remote controlyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonono
Bluetoothnoyes
N/A
Firewireno
N/A
no
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
N/A
GPSnonoyes
Orientation sensoryes
N/A
yes
Calendaryesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
Languages support
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CRO
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Crop
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in
N/A

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