| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 14.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.5 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Nikon |
| Model | CoolPix L330 20.2MP Digital Camera | D3100 14.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix L330 | D3100 |
| Series | CoolPix | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 14.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11.11 x 8.33 x 7.63 cm | 33.8 x 25.8 x 17 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | ISO 100 -3200 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 3200 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 3 |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 26x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.1 - F5.9 | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm 1 ft, 8 inch - Infinity W, 1.5 m 5 ft - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted Digital Zoom less than 2x, Spot Digital Zoom 2x or more | - |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Selecton Center, Face Detection, Digital Zoom Magnification 35 mm 135 Equivalent 2340 mm, Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Pre-flashes | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto (TTL white-balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor) Incandescent Fluorescent Direct sunlight Flash Cloudy Shade White balance preset |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical and Charge-coupled Electronic Shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Single Default Setting, Continuous the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 1 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 4, BSS Best Shot Selector, Multi-shot 16 | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 3fps |
| image features |
| Image Format | File System DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF Compliant | NEF (12 bit compressed RAW) JPEG (Baseline-compliant) |
| Gross Pixel | 20.48 MP | - |
| Still Image Size | 5120 x 2880 14 M | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3072 (L) |
| Picture Angle | - | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.5 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460000 dots | 230000 dots |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 43 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Supply | - | EH-5a AC Adapter (Available Separately; Requires Optional EP-5A Power Connector) |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | JPEG Movies MOV Video H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | MOV movie (H.264/MPEG-4 compression format with monaural sound) |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Easy Auto, Scene Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party / Indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Night Landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks Show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Panorama Assist, Pet Portrait, Smart Portrait, Auto | Single frame shooting mode, Continuous shooting mode approx. 3fps, Self-timer mode, Quiet Shutter Release |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | No |