Canon EOS Rebel T5 vs Nikon Coolpix S8100

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS Rebel T5 and the Nikon Coolpix S8100, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS Rebel T5 was introduced in February 2014 and Nikon Coolpix S8100 was introduced in September 2010. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS Rebel T5 over Nikon Coolpix S8100.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon Coolpix S8100 over Canon EOS Rebel T5.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Nikon Coolpix S8100 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 460k dot and 921k dot resolutions respectively.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Canon EOS Rebel T5

Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.80x (0.50x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Nikon Coolpix S8100.

Canon EOS Rebel T5 features a 18.0 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 22.3 x 14.9 mm and a total area of 332.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode. Nikon Coolpix S8100 features a 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 160 - 3,200.

Nikon Coolpix S8100 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Canon EOS Rebel T5 is equipped with DIGIC 4 processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Nikon Coolpix S8100 is equipped with Expeed C2 processor and can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3968 x 2232, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Nikon Coolpix S8100 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a Mini HDMI and Nikon Coolpix S8100 has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS Rebel T5 comes with LP-E10 battery pack with battery life of 500 shots and Nikon Coolpix S8100 comes with EN-EL12 battery pack with battery life of 220 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot. Nikon Coolpix S8100 has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T5, and up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon Coolpix S8100. Canon EOS Rebel T5 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps. Nikon Coolpix S8100 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS Rebel T5 has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 9 (1 cross-type) focusing points and Nikon Coolpix S8100 has . Canon EOS Rebel T5 has detection range from 0 to +18 EV.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 9.20 m at ISO 100 on Canon EOS Rebel T5. Canon EOS Rebel T5 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T5.

Canon EOS Rebel T5 body has dimensions of 130 x 100 x 78 mm (5.12 x 3.94 x 3.07") and Nikon Coolpix S8100 body has dimensions of 104 x 60 x 30 mm (4.09 x 2.36 x 1.18"). Canon EOS Rebel T5 weighs 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz) and Nikon Coolpix S8100 weighs 180 g (0.40 lb / 6.35 oz).

Canon EOS Rebel T5

Nikon Coolpix S8100

130 mm

100 mm

104 mm

60 mm

100 mm

60 mm

78 mm

30 mm