| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Nikon |
| Model | CoolPix L330 20.2MP Digital Camera | D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix L330 | D5000 |
| Series | CoolPix | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11.11 x 8.33 x 7.63 cm | 104 x 127 x 80 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | D5000 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Weight | - | 560 GM |
| Ports | - | Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 6400 |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 26x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.1 - F5.9 | - |
| Lens Type | - | Nikon F mount |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | - | 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 hybrid control with image sensor and 420-segment RGB sensor 12 manual modes, 31 color temperature settings, preset manual, fine tuning, white-balance bracketing |
| 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 | Approx 4fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| 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 | - |
| Picture Angle | - | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 43 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | JPEG Movies MOV Video H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | AVI movie Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| 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 | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Penta-Dach Mirror |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Front-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, rear-curtain sync |