Nikon D5300
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D7000
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D5300

Best price $371
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D7000 16.9 oz vs 24.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 58 in³ vs 64 in³
  • Cheaper street price $371 vs $538
  • Higher sensor resolution 24.2 MP vs 16.2 MP
  • Newer camera December 2013 vs October 2010
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Viewscreen flips out D7000 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board D7000 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D7000 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities D7000 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Nikon D7000

Best price
$538
  • 75% more battery life 1,050 shots vs 600 shots
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 6 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec

What the Nikon D5300 and Nikon D7000 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 367 in² vs 368 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1037k dots vs 921k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.2″ vs 3.0″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • GPS tagging
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D5300 and the Nikon D7000

  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing

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