| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 23.35 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Ricoh |
| Model | CoolPix P610 16MP Digital Camera | Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix P610 | Pentax K-3 II |
| Series | CoolPix | Pentax |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 23.35 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 12.5 x 10.6 x 8.5 cm | 10 x 7.2 x 4.8 inch |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 10 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | K-3 II |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| Ports | - | DC in, Cable Switch, X-sync Socket, Video Out HD via HDMI, 3.5 mm Stereo Microphone |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 36 x 24 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 51200 ISO |
| Other Sensor Features | - | CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, Real Time Scene Analysis with 8600 Pixel Sensor |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 60x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.3 - F6.5 | - |
| 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 | - | Pentax KAF2 Bayonet Stainless Steel Mount |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 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 | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital, Pentaprism Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV and 0.95 Magnification |
| View Finder Type | - | Pentaprism Finder |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.92x with 50 mm F1.4 at Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | Diopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm - Infinity W, 2.0 m - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset | White Balance Auto WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE |
| 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 | Focus Point Adjustment Spot, Select, Expanded Area S, M, L, Zone Select, Auto 27 AF Points |
| Focus Mode | - | AF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual |
| Focus Points | - | SAFOX 11 TTL Phase-matching - 27 Point 25 Cross Type Focus Points in the Center |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 1/3, 1/2 EV Steps +/- 5 EV |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Programmed Auto Exposure, With Flexible Program, Aperture Priority Auto, Exposure Bracketing, Manual, Shutter Priority Auto | Multi-exposure Composite Mode Additive / Average / Bright Number of Shots 2 to 2000 Images, Interval 2000 Shots, 2 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane 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 | Continuous fps Continuous H 8.3 fps 60 JPG, 23 RAW, Continuous M 4.5 fps 100 JPG, 32 RAW, Continuous L 3.0 fps 200 JPG, 52 RAW |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/8000 - 30 sec 1/3 or 1/2 Steps, Bulb |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash, With Monitor Preflashes | Type Retractable P-TTL Pop-up Flash, Guide number 13 m ISO 100, Coverage 28 mm Wide-angle Equivalent 35 mm, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket, Synchronization Speed 1/180 sec |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, High-speed sync, Wireless, Manual |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/2 Steps in -2 to 1 EV |
| image features |
| Image Format | Still Pictures JPEG | RAW PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.30, DCF 2.0 Compliant |
| Gross Pixel | 16.76 MP | 24.71 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Still Image Size | - | Still JPEG L 6016 x 4000 24 M, M 4608 x 3072 14 M, S 4608 x 3072 6 M, XS 1920 x 1280 2 M, RAW L 6016 x 4000 24 M |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | 1037000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 | Type TFT Color LCD with Brightness / Saturation / Color Adjustment AR Coating and Air-gapless Glass, Wide-angle Viewable Yes, Digital Filters Capture Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright, Playback Modes Mode Selection Single Frame, Multi-image Display 6, 12, 20, 35, 80 Segmentation, Display Magnification Upto 16, 100% Display and Quick Magnification Available, Rotating, Histogram Y Histogram, RGB Histogram, Bright Area Warning, Auto Image Rotation, Detailed Info, Copyright Information Photographer, Copyright Holder, Folder Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 16X, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,037,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDx | SD / SDHC / SDXC / EyeFi / FLU |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | - | 720 hours |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | Movies MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MOV - JPEG AVI for Internal Movie Record |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| 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 |
| Drive Modes | - | Mode Selection - Single, Continuous H, M, L, Self-timer 12 sec, 2 sec, Remote 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Exp Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, Mirror up Standard, Remote, HDR Capture 3 Shots at 1 EV, 2 EV or 3 EV, 3 Blend Settings Plus Auto, Pixel Alignment |
| Shooting Modes | - | 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, Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value Adjustable, Automatic Composition Correction Function - All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast, 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, Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales |