| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | 1J2 10.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | 1J2 | PowerShot SX170 |
| Series | Coolpix | PowerShot |
| Color | Orange | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 106 x 61 x 29.8 mm | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm |
| Weight | 238 GM | 228 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot shoe | - |
| Model Number | - | SX170 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 13.2 x 8.8 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | - |
| Lens Mount | Nikon 1-mount | - |
| Focal Length | 10-30 mm | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | 16x |
| Aperture Range | f/3.5-f/5.6 | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Auto, Manual | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 135 Points | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent | - |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Shutter Speed priority | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/16000-30 sec | 1/3200 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | 5 metres Flash range | External Flash EX-series Speedlite |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 32, 43, 11 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3456 L |
| Still Image Size | - | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small |
| Slow Motion | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921000 dots | 230,000 dots |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | 220 Shots | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | MOV | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 60fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Drive Modes | Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer | - |
| Scene Modes | Close-up(Macro), Landscape, Night portrait, Portrait | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W |