Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm and Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. 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 D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included AF-S VR DX 18-55mm lens RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens
Height 9.6 cm 8.61 cm
Width 12.4 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 7.5 cm 7 cm
Weight 455 g 414 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 414 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 461 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Optical Zoom 3x 2x
SENSOR Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 14,800,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.1 x 15.4 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Air flow control system, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Image Processor EXPEED 2 DIGIC X
LENS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom lens - 2x zoom - 24 - 50 mm - f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Canon RF - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 28 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 52 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Canon RF
Features Silent Wave Motor (SWM), aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction) Aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology, built-in control ring
FOCUSING Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 1053
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -4 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF status, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
ISO (Max) 12800 204800
Native ISO - 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 6400, ISO auto, ISO 100-3200, ISO 12800 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 420 384
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, flexible-priority AE, hybrid auto, scene intelligent auto, special scenes, creative filters, custom
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, sports mode -
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, 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)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 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 -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,620,000 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 R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
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, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Digital Video Format MOV H.264, AVC, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
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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
3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 - 179.82 fps
1920 x 1080 - 150 fps
1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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 - 1040 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second -
HDR Mode - Moving Subject HDR, HDR PQ
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 RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing, weatherproof, HDR image enhancement technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, Depth Compositing
OTHERS Nikon D3100 + AF-S VR DX 18-55mm Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, tripod, eyecup, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, lens cap, neck strap, battery cover, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Nikon ViewNX 2 Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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