| 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 | - |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D3300 24.2MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D3300 | PowerShot SX401IS |
| Model Number | D3300 | - |
| Color | Black | Red |
| 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 | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 98 x 124 x 75.5 mm | 10.4 x 8 x 6.9 cm |
| Weight | 460 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | 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 | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 12800 | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 83x | 4x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 4.5mm -18.0mm (25mm - 100mm) |
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.0 (wide-end) to f/4.9 (tele-end) |
| 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 | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting) |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 2 EV (1/3 EV step) |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | - |
| Shutter Type | - | 1/2 to 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode up to 4 sec.) |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | 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 | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, NEF RAW, NEF RAW + JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF 2.0, DPOF | - |
| Gross Pixel | 16.76 MP | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 1.33 (43) |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.5 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| GPS | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | Movies MOV (Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight[*], Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children , Sport , Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR |