We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 5 products

Close
Nikon D5000 Digital Camera
Close
Nikon D5200 Digital Camera
Close
Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Close
Pentax K-50 Digital Camera
Close
Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXAPS-CAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:23:2
Max resolution4288 x 2848 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px5472 x 3648 px
Other resolutions
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 2688x1792
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorExpeedExpeed 3Expeed 4PRIME MPRIME MII

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum200100100100100
ISO maximum320025600256005120051200
Boosted ISO maximum64002560025600
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets12121299
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent L
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Muted
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
Image stabilizernononoyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRnoyesyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Pentax KAF2Pentax KAF2
Optical zoom5.8 x5.8 x3.1 x
N/A
11.0 x
Digital zoom5.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.52.82.83.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modenoyesyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points1139391111
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)1139391111
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.05 in2.05 in2.17 in2.05 in2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
3.5
N/A
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
39
N/A
11
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.7 in3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesnono
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots2300009210001037000921000921000
Touch screennonononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
Viewfinder
Optical
OpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x0.82 x0.92 x0.95 x
Eye relief0.7 in0.7 in0.71 in
N/A
0.88 in
Separate info displaynonononono
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
1.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 12.5 - 1.52.5 - 1.5
Second display
N/A
nononono
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:23:2
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
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 exposures33533
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
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
AE frames33333
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
NoNo
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/200s1/180s1/180s
Built-in flashyesnoyesyesyes
Flash range1712121210
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTLP-TTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps5.4 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps5.4 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps5.4 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeHDFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsAVI
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playbackSingle image
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate24.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 7201920 x 10801280 x 7201280 x 720
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereoStereoMonoStereo
Audio systemMonoStereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Supported audio file formats
N/A
PCMPCM
N/A
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononoyesno

Dimensions

Weight19.75 oz17.81 oz16.93 oz20.81 oz17.57 oz
Width5.0 in5.08 in4.92 in5.08 in4.72 in
Height4.09 in3.86 in3.86 in3.8 in3.64 in
Depth3.15 in3.07 in2.99 in2.76 in2.74 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • Eye-Fi
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • RAW
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB2.0 GB
N/A

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
  • USB
BatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)510500600480480
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesyesY
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1030.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V7.2 V
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
1.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesnoyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedOptionalBuilt-InEye-Fi ConnectedEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesno
N/A
NFCnonononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesnono
Bluetoothno
N/A
nono
N/A
Firewirenonononono
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMini
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
AV output
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB B
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnonoyesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Album organizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonononono
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesTrimmingRotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
Frame
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages support
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
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
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
  • 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
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Nikon D5000

Often compared with Nikon D5200

Often compared with Nikon D5300

Often compared with Pentax K-50

Often compared with Pentax K-S1