| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX401IS 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D5100 | PowerShot SX401IS |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm | 10.4 x 8 x 6.9 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Lens Attachment | Body Only | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 4 | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 4.5mm -18.0mm (25mm - 100mm) |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.0 (wide-end) to f/4.9 (tele-end) |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 types , Direct, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, preset manual. | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting) |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 4fps | - |
| Shutter Type | - | 1/2 to 1/2000 sec. (Night Scene, A mode up to 4 sec.) |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Fill-flash, slow sync, auto slow sync, red-eye reduction, auto with red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, auto, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain with slow sync. | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | NEF 12 or 14-bit lossless compressed or compressed RAW, JPEG Baseline-compliant | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4928 x 3264 L | - |
| Picture Angle | Approx 1.5x lens focal length | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 1.33 (43) |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Power Supply | EH-5a AC Adapter | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | MOV movie H.264, MPEG-4 AVC compression format with Linear PCM sound Stereo sound with external microphone | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | Single frame, Continuous 4fps, Self-timer, Delayed remote, Quick-response remote, Silent shuttle release, D-Movie. | - |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight[*], Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children , Sport , Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 2 EV (1/3 EV step) |