| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.3 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D5000 12.3MP DSLR Camera | EOS M5 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | D5000 | EOS M5 |
| Model Number | D5000 | M5 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.3 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 104 x 127 x 80 mm | 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6 mm |
| Weight | 560 GM | 427 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Mini HDMI | USB Terminal, Micro USB, HDMI |
| Series | - | EOS |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 6400 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Nikon F mount | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Penta-Dach Mirror | Built-in electronic colour viewfinder |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto hybrid control with image sensor and 420-segment RGB sensor 12 manual modes, 31 color temperature settings, preset manual, fine tuning, white-balance bracketing | Auto, Day, Light, Shade, Cloudy, Light bulb, White fluorescent light, Flash, Colour temperature, Custom. |
| Focus Mode | - | 1. Autofocus - One-Shot AF - Servo AF 2. Manual focus 3. AF+MF Manual focus after One-Shot AF when shooting still images during movie recording |
| Metering Modes | - | Real-time metering using the image sensor 1. Evaluative 2. Partial metering 3. Center-weighted evaluative metering 4. Spot |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec. to 30 sec. in Auto mode Highest flash-sync shutter speed 1/200 sec. |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Approx 4fps | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronic control only |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Front-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, rear-curtain sync | Manual pop-up flash |
| Flash Compensation | - | stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| image features |
| Image Format | NEF 12 bit compressed RAW JPEG Baseline-compliant | JPEG/RAW CR2 a Canon 14-bit RAW format |
| Picture Angle | Approx 1.5x lens focal length | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 25.8 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Still Image Size | - | 2400 x 1600 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 1.62 million dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx. 1.62 million dots |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | - | Number of Still Image Shots CIPA compliant Monitor On Approx. 295 shots Electronic Colour Viewfinder On Approx. 295 shots |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | AVI movie Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound | MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Audio Features | - | MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 59.94fps |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1. Manual |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Drive Modes | - | Single shooting, Continuous shooting High-speed continuous shooting, low-speed continuous shooting |