| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Fujifilm |
| Model | D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera | X A5 24.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D5100 | X A5 |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm | 116.9 x 67.7 x 40.4 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | Body Only | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | X |
| Weight | - | 361 GM |
| Wide Angle | - | No |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 51200 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 4 | 60 |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.5 x 15.7 mm |
| ISO Speed Range | - | 100-51200 |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | Zoom |
| Lens Mount | - | Fujifilm X-mount |
| Lens Construction | - | 10 groups of 9 groups 3 aspherical lenses and 2 ED lenses included |
| Focal Length | - | 15-45 mm |
| Aperture Range | - | f/3.5-f/5.6 |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | No |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | No |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | 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, Custom |
| Focus Mode | - | Single AF |
| Panorama Type | - | Motion panorama |
| Other Focus Features | - | Touch Focus, Manual Focus |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 4fps | 6.0 fps |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal Plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | - | 4 sec. to 1/4000 sec. |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | 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. | Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Rear-curtain Synchro, Commander |
| External Flash | - | No |
| image features |
| Image Format | NEF 12 or 14-bit lossless compressed or compressed RAW, JPEG Baseline-compliant | RAW, JPEG |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Auto |
| Image Sizing | 4928 x 3264 L | - |
| Picture Angle | Approx 1.5x lens focal length | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| Slow Motion | - | No |
| Smile Detection | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1040000 Dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | Yes |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Power Supply | EH-5a AC Adapter | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| 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 | - |
| Video Resolution | - | 3840 |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 60fps |
| 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. | HDR |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Drive Modes | - | Single Shot, Continuous Shot, Self-timer |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Automatic |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | No |