Nikon D3300 vs. Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Nikon D3300 and Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Nikon D3300 vs. Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only DA 18-55mm WR lens
Height 9.8 cm 9.3 cm
Width 12.4 cm 12.55 cm
Depth 7.55 cm 7.4 cm
Weight 410 g 628 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 628 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 688 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 3.1x
SENSOR Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,780,000 pixels 24,780,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,240,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features - Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Special Protect (SP) coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Image Processor EXPEED 4 PRIME MII
LENS Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Type - Zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DA AL WR Pentax KAF - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27.5 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon F Pentax KAF2
Features - Aspherical lens, weatherproof
FOCUSING Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 11
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -1.7 to +0.5 -2.5 to +1.5
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 100-102400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, 3D colour matrix II Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 420 77
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, Children, panorama assist, sports mode Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, forest, backlight silhouette
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Silhouette, Colour sketch, Colour outline, Selective Colour, High Key, Night Vision, Low Key, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Super Vivid, Image Overlay Soft, Slim, Pastel, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, Flat, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/6000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-22 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 921,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control, red backlight mode
FLASH Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 12
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, P-TTL, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Sensitivity control
MEMORY Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4496 x 3000
2992 x 2000
6000 x 4000
4608 x 3072
3072 x 2048
1920 x 1440
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL14a Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL14a Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 700 shots Photo shooting - 410 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (flash off)
Playback - 4.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec, 20sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Active D-Lighting technology, built-in help guide, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, perspective control, high ISO speed noise reduction RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Dynamic Range Compensation, no anti-aliasing filter, Dual Axis Electronic Level, astrophotography optimised, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture
OTHERS Nikon D3300 Pentax K-70 + DA 18-55mm WR
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, audio / video cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap
Software Nikon ViewNX 2 Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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