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Nikon D5100 (Body) Digital SLR Camera vs Pentax K-5 (Body) Digital SLR Camera

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Rs. 30,950
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Rs. 158,645
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Summary
Sensor

CMOS, 16.2 MP

CMOS, 16.3 MP

Lens

N/A

N/A

Aperture

N/A

N/A

Shutter Speed

N/A

N/A

ISO

Auto, 100-25600 ISO

Auto, Manual, 100-12800 ISO

Battery

Rechargeable, 660 Shots

Rechargeable, 740 Shots

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 3,020 ratings

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Nikon D5100 (Body) Digital SLR Camera is permanently discontinued.
Pentax K-5 (Body) Digital SLR Camera is permanently discontinued.
General
Brand

Nikon

Pentax

Type

Digital SLR

Digital SLR

Title

Nikon D5100 (Body) Digital SLR Camera

Penta K-5 (Body) Digital SLR Camera

Sensor
Type

CMOS Sensor

CMOS Sensor

Image Sensor Format

DX

APS-C

Size(W x H)

23.6 x 15.6 mm

23.7 x 15.7 mm, APS-C inch

Processor Model

Expeed 2 Processor

Effective Resolution

16.2 MP Resolution

16.3 MP Resolution

Lens
Mount

Nikkor AF

Pentax KAF2

Video
Resolution Available

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD)

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA)

File Format

MOV

AVI

fps

1080p Frame rate : 24, 25, 30
720p Frame rate : 24, 25, 30

1080p Frame rate : 25
720p Frame rate : 25, 30
VGA Frame rate : 30

Slow Motion Effect

No

Flash
Built in Flash

Flash Features

External flash, Flash exposure compensation

Hot Shoe/Flash mount

Lock Buttons

AF

Flash Range

28 mm

Direct Print

Pictbridge

Connectivity
Wifi

No

HDMI

Bluetooth

No

No

NFC

No

No

Pictbridge

No

USB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

, Type 2.0, 480 MB

Other connectivity features

SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card

Previewing
Viewfinder

, Penta mirror

, Penta prism

Display Type

LCD

LCD

Display Size

3 Inch

3 Inch

Display Resolution (No.of dots)

921000 dots

921000 dots

Moveable Display

No

Touchscreen

No

No

No. of supported language

22

20

Brightness Adjustment

No

, levels

Storage
Memory Card Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC

SD, SDHC

Memory Card Capacity

8 GB

Storage File system

EXIF

DCF,EXIF

Other Features
ISO

Auto, 100-25600 ISO

Auto, Manual, 100-12800 ISO

Auto Focus

, Contrast detection, Phase detection

, Phase detection

AF Points

11 Points

11 Points

Touch Focus

No

No

Manual Focus

Image Stabilization

, Type : Optical

, Type : Sensor

In-camera Editing

Pictures, Resizing, Red-eye correction when previewing, D-Lighting,Trimming,Monochrome & filter effects,Color balance,Image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing ,Quick retouch, Straighten ,Distortion control,Fisheye,Color outline,Color sketch,Perspective control , Miniature effect,Selective Color, Edit movie , Side-by-side comparison

Pictures, Resizing, Saturation, Cropping, Raw Data Edit, Videos, Movie Mode Edit, Creative, Calendar, Frame, Digital Filter: Toy Camera, Retro, High-contrast, Extract colour, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Custom

HDR Shooting Mode

Drive Mode

, 1) Single frame, 2) Continuous: 4fps, 3) Self-timer, 4) Delayed remote, 5) Quick-response remote, 6) Silent shuttle release, 7) D-Movie

, Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer

Burst Mode

, Continuous,Single-frame [S] mode

No

Microphone

Self Timer

10 seconds, 2 seconds

2 seconds

White Balance Type

Auto, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Manual, Tungsten

Scene Modes

Beach/Snow, Candlelight, Children, Close-up(Macro), Landscape, Night Landscape, Night portrait, Party Mode, Portrait, Sports, Sunset

Iris control

No

Supported media/softwares

Apple Mac OS, MS Windows 7

Windows XP SP2, Vista and 7?,OS X 10.3.9 or above?

Files
Image File Formats

JPEG, RAW

JPEG, RAW

Image Minimum Resolution

4.2 MP

2 MP

Video File Formats

MOV

AVI

Exposure
Exposure modes

Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Scene Mode, Shutter Speed priority

Aperture priority, Full manual, Program Mode, Shutter Speed priority

Exposure Lock

Design
Dimensions (WxHxD)

129 x 97 x 79 mm

131 x 97 x 73 mm

Weight

509 Gram

660 Gram

Rugged

No

No

Available Color Options

Black

Black

Warranty
Warranty Period

2 Years

1 Year

Battery
Battery model

EN-EL14

D-LI90

Battery

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Battery Capacity

1030 mAh

No of Shots

660 Shots

740 Shots

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