Camera Comparison

[Shadowman]

There was a recent interest in an older thread Nikon D3200 or Nikon D5100?

Perhaps those interested would be should consider the latest versions, D5300 vs D3300, although the original cameras of interest are still available.

[rpcrowe]

Sometimes you get decent information by doing a google search with the search parameters "camera A vs camera B"

I did a Google search using "Nikon D3200 vs D5100" as the search parameters and got these hits:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Niko...sm=93&ie=UTF-8

You can do this with virtually any camera combination. However the hit for "Snapshot" is not always accurate. It reflects the opinion of the reviewer with is often not my opinion. In one instance (not the above Nikon comparison) they gave a PLUS for a camera with fewer buttons and liked that the shooting parameters were changed through the LCD menu. I personally PREFER buttons on my cameras. Having to adjust the shooting parameters using the menu is one of the reasons that I never liked the Rebel series of cameras...

[Shadowman]

Sometimes you get decent information by doing a google search with the search parameters "camera A vs camera B"

I did a Google search using "Nikon D3200 vs D5100" as the search parameters and got these hits:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Niko...sm=93&ie=UTF-8

You can do this with virtually any camera combination. However the hit for "Snapshot" is not always accurate. It reflects the opinion of the reviewer with is often not my opinion. In one instance (not the above Nikon comparison) they gave a PLUS for a camera with fewer buttons and liked that the shooting parameters were changed through the LCD menu. I personally PREFER buttons on my cameras. Having to adjust the shooting parameters using the menu is one of the reasons that I never liked the Rebel series of cameras...

I read somewhere that the manufacturers omit a lot of the preferences to reduce cost. Also, some of the changeable features are accessible by buttons, however you usually have to assign those changeable actions to function or fn keys.

[Stagecoach]

I suppose the reality these days is that every physical button on a camera is an additional cost per camera unit, software is a one off minor cost only at development.

[cuilin]

if you're just looking at technical specs then you could check out this link: http://www.dpreview.com/products/com...ras?ref=footer. but it won't help you with user feedback and ergonomics.

[Shadowman]

I see that Nikon just released the D5500, specs didn't offer a lot of new features over the 5300.

[ajohnw]

I find it's best to download the full camera manuals. No reviews I am aware of really cover usability. What I generally look for in the manual is how ISO and exposure compensation is changed as generally such thing as aperture and speed control are similar from one camera to another and the only issue is if there is one or two thumb wheels. If 2 exposure compensation should be available on one of the thumb wheels in some modes.

If the camera has programmable buttons it's also worth looking to see what they can be programmed too. Sometimes settings are on the multiway - I hate that - and it's not a good idea to assume that they can be switched to a button.

Then comes focus modes.

Another way of looking at this area is what settings need use of the menu's and if they are ones that may need changing from shot to shot. Menu based setting changes can be impossible in bright sunlight so it's always worth spending some time looking into that. Hopefully the wanted variations can be set into user modes as these are often easier to change but buttons / switches are much better.

Older models that are still available ? I went for a D7000 because I had the feeling that the D7100 didn't offer anything extra of any significance. Also that I think the D7100 replacement will

John
-