| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Ricoh |
| Model | CoolPix P610 16MP Digital Camera | Pentax K-50 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CoolPix P610 | Pentax K-50 |
| Series | CoolPix | Pentax |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 12.5 x 10.6 x 8.5 cm | 13 x 7.11 x 9.7 cm |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Da 18-135 Mm Wr Lens |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body+18-135mm |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 51200 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 51200 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| Other Sensor Features | - | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8 bits / Channel JPG, 12 bits / Channel RAW, Dust Removal Sensor Movement with SP Coating on Low Pass Filter, Pixel Mapping |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 60x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.3 - F6.5 | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | 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 | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Usable with Adapter and / or Restrictions, SDM Function |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | 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 | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm - Infinity W, 2.0 m - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset | Type Image Sensor Detection with Light Wavelength Sensor Detection, Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode S 3 Manual Settings can be Configured and Saved, Kelvin Color Temperatures can be Selected, WB Settings can be Copied from a Captured Image, WB Fine Adjustment +/- 7 Steps A-b Axis or G-m Axis |
| 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 Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable Expanded Area AF, Center, AF Assist Via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Focus Peaking |
| Focus Mode | - | AF.A Auto, AF.S Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF.C Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable, Manual |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | -5 - 5 EV 1/3 and 1/2 Steps |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Programmed Auto Exposure, With Flexible Program, Aperture Priority Auto, Exposure Bracketing, Manual, Shutter Priority Auto | - |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Highlight, Shadow |
| 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 | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Other Flash Features | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash, With Monitor Preflashes | Flash Exposure Compensation - 2 to + 1 EV 1/3 Steps, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec |
| Flash Modes | - | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync |
| image features |
| Image Format | Still Pictures JPEG | JPG EXIF 2.3, RAW DNG, DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III |
| Gross Pixel | 16.76 MP | 16.5 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Still Image Size | - | 4928 x 3264 16 M, 4224 x 2816 12 M, 3456 x 2304 8 M, 2688 x 1792 5 M |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm wide angle |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 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 | - |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| USB | - | 2 |
| Wifi | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDx | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | Movies MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | - |
| Microphone | - | Built-in monaural |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output Format NTSC, PAL, USB Connection MSC / PTP |
| 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 | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR JPG, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf and Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum |
| Shooting Modes | - | Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, PASMB P, A, S, M, B Extended Modes Sv, TAv, Continuous Hi 6.0 fps 30 JPG, 8 RAW, Continuous Lo 3.0 fps Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW, Multi-exposure 2 - 9 Shots, Interval 999 Shots, 3 sec to 24 hrs Interval, Auto Picture Modes Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest |