| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.9 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D500 | PowerShot SX120IS |
| Model Number | D500 Body Only | SX120IS |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.9 MP | 10 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 115 x 147 x 81 mm | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm |
| Weight | 860 GM | 245 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Accessory Shoe | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock | - |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 36.0 x 24.0 | 1/2.5 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 51200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | 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, 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 15 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster, of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection | - |
| Focal Length | - | 6.0 W - 60.0mm T f/2.8 W - f/4.3 T 35mm equivalent 36 W - 360 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 98% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2 to +1 m sup -1 | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes , Viewfinder Eye Point 16 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection | - |
| Metering Modes | Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot |
| White Balancing | Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live view, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Other Focus Features | Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range | - |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity W, 3.3 ft./1m-infinity T Macro 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm W |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 - 30 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Other Shutter Features | Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250 | - |
| Continuous Shots | - | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported | Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Other Flash Features | Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.3 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | Still Image 3,648 x 2,736 Large, 2,816 x 2,112 Medium 1, 2,272 x 1,704 Medium 2, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 640 x 480 Small, 3,648 x 2,048 Widescreen |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| Other Display Features | Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 230000 pixels |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable | Audio data WAVE Monaural |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps |
| Video Format | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto*, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene * Automatically detects the shooting scene. |