Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C

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Side by side comparison and review of Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm and Canon EOS 1D C. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 9.6 cm 16.36 cm
Width 12.4 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 7.45 cm 8.27 cm
Weight 455 g 1.545 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Waterproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 14,800,000 pixels 19,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.1 x 15.4 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Image Processor EXPEED 2 Dual DIGIC 5+
LENS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Nikon AF-S DX VR -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 28 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Canon EF
Features Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction) -
FOCUSING Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 61
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
ISO (Max) 12800 204800
Light Sensitivity ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200, ISO 12800 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 420 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, sports mode -
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 1/30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Digital Video Format MOV MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
Video Capture 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
MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Interface Composite video/audio, 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 Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features 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 Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D C
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup
Software Nikon ViewNX 2, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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