Nikon
D3200
 vs
Pentax
K-5

General

 Nikon D3200 Pentax K-5
Brand
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 Nikon Pentax
Lowest price
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 $546.95 $669.00
Announced
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 March, 2012 September, 2010

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 23.2x15.4mm APS-C 23.6x15.7mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 24.1 MP 16.1 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 12,800 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO 51,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 24.1 MP 16.1 MP
Native resolution
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 6016 x 4000 4928 x 3264
Pixel size
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 14.8 µm² 23 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 921k dots 920k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 169 lenses 90 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 No Yes
Lens mount
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 Nikon F Pentax K

Form factor
Size
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 125x96x76 mm 130x96x72 mm
Depth
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 3" 2.9"
Weight
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 505 g 740 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No Yes

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentaprism
Viewfinder size
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 0.50x 0.60x
Coverage
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 95% 100%

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 30fps 1080p @ 25fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 Yes Yes
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection None
Continuous focus
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 Yes n/a
All formats
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 720p @ 60fps
640 x 424 @ 25fps
1080p @ 25fps
1080p @ 30fps
720p @ 50fps
1080p @ 24fps
640 x 424 @ 30fps		 720p @ 25fps
480p @ 25fps
1080p @ 25fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No Yes
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None Sensor shift
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 400 ms 600 ms
Shutter lag
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 276 ms 104 ms
Battery life
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 540 shots 740 shots
Continuous shooting
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 4 fps 7 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 11 11
Cross type focus points
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 1 9

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/8000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SDXC
SDHC
SD		 SD
SDHC
SDXC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 81.0 82.0
Color depth
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 24.1 bits 23.7 bits
Dynamic range
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 13.2 EV 14.1 EV
Low light performance
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 1,131 ISO 1,162 ISO