| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | CoolPix P610 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot A3500IS 16.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix P610 | PowerShot A3500IS |
| Series | CoolPix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | No |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 12.5 x 10.6 x 8.5 cm | 97.7 x 56 x 19.8 mm |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | A3500IS |
| Weight | - | 135 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 60x | 5x |
| Aperture Range | F3.3 - F6.5 | F2.8 W - F6.9 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Zoom 60x, Digital Zoom Upto 4x Angle of View Equivalent to that of 5760 mm Lens in 35 mm 135 Format, Vibration Reduction Lens-shift VR Still Pictures, Lens-shift and Electronic VR Movies, Aperture Electronically Controlled 6 Blade Iris Diaphragm | - |
| Lens Type | - | Canon Zoom Lens |
| Lens Mount | - | 10x Zoom Plus |
| Focal Length | - | 5.0 - 25.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 140 mm |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | No |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Viewfinder 0.5 cm 0.2-inch 921000 dots Equivalent LCD, With the Diopter Adjustment Function -3 to +3 m-1 | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm - Infinity W, 2.0 m - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot | Evaluative, Center Weighted Average, Spot |
| White Balancing | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Other Focus Features | Autofocus AF Focus Area Selecton Face Priority, Manual Spot, Manual Normal, Manual Wide, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AF, Focus Range Macro Mode Wide-angle Position All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens, Focus Lock Yes, Contrast Detect AF | TTL |
| Focus Mode | - | Single, Continuous Auto Mode, Servo AF / AE, Tracking AF, AF Point Selection |
| Focus Points | - | AiAF Face Detection / 9-point, 1-point AF Fixed to Center |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 2 EV in increments 1/3 |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Programmed Auto Exposure, With Flexible Program, Aperture Priority Auto, Exposure Bracketing, Manual, Shutter Priority Auto | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Smart Flash Exposure, Flash Exposure Lock, External Flash Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution Upto 7 Shots/7 fps, Continuous Shooting Options Best Shot Selector, Continuous H, Continuous H 60, Continuous H 120, Continuous L, Multi-shot 16, Pre-shooting Cache, Single | Yes, 0.8 fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/2000 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash, With Monitor Preflashes | - |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Sync |
| image features |
| Image Format | Still Pictures JPEG | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1 |
| Gross Pixel | 16.76 MP | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 169 |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3456 L |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm Wide-angle |
| Other Image Features | - | Image Size 3264 x 2448 M1, 1600 x 1200 M2, 640 x 480 S, 4608 x 2592 W, Resize in Playback M2, S, 320 x 240, |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| Other Display Features | Monitor Frame Coverage Shooting Mode 100% Horizontal, 100% Vertical Compared to Actual Picture, In Camera Image Editing Crop, D-Lighting, Filter Effects, Quick Retouch, Skin Softening, Small Picture | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 230,000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDx | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | Movies MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | MOV, H.264 |
| Microphone | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | Linear PCM |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| Video Features | - | Movies 1280 x 720 HD, 25 fps, 640 x 480 L, 30 fps Miniature Effect HD 5, 2.5, 1.25 fps or L 6, 3, 1.5 fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Backlighting, Bird Watching, Beach, Black and White Copy, Close Up, Dusk / Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food, Landscape, Moon, Museum, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Smart Auto 32 Scenes Detected, Program, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light 4.0 MP, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 3 cm |