| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 20 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 SX420IS 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | 1J2 | PowerShot SX420IS |
| Series | Coolpix | PowerShot |
| Color | Orange | Red |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 106 x 61 x 29.8 mm | 35.6 x 30.7 x 12.2 cm |
| Weight | 238 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot shoe | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 13.2 x 8.8 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 800 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | - |
| Lens Mount | Nikon 1-mount | - |
| Focal Length | 10-30 mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | 42x |
| Aperture Range | f/3.5-f/5.6 | F3.5 - F6.6 |
| Other Lens Features | - | Image Stabilizer IS System Lens-shift Type, Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F/Number f/3.5 - f/8.0 W, f/6.6 - f/8.0 T, 42x Optical Zoom 24 mm - 1008 mm with 84x ZoomPlus |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Auto, Manual | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 135 Points | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent | - |
| Focus Range | - | 0 cm - Infinity W, 1.4 m - Infinity T, Macro 0 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | - | AF Frame Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF |
| 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 | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | - | Continuous Shooting AUTO, P Mode 0.5 Shots/sec, Low Light Mode 2.2 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | 5 metres Flash range | - |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 40300 AM |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 230000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | 220 Shots | - |
| Power Supply | - | Battery Pack NB-11LH |
| 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 | - |
| Drive Modes | Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer | - |
| Scene Modes | Close-up(Macro), Landscape, Night portrait, Portrait | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button |