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Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera vs Canon PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camera

Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera vs Canon PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Nikon D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera	Canon PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	Digital Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	8 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CCD
Display Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Display Size	3.2 inch	2.5 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	AA Alkaline Battery
Touchscreen	No	-
general
Brand	Nikon	Canon
Model	D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera	PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camera
Model Name	D5300	PowerShot S5IS
Model Number	D5300	S5IS
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body With Dual Lens Af-P Dx Nikkor 18 - 55 Mm F/3.5 - 5.6G Vr + Af-P Dx Nikkor 70 - 300 Mm F/4.5 - 6.3G Ed Vr 16 Gb Sd Card + Camera Bag	-
Type	DSLR Camera	Digital Camera
Effective Pixels	24.2 MP	8 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	-
Dimensions(WxHxD)	125 x 98 x 76 mm	117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7 mm
Weight	530 GM	450 GM
Face Detection	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Accessory Shoe	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync, Data Contacts and Safety Lock	-
Series	-	PowerShot
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CCD
Sensor Size	23.5 x 15.6 mm	1/2.5 inch
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 12800	-
Other Sensor Features	ISO 100 - 12800 in Steps of 1/3 EV, Can also be Set to 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV ISO 25600 Equivalent above ISO 12800	-
Maximum ISO	-	1600 ISO
lens features
Lens Type	Single-lens, Interchangeable Lens	-
Lens Mount	Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts	-
Focal Length	18 - 55 mm, 70 - 300 mm	6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm
Compatible Lens	Nikkor Lens	-
Manual Focus	Yes	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	-
Other Lens Features	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses, Autofocus is not Available with Other Type G and D Lenses, AF Lenses IX NIKKOR and Lenses for the F3AF are Not Supported and AI-P Lenses, Non-CPU Lenses can be Used in Mode M	-
Digital Zoom	-	4x
Aperture Range	-	f/2.7 W - f/3.5 T
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder	0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Magnification	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m-1	-
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to +1.0 m-1	-
Viewfinder Eye Point	18 mm	-
Other Viewfinder Features	Viewfinder Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical	-
Viewfinder Coverage	-	100%
focus features
Focus Range	Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C	Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity WIDE, 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity TELE Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm W Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm W
Auto Focus	Yes	-
Focus Points	39 or 11 Focus Points	-
White Balancing	Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine-tuning	Auto, Preset Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
Other Focus Features	Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX Autofocus Sensor Module, AF-assist Illuminator Range 0.5 - 3 m, 39 Focus Points Including 9 Cross-type Sensor, AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 39- Point Dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, Auto-area AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter-release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing AE-L/AF-L Button	-
Metering Modes	-	Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
exposure features
Exposure Mode	Manual, Automatic	Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual AE Lock available
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV Steps +/- 5.0 EV In P, S, A and M Modes	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Other Exposure Features	Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Color Sketch, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key, HDR Painting, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L/AF-L Button	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	-	Yes
Spot Meter	-	Yes
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled Vertical-travel Focal-plane Shutter	-
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	15-1/3200 sec. settable in Tv and M
Release Modes	Single Frame, Continuous L, Continuous H, Quiet Shutter Release, Self-timer, Delayed Remote, ML-L3, Quick-response Remote, ML-L3, Interval Timer Photography Supported	-
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Yes, 3 fps Continuous L, 5 fps Continuous H, JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW	Approx. 1.5 fps AF/LV approx. 0.9 fps
Other Shutter Features	X=1/200 sec Synchronizes with Shutter at 1/200 s or Slower	-
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	Yes
External Flash	Yes	-
Flash Modes	Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off	Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE available
Flash Compensation	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments in -3 to 1 EV	2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Other Flash Features	Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-up, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Pet Portrait, Color Sketch, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-up P, S, A, M, Food Manual Pop-up with Button Release, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS Advanced Wireless Lighting Supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 or SB-700 as a Master Flash or SU-800 as Commander, Flash Color Information Communication Supported with All CLS-compatible Flash Units	-
image features
Image Format	NEF RAW 12- or 14 bit, Compressed JPEG Baseline Compliant, Compression NEF RAW+JPEG	Still Image Exif 2.2 JPEG
Red Eye Reduction	Yes	-
Gross Pixel	-	8.3 MP
Still Image Size	-	Still Image 640 x 480 Small, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 2, 2,592 x 1,944 Medium 1, 3,264 x 2,448 Large, 3,264 x 1,832 Widescreen
display features
Display Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Display Size	3.2 inch	2.5 inch
Display Resolution	1036800 dots	Approx. 207,000 pixels
Touch Screen	No	-
Other Display Features	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Monitor 100% Frame Coverage and Brightness Adjustment, Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail 4, 12 or 80 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters, Vari-angle TFT Monitor with 170° Viewing Angle, Image Resolution Display 1,036,800 dots	-
LCD Display	-	TFT Color LCD
LCD Display Image Resolution	-	Approx 207000 pixels
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	-
USB	-	Yes
storage and power features
Batteries Included	Yes	Yes
Battery Type	Lithium ion	AA Alkaline Battery
Number of Batteries	1	-
Card Type	-	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Power Supply	-	Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700
Battery Life	-	Still Image approx. 170 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 450 shots AA-size NiMH Battery* Approx. 12 hours AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 15 hours AA-size NiMH Battery** LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in Stereo Microphone	-
Audio Features	Audio Format Linear PCM, Audio Recording Device Built-in or External Stereo Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable	Audio WAVE Stereo
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 60 fps/30 fps
Video Quality	Full HD	-
Video Format	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding	AVI,Image Motion JPEG
Video Features	Video Output NTSC, PAL	-
Frame Rates in Video Modes	-	60fps
modes and functions features
HD Support	Yes	-
Shooting Modes	Auto Modes Auto Auto Flash Off, Programmed Auto with Flexible Program, Shutter-priority Auto, Aperture-priority Auto, Manual, Scene Modes, Special Effects	Auto Creative P, Av, Tv, M, C Image Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap, Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie
Scene Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food	-

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