Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Pentax Q7

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm and Pentax Q7. 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 Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Pentax Q7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 9.6 cm 5.8 cm
Width 12.4 cm 10.2 cm
Depth 7.45 cm 3.35 cm
Weight 455 g 180 g
Body Material - Reinforced polycarbonate plastic
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver | Yellow
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 14,800,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.1 x 15.4 mm) 1/1.7"
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Image Processor EXPEED 2 -
LENS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
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 Pentax Q-mount
Features Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction) -
FOCUSING Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
ISO (Max) 12800 12800
Native ISO - 100-12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200, ISO 12800 ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 420 -
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, Children, sports mode Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, multiple exposure, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR)
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait Slim, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading
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 (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 4.9
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, 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, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Digital Video Format MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
MEMORY Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
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
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14 Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Playback - 2.7 hours
CONNECTIONS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
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 Exif Print 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
HDMI output
FEATURES Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 1.5 frames per second, 5 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, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR
OTHERS Nikon Coolpix D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Pentax Q7
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, eyecup, shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Nikon ViewNX 2, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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