| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Nikon |
| Model | Pentax K-50 16MP DSLR Camera | D5300 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax K-50 | D5300 |
| Series | Pentax | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With Da 18-135 Mm Wr Lens | 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 | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 13 x 7.11 x 9.7 cm | 125 x 98 x 76 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Lens Attachment | Body+18-135mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | D5300 |
| Weight | - | 530 GM |
| Accessory Shoe | - | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync, Data Contacts and Safety Lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 51200 | ISO 100 - 12800 |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Type CMOS with Primary Color Filter, Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8 bits / Channel JPG, 12 bits / Channel RAW, Dust Removal Sensor Movement with SP Coating on Low Pass Filter, Pixel Mapping | 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 |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Usable with Adapter and / or Restrictions, SDM Function | 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 |
| Lens Type | - | Single-lens, Interchangeable Lens |
| Lens Mount | - | Nikon F Mount with AF Contacts |
| Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm, 70 - 300 mm |
| Compatible Lens | - | Nikkor Lens |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +1.5 m | Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to +1.0 m-1 |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital | Viewfinder Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 18 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF.A Auto, AF.S Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF.C Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable, Manual | - |
| White Balancing | Type Image Sensor Detection with Light Wavelength Sensor Detection, Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode S 3 Manual Settings can be Configured and Saved, Kelvin Color Temperatures can be Selected, WB Settings can be Copied from a Captured Image, WB Fine Adjustment +/- 7 Steps A-b Axis or G-m Axis | Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine-tuning |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Point Adjustment Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable Expanded Area AF, Center, AF Assist Via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Focus Peaking | 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 |
| Focus Range | - | Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Focus Points | - | 39 or 11 Focus Points |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | -5 - 5 EV 1/3 and 1/2 Steps | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 5.0 EV In P, S, A and M Modes |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Highlight, Shadow | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Manual, Automatic |
| 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 |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically Controlled, Vertical-run, Focal Plane Shutter | Electronically-controlled Vertical-travel Focal-plane Shutter |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes | Yes, 3 fps Continuous L, 5 fps Continuous H, JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| 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 |
| Other Shutter Features | - | X=1/200 sec Synchronizes with Shutter at 1/200 s or Slower |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync | 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 |
| Other Flash Features | Flash Exposure Compensation - 2 to + 1 EV 1/3 Steps, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec | 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 |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments in -3 to 1 EV |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPG EXIF 2.3, RAW DNG, DCF 2.0 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III | NEF RAW 12- or 14 bit, Compressed JPEG Baseline Compliant, Compression NEF RAW+JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | 16.5 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | 4928 x 3264 16 M, 4224 x 2816 12 M, 3456 x 2304 8 M, 2688 x 1792 5 M | - |
| Picture Angle | 28 mm wide angle | - |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1036800 dots |
| 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 |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | - |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in monaural | Built-in Stereo Microphone |
| Audio Video Interface | Video Output Format NTSC, PAL, USB Connection MSC / PTP | - |
| Audio Features | - | Audio Format Linear PCM, Audio Recording Device Built-in or External Stereo Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Video Features | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, PASMB P, A, S, M, B Extended Modes Sv, TAv, Continuous Hi 6.0 fps 30 JPG, 8 RAW, Continuous Lo 3.0 fps Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW, Multi-exposure 2 - 9 Shots, Interval 999 Shots, 3 sec to 24 hrs Interval, Auto Picture Modes Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest | Auto Modes Auto Auto Flash Off, Programmed Auto with Flexible Program, Shutter-priority Auto, Aperture-priority Auto, Manual, Scene Modes, Special Effects |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR JPG, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf and Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum | Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food |
| HD Support | - | Yes |