Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm and Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm lens EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens
Height 7.15 cm 9.97 cm
Width 11.33 cm 12.96 cm
Depth 3.75 cm 7.79 cm
Weight 313 g 435 g
Body Material - Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Silver Black
Protection Waterproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, shakeproof -
Optical Zoom 2.5x 3x
Navigation GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 15,130,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 13.2 x 8.8 mm APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Sensors Magnetometer, altimeter, digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Image Processor EXPEED 3A DIGIC 4
LENS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 11 - 27.5 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS II Canon EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 30 - 74mm 29 - 88mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 72 degree(s) 74.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 6 groups / 8 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon 1 Canon EF/EF-S
Features ED glass, aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 135 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Yes Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Viewfinder Type - Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -2.5 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 2.7 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
ISO (Max) 6400 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (160-800), ISO auto (160-3200), ISO auto (160-6400), ISO 160-6400 ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, matrix Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones - 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, Underwater Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 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 1/60sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range - EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 9.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
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 16 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
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
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 240 - 400 fps
H.264 - 320 x 120 - 1200 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Nikon EN-EL20 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E10 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)
CONNECTIONS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second 3 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, face detection, Depth Indicator, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Action Control, Smart Photo Selector, Motion Snapshot 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
OTHERS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, USB cable, O-ring, O-ring protector Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2, Nikon Short Movie Creator Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
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