Nikon D7100
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D5300
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D7100

Best price $785
  • 58% more battery life 950 shots vs 600 shots
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 6 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec

What’s good about the Nikon D5300

Best price
$371
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D7100 16.9 oz vs 23.8 oz
  • Smaller body size 58 in³ vs 67 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $371 vs $785
  • Newer camera December 2013 vs March 2013
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Viewscreen flips out D7100 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging D7100 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D7100 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities D7100 does not have 3D

What the Nikon D7100 and Nikon D5300 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 24.1 MP vs 24.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1226k dots vs 1037k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • 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 D7100 and the Nikon D5300

  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing

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