Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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.

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Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens
Height 9.07 cm 9.8 cm
Width 11.68 cm 12.5 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 7.6 cm
Weight 370 g 480 g
Body Material - Carbon fibre reinforced plastic
Enclosure Colour - Black | Red | Grey
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
Navigation - GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Image Processor DIGIC 5 EXPEED 4
LENS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 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 29 - 88mm 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 28 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 5 groups / 7 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Nikon F
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 39
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF 3D-tracking AF, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.87x 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -1.7 to +1.0
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Centre-weighted, 3D colour matrix II, colour matrix II, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 63 -
Exposure Modes Programme, 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, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR 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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight 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 Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 13
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 8 MB
JPEG 2592 x 1728 - 4.5 MB
JPEG 1920 x 1280 - 2.5 MB
JPEG 720 x 480 - 0.35 MB
6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
Video Capture 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 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 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 Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 420 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 160 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 150 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 600 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating 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 Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Nikon D5300 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, shoe cap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Nikon ViewNX 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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