Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm 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 D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Product Type Digital camera - 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 EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens
Height 9.8 cm 9.97 cm
Width 12.5 cm 12.96 cm
Depth 7.6 cm 7.79 cm
Weight 480 g 435 g
Body Material Carbon fibre reinforced plastic Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black | Red | Grey Black
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
Navigation GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver -
SENSOR Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,780,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, OLPF-less architecture -
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Image Processor EXPEED 4 DIGIC 4
LENS Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G ED II Nikon AF-S DX Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS II Canon EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 29 - 88mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 74.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Canon EF/EF-S
Features Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm 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 39 9
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control 3D-tracking AF, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +1.0 -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 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
ISO (Max) 25600 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, 3D colour matrix II, colour matrix II, spot (2.5%) 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 Autumn colour, landscape, portrait mode, close-up, party/indoor, beach/snow, night portrait, Children, food, night landscape, dawn/dusk, sports mode, sunset, candle, blossom, pet portrait Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Silhouette, Colour sketch, Colour outline, Perspective Control, Selective Colour, High Key, Night Vision, Low Key, HDR Painting, Image Overlay, Quick retouch 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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13 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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm 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 D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm 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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
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 - 50 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 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 424 - 25 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 D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 600 shots 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 D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
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
Microphone
USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 3 frames per second
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Active D-Lighting technology, Scene Recognition System (SRS), in-camera RAW processing, automatic display brightness adjustment, HDR image enhancement technology, Live View Scene Auto Selector, distortion control, perspective control, no anti-aliasing filter, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Active D-Lighting bracketing 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 D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS Rebel T5 + EF-S 18-55mm IS II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, audio / video cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Nikon ViewNX 2 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 0 °C 0 °C
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