| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3.5 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D3100 14.2MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel T5 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | D3100 | EOS Rebel T5 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 18 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 33.8 x 25.8 x 17 cm | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | Body Only | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | EOS 1200D |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii |
| Weight | - | 480 GM |
| Ports | - | Type C Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 -3200 | ISO 100 - 3200 |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 3 | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 35.9 x 24.0 mm |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF Mount |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto (TTL white-balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor) Incandescent Fluorescent Direct sunlight Flash Cloudy Shade White balance preset | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible |
| Focus Mode | - | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
| Focus Range | - | Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 18 Center AF Point, EV 1 - 18 other AF Points with One-shot AF at Room Temperature, ISO 100, Brightness Metering Range EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 |
| Focus Points | - | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point |
| Metering Modes | - | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 10% of Viewfinder at Center, Center Weighted Average Metering |
| Other Focus Features | - | AF Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, AF Assist Beam Small Series of Flashes Fired by Built-in Flash, Focusing Methods Contrast Detection FlexiZone Single, Face Detection Live Mode, Phase-difference Detection Quick Mode, Manual Focus 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 3fps | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain | Auto |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments, +/- 2 Stop Increments |
| Other Flash Features | - | FE Lock |
| image features |
| Image Format | NEF (12 bit compressed RAW) JPEG (Baseline-compliant) | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3072 (L) | - |
| Picture Angle | Approx 1.5x lens focal length | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.5 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | - |
| Other Display Features | - | Feature Guide Displayable, Two Grid Display, Playback Image Display Formats Basic Info, Basic Info + Image Quality / Playback Number, Shooting Info, Display, Histogram, Image Index 4 / 9, Slide Show All Images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Five Transition Effects Selectable, Background Music Selectable for Slide Shows and Movie Playback |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Power Supply | EH-5a AC Adapter (Available Separately; Requires Optional EP-5A Power Connector) | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Requirement | - | DC 7.4 V Battery |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| Other Storage Features | - | Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | MOV movie (H.264/MPEG-4 compression format with monaural sound) | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Microphone | - | Yes |
| Speaker | - | Built-in Speaker |
| Video Resolution | - | 5184 x 3456 |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | Single frame shooting mode, Continuous shooting mode approx. 3fps, Self-timer mode, Quiet Shutter Release | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 5 EV Manual, 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 2 AEB, 1/3 Stop Increments +/- 3 Stops Increments +/- Stops Still Photos |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Exposure |