Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 200D

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Detailed comparison and review of Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm and Canon EOS 200D. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 200D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 9.6 cm 9.26 cm
Width 12.4 cm 12.24 cm
Depth 7.5 cm 6.98 cm
Weight 455 g 453 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 14,800,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.1 x 15.4 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical -
PROCESSOR Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Image Processor EXPEED 2 DIGIC 7
LENS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
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/EF-S
Features Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction) -
FOCUSING Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control - Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Automatic Face Tracking technology
VIEWFINDER Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.87x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
ISO (Max) 12800 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200, ISO 12800 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (2.6%)
Exposure Metering Zones 420 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, sports mode Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail
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 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 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 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 9.8
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, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Digital Video Format 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 Mono Stereo
MEMORY Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots Photo shooting - 650 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 620 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 260 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
USB / AV output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 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, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS 200D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, tripod, eyecup, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Nikon ViewNX 2 Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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