| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Ricoh |
| Model | CoolPix P600 16.1MP Digital Camera | Pentax K-5 II 16.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix P600 | Pentax K-5 II |
| Series | CoolPix | Pentax |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 125 x 85 x 106.5 mm | 13.1 x 7.3 x 9.7 cm |
| Weight | 565 GM | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 10 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | - |
| Other Sensor Features | ISO Sensitivity (Auto) 0.5 - 7.5 m (W), 1.5 - 4.0 m (T) | CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, DR II Ultrasonic Vibration to Low Pass Filter with Dust Alert Function |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 12800 |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | NIKKOR Lens | - |
| Lens Construction | 16 Elements in 11 Groups (4 ED Lens Element and 1 Super ED Lens Element) | - |
| Focal Length | 4.3 - 258 mm (35 mm (135) Equivalent 24 - 1440 mm) | - |
| Optical Zoom | 60x | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Other Lens Features | - | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Useable with Adapter and Restrictions, SDM Function, Power Zoom Function |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Standard Focusing Screen Natural Bright Matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital Live View |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Auto | AF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual |
| Focus Range | 50 cm (1 ft, 8 inch) - Infinity (W), 2.0 m (6 ft, 7 inch) - Infinity (T) | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot | Center Weighted, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Selecton Target Finding AF, Face Priority, Manual (Spot), Manual (Normal), Manual (Wide), Subject Tracking, Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Pre-flashes, Digital Zoom Magnification 35 mm (135) Equivalent 5760 mm | Focus Point Adjustment Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable, Center, AF Assist via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Safox X TTL Phase-difference 11 Point 9 Cross Wide Autofocus System with Light Wavelength Sensor, Autofocus Contrast + Face Detection, Contrast Detection, Phase Difference |
| White Balancing | - | Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent D, N, W, L, Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode S 3 Manual and 3 Kelvin Temperature Presets Available, Copy WB Settings from a Captured Image Available |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Programmed AE with Flexible Program, Shutter-priority Auto, Aperture-priority Auto, Manual, Exposure Bracketing Enabled | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 5 EV 1/3, 1/2 Steps Selectable |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical, CMOS Electronic Shutter | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1 sec-1/4000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Single (Default Setting), Continuous H (the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 7 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 7), Continuous L (the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 1 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 200), Pre-shooting Cache (the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 15 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 20, Including a Maximum of 5 Frames Captured in the Pre-shooting Cache), Continuous H120 fps (the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 120 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 60), Continuous H60 fps (the Frame Rate for Continuous Shooting is 60 fps and the Maximum Number of Continuous Shots is 60), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16, Intvl Timer Shooting | - |
| Other Shutter Features | -1 - 1/4000 sec, -15 - 1/4000 sec (when ISO Sensitivity is 100 in M Mode), when the Aperture Value is Set to f/7.6 (Wide-angle End) | - |
| flash features |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | Flash Exposure Compensation -2 to 1 EV (1/2 Steps) |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | On, Redeye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Redeye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Wireless |
| Other Flash Features | - | External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec |
| image features |
| Image Format | File System DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF Compliant | RAW, PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.21, DCF 2 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III |
| Gross Pixel | 16.76 MP | 16.9 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Still Image Size | 4608 x 2592 (12 M), 1920 x 1080 (2 M) | - |
| Other Image Features | Movie (1080/30 fps (Default Setting)) 1920 x 1080 (169)), (1080 / 25 fps (Default Setting) 1920 x 1080 (169)), (1080/60i 1920 x 1080 (169)), (1080/50i 1920 x 1080 (169)), (720/30 fps 1280 x 720 (169)), (720/25 fps 1280 x 720 (169)), (iFrame 720/30 fps 1280 x 720 (169)), (iFrame 720/25 fps 1280 x 720 (169)), (480/30 fps 640 x 480 (43)), (480/25 fps 640 x 480 (43)), (HS 480/4x 640 x 480 (43)), (HS 720/2x 1280 x 720 (169)), (HS 1080/0.5x 1920 x 1080 (169)) | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4928 x 3264 16 M, 3936 x 2624 10 M, 3072 x 2048 6 M, 1728 x 1152 2 M |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,000 dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots |
| Other Display Features | - | Playback Modes Mode Selection One Shot No Data, Basic Data, Full Data, Color Channel Histogram, Bright / Dark Indication, Copyright Info, Multi Image Display 4, 9, 16, 36, 81 Thumbnails, Calendar Filmstrip, Folder, Magnification, Select and Delete, Movie Playback No Data, Basic Data, Full Data, Save RAW Data from JPG, Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, DPOF, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 32x, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Toy Camera, Monochrome Filter, Toning, Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Color, Starburst, Sketch, Watercolor, Fisheye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Posterization, Base Parameter Adj, Custom |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | 2 |
| Wifi | Yes | No |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 56 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC via Firmware Update |
| Power Supply | EH-71P AC Adapter | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | LPCM Stereo, WAV | - |
| Video Format | JPEG Sound Files (Voice Memo), MOV (Video H.264 / MPEG-4, AVC) | AVI |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Scene (Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Landscape, Scene Auto Selector, Portrait, Sports, Party / Indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks Show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Easy Panorama, Pet Portrait, Moon, Bird-watching), Special Effects, P, S, A, M, User Settings | Capture Modes Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program P, Sensitivity Priority Sv, Shutter Priority Tv, Aperture Priority Av, Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv, Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER 5 Presets, Movie Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass, All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales, Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared, Toning Sepia, Warm / Cool, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular, Fine and Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales, Green Simplified Mode PASMB P, A, S, M, B Extended Modes Sv, TAv, Digital Filters Capture Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Color, Soft, Starburst, Fisheye, Custom, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright |
| Macro Mode | 1 cm (0.4 inch) - Infinity | - |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| Drive Modes | - | Drive Modes Mode Selection - Single, Continuous H, L, Remote Infrared 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Auto Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, MLU Standard, Remote, HDR Capture +3, 0, -3 with 5 Blend Settings and Pixel Alignment, Multi-exposure 2 - 9 Shots, Interval 999 Shots, 1 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available, Continuous FPS H 7 fps 30 JPG, 20 RAW, L 1.6 fps Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW, Cable Switch |