Nikon D5300

APS-C, 24.2 MP, 3.2"
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        Summary Nikon D5300

        Prices Price
        Body only $720 - $747 With 18-55mm lens $847
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range #1 of 11 Among similar cameras #3 of 14
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size Help APS-C 23.5x15.6mm Screen resolution Help 1,037k dots
        Megapixels Help 24.2 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 60fps
        Screen size Help 3.2" Light sensitivity Help 12,800 ISO
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        Pros

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        The Nikon D5300 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 60fps
        Color depth Good color depth Help
        24 bits
        Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
        1,037k dots
        True resolution High true resolution Help
        24.2 MP
        Startup delay Short startup delay Help
        500 ms startup delay
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        205 lenses
        External mic jack External mic jack Help
        Record higher quality audio with a microphone
        Weight Light Help
        479 g
        Popularity Very popular Help
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        Low light performance Low noise at high ISO Help
        1,338 ISO
        Overall image quality Great overall image quality Help
        83.0
        Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
        13.9 EV
        Screen size Large screen Help
        3.2"
        Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
        Great for movies
        Focus points Many focus points Help
        39
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Announced New Help
        October, 2013
        GPS Built-in GPS Help
        Great for travel

        Cons

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        The Nikon D5300 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        5 fps
        Autofocus Contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Lowest price Expensive Help
        $719.99
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.54x
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second

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        Suri (5:49 AM, March 01, 2014)
        In my opinion, this is a great and awesome camera, I bought it and I'm loving it even more, I'm truly amazed. Worth every penny! I also bought it with the new 18-140mm Lens. It's not just the GPS/Wi-Fi feature, it also has a better image processor (Expeed4) which makes this a very unique camera, having the 1080p 60p Video, among many other features! I definitely recommend this camera as an upgrade or as a beginner DSLR, you will agree with me after you take a few shots and get the hang of it!
         
        Alex (0:18 AM, February 01, 2014)
        IIRC no Nikon *bodies* feature image stabilization. Nikon places image stabilization in the lenses.
         
        Avatar for star gr star gr (9:44 PM, January 30, 2014)
        wifi & gps but not image stabilization ?
         
        Harshcj (6:03 AM, December 13, 2013)
        Its an Awesome Cam : Beats the Legendary D7000 : what more do you want !!
         
        Avatar for dumbthought dumbthought (7:39 AM, November 26, 2013)
        Waiting for good detailed review of this. Perhaps it is is not significantly better than D5200. Benefit of being filter-less may not be that discernible. Seems that it mostly adds convenience in form of Wifi and GPS for those who need it, and a small weight reduction.

        So that should make D5200 a steal at the current prices. In fact I've been contemplating purchasing a D5200 to upgrade from my really old D60. I wish to listen from people who are considering purchasing D5300 and their specific reason for picking it over D5200. Also wish to know if prices of D5200 are expected to fall now that D5300 has launched?