Pentax K-5 IIs
DSLR Camera
 vs Nikon P510
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Pentax K-5 IIs

Best price $750
  • Smaller body size 57 in³ vs 65 in³
  • 308% more battery life 980 shots vs 240 shots
  • Significantly larger image sensor 372 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 51,200 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Interchangeable lenses P510 does not have lens options
  • Has a waterproof camera body P510 does not
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector P510 does not
  • Has an External Mic jack P510 does not
  • Has RAW image capture P510 does not have RAW capture
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What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

Best price
$469
  • Weighs a little bit less than the K-5 IIs 19.6 oz vs 26.1 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $469 vs $750
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 25fps
  • Viewscreen flips out K-5 IIs does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging K-5 IIs does not have GPS
  • Has panorama image capture K-5 IIs does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities K-5 IIs does not have 3D
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What the Pentax K-5 IIs and Nikon P510 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 7 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Pentax K-5 IIs and the Nikon P510

  • No Wi-Fi
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