| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.2 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 2.5 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D40X 10.2MP DSLR Camera | EOS Rebel T5 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | D40X | EOS Rebel T5 |
| Model Number | D40X | EOS 1200D |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.2 MP | 18 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 50 x 30 x 20 cm | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm |
| Weight | 482 GM | 480 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | Type C Mini HDMI |
| Accessory Shoe | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts, Safety Lock | - |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | 35.9 x 24.0 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | ISO 100 - 3200 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F Mount (With AF Coupling and AF Contacts) | Canon EF Mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E and D Lenses (Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses) and DX Lenses (Using DX 24 x 16 1.5x Image Area), AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses (Exposure Modes A and M Only), IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and Non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster (The Electronic Rangefinder Supports the 11 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster) | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -3 to +1 m-1 | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible |
| 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 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments, +/- 2 Stop Increments |
| Other Flash Features | - | FE Lock |
| image features |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | Yes |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.5 inch | 3 inch |
| 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 |
| Wifi | No | No |
| storage and power features |
| 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 |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5184 x 3456 |
| Speaker | - | Built-in Speaker |
| Video Format | - | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome |