Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II vs. Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II and Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II vs. Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens
Height 9.97 cm 9.6 cm
Width 12.96 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 7.79 cm 7.5 cm
Weight 435 g 455 g
Body Material Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Red
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 14.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,700,000 pixels 14,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 14,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.1 x 15.4 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Image Processor DIGIC 4 EXPEED 2
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS II Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Nikon AF-S DX VR
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Nikon F
Features Aspherical lens Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction)
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 11
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF -
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +0.5 -1.7 to +0.5
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
ISO (Max) 6400 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-6400 ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200, ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II
Exposure Metering Zones 63 420
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, sports mode
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 2 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.2 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card - 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 424 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion Nikon EN-EL14 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Nikon EN-EL14 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Video recording - 1.25 hours (at 23 °C)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 550 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 3 frames per second
Additional Features Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, primary colour filter Date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Active D-Lighting technology, face detection, built-in help guide, Scene Recognition System (SRS), in-camera RAW processing, text input to Exif header
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, tripod, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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