Nikon D3100 vs Casio Exilim EX-ZS5

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D3100 and the Casio Exilim EX-ZS5, 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.

Nikon D3100 was introduced in December 2010 and Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 was introduced in January 2011. 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 Nikon D3100 over Casio Exilim EX-ZS5.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 over Nikon D3100.

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

Nikon D3100 and Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 230k dot and 461k dot resolutions respectively.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.80x (0.53x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-ZS5.

Nikon D3100 features a 14 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.1 x 15.4 mm and a total area of 355.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode. Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 features a 14.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.16 x 4.62 mm and a total area of 21.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200.

Nikon D3100 is equipped with EXPEED 2 processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3072 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3456 x 2304, 2304 x 1536 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 is equipped with Exilim Engine 5.0 processor and can take pictures up to 4320 x 3240 resolution.

No Image Stabilization

The cameras do not have image stabilization. On Nikon D3100 it means that you need lenses with optical image stabilization for vibration reduction. As for Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 nothing can be done.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D3100 comes with EN-EL14 battery pack with battery life of 550 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D3100 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 has a single card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D3100 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon D3100, and up to 1/2000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-ZS5. Nikon D3100 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D3100 has 11 (1 cross-type) focusing points and Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 has . Nikon D3100 has detection range from -1 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D3100 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D3100 and ±2 range on Casio Exilim EX-ZS5. You can also do exposure lock and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D3100 and exposure bracketing on Casio Exilim EX-ZS5.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D3100. Nikon D3100 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Nikon D3100.

Nikon D3100 body has dimensions of 124 x 96 x 75 mm (4.88 x 3.78 x 2.95") and Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 body has dimensions of 103 x 59 x 20 mm (4.06 x 2.32 x 0.79"). Nikon D3100 weighs 505 g (1.11 lb / 17.81 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 weighs [].

Nikon D3100

Casio Exilim EX-ZS5

124 mm

96 mm

103 mm

59 mm

96 mm

59 mm