| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3.5 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D3300 24.2MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot A3500IS 16.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D3300 | PowerShot A3500IS |
| Model Number | D3300 | A3500IS |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | Body With Af-P 18-55 Mm F/3.5-5.6G Vr + Af-S 55-200 Mm F/4-5.6G Ed Vr Ii | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | No |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 98 x 124 x 75.5 mm | 97.7 x 56 x 19.8 mm |
| Weight | 460 GM | 135 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Mini HDMI Output | - |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 12800 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts | 10x Zoom Plus |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 83x | 5x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | No |
| Lens Type | - | Canon Zoom Lens |
| Focal Length | - | 5.0 - 25.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 140 mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 W - F6.9 T |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 50 cm - Infinity (W), 5 m | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| 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 |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center Weighted Average, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | - | TTL |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 2 EV in increments 1/3 |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | Yes, 0.8 fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/2000 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Sync |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, NEF RAW, NEF RAW + JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF 2.0, DPOF | 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 | 3.5 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 230,000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | Movies MOV (Video 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 |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Manual, Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait, Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Color Sketch, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Panorama | 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 |
| Scene Modes | Backlighting, Beach, Black and White Copy, Close Up, Dusk / Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food, Landscape, Museum, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 3 cm |