Nikon D5300
DSLR Camera
 vs Pentax K-3
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D5300

Best price $371
  • Weighs a lot less than the K-3 16.9 oz vs 28.2 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $371 vs $739
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Viewscreen flips out K-3 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging K-3 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities K-3 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities K-3 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Nikon D5300

What’s good about the Pentax K-3

Best price
$739
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 51,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO
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What the Nikon D5300 and Pentax K-3 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 58 in³ vs 62 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 24.2 MP vs 23.35 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1037k dots
  • Both cameras are the same age December 2013 vs November 2013
  • Same viewscreen size 3.2″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D5300 and the Pentax K-3

  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing
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