Canon EOS 1100D vs. Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1100D and Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1100D vs. Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens
Height 9.97 cm 9.8 cm
Width 12.99 cm 12.5 cm
Depth 7.79 cm 7.6 cm
Weight 495 g 480 g
Body Material Stainless steel, polycarbonate resin Carbon fibre reinforced plastic
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Red | Grey
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation - GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,600,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.2 x 14.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Image Processor DIGIC 4 EXPEED 4
LENS Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G ED II Nikon AF-S DX
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 - 5 groups / 7 elements
Filter Size - 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Nikon F
Features - Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 39
AE/AF Control - 3D-tracking AF, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level mirror pentaprism Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +0.5 -1.7 to +1.0
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 1.6 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted Centre-weighted, 3D colour matrix II, colour matrix II, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 63 -
Exposure Modes Programme, depth-of-field, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode 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
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade
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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type 2.7" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.2 13
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, 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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
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
Image Storage RAW 4272 x 2848
JPEG 4272 x 2848
JPEG 3088 x 2056
JPEG 2256 x 1504
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
Video Capture MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 650 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 700 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 600 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g
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
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
FEATURES Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second 5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready 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
OTHERS Canon EOS 1100D Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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