The Nikon D7100 and D5300: A Comparative Analysis

When it comes to DSLR cameras, Nikon is known for its high-quality models that cater to both professionals and enthusiasts alike. In recent years, the company has introduced several camera models that boast impressive features and capabilities. Two such cameras are the Nikon D7100 and D5300, which share many similarities but also have some notable differences.

The Nikon D7100 is a DX-format DSLR camera that offers more of the pro features that are typically found on full-frame cameras. One of its standout features is the 3.2-inch LCD screen, which provides excellent visibility even in bright sunlight. However, it's worth noting that the D7100 does not have the same level of resolution as some other Nikon models, with a resolution of around 1.4 million pixels compared to the D5300's 2.76 million pixel display.

On the other hand, the Nikon D5300 is also a DX-format DSLR camera that offers some impressive features of its own. One of its most notable advantages is the swivel LCD screen, which allows for flexible shooting angles and makes it easier to capture footage from unusual perspectives. This feature is particularly useful when shooting video, where being able to adjust the screen's position can add a touch of creativity to your work.

In terms of video capabilities, both cameras offer 1080p at 24, 25, and 30 frames per second, as well as an option for 720p at 50 and 60 frames per second. However, the D7100 also offers an additional mode called 108i, which shoots at 50 and 60 frames per second in interlace format. This feature is not available on the D5300, although it does offer 1080p at 50 and 60 frames per second in progressive format.

One of the most significant differences between the two cameras is their size and weight. The Nikon D7100 measures 5.18 x 3.94 x 2.92 inches (132.4 x 99.9 x 74 mm) and weighs around 755 grams, making it a relatively bulky camera compared to its predecessor. In contrast, the D5300 is significantly smaller and lighter, measuring 4.71 x 3.38 x 1.93 inches (119.2 x 85.7 x 48.6 mm) and weighing around 195 grams.

Another key difference between the two cameras is their wireless transfer capabilities. The Nikon D7100 requires additional units to be purchased separately, whereas the D5300 comes with a built-in wireless feature that allows for easy and convenient file transfer. Additionally, the D5300 offers built-in GPS, which eliminates the need for an external device.

In terms of price, the Nikon D7100 tends to be slightly more expensive than the D5300, especially in the US market where it can cost around $1,150 compared to the D5300's launch price of $800. However, when adjusted for currency exchange rates, the two cameras are relatively close in terms of pricing.

Ultimately, the choice between the Nikon D7100 and D5300 depends on your individual needs and preferences. If you're looking for a camera with more advanced features and capabilities, such as dual SD card slots and 100% viewfinder coverage, then the D7100 may be the better option. However, if you prioritize flexibility and convenience when it comes to shooting video and require a compact camera that is easy to use, then the D5300 may be the way to go.

The absence of an optical low-pass filter in both cameras suggests that they will produce similar image quality, but this ultimately depends on your specific requirements and preferences. Both cameras offer excellent performance and capabilities, making it difficult to choose between them outright.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or an enthusiast looking for a reliable camera, the Nikon D7100 and D5300 are both excellent options worth considering. By weighing up their features, capabilities, and price points, you can make an informed decision that meets your needs and helps you achieve your creative goals.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up YouTube saf here on super sa TV and in this video I'm going to be comparing these specs of the Nikon D5300 to the Nikon D7100 the D5300 has just been announced today it sits just below the D7100 in the lineup of dslrs from Nikon but how do these two differ well do hit that thumbs up button and let's find out in this head-to-head spec comparison so we'll start off with the sensor size megapixels the same size sensor on both of these it's a DX format sensor so it is the crop sensor not the full frame on both of the dslrs here the megapixels 24.1 versus 24.2 nothing major here 24 megapixels is huge both of these come without an optical low pass filter as well that's quite nice to see because the lack of the optical low pass filter will give you more sharp and Crisp Images it's usually there on most es to help eliminate aliasing distortions but with the advanced technology and all those megapixels that's not much of a problem Nikon is saying so giving you more sharp and more Crisp Images is an advantage on both of these DL and it's clearly working for Nikon because they are rolling out across lots of their dslrs you've got xeed 4 processing versus the xped 3 so a little edge here on the D5300 now autofocus points you've got 51 autofocus points with 15 cross type on the Nikon D7100 on the D5300 you've got 39 points with nine cross types so an advantage here for the Nikon D7100 more autofocus points are definitely beneficial and really useful as well in terms of the iso range the D5300 has a bit of an advantage here you've got got 100 to 12,800 Native extendable to 25,600 on the D5300 on the D7100 you've got 100 to 6400 native also extendable to 25,600 so a little bit of an edge here for the Nikon D5300 now continuous shooting You've Got 5 frames a second versus 6 frames a second on the Nikon D7100 you can also shoot at 7 frames a second on the D7100 that's in the DX crop mode so that's a 1.3 times crop so it's going to be roughly about 18 megapix not full 24 at 7 frames a second but still an advantage here especially if you're into sports photography Max shutter speed you've got 14,000 of a second versus 1 18,000 of a second on the Nikon D7100 so an advantage here for the D7100 you've also got a higher flashing speed 1250th of a second on the D7100 versus the 1 1200th of a second on the D5300 the D7100 also has 100% viewfinder coverage versus the 95% on the D50 300 so we're seeing more Pro features on the D7100 the D7100 also has a built-in Focus motor the D5300 doesn't having a built-in autofocus motor is definitely an advantage especially if you're going to be using some old lenses if you've got some new lenses then that's not something that you have to worry about too much because that's already built into the lens but if you're going to be using some old school lenses then the D7100 does have an advantage here you've also got dual SD card slots on the D7100 versus the single SD card slot on the D5300 so for overflow or backup at the D7100 quite nice here as you can see it's got more of the pro features already the D7100 has and that's mainly because the D7100 is the highest end DX format DSLR from Nikon so they've added some of those Pro features that you may be getting in full frame on to the D7100 now the screens you've got 3.2 in screens on both of these the D7100 does have a higher resolution though but the big advantage that the D5300 has is that it's a very angle swivel screen so you can move it around you can get some really nice angles a big big Advantage here on the D5300 I really really like it especially if you're doing video getting some award angles on things is really easy to do on the D5300 now in terms of the video we've got some interesting differences here firstly you've got the standard 108p at 24 25 and 30 frames a second on both of these cameras here the D7100 does have 108ti at 50 and 60 frames a second now this is interlace not Progressive but the D5300 is the first DS from Nikon to include 1080p at 50 and 60 frames a second so slow motion at Progressive is definitely beneficial here 720p also at 50 and 60 frames a second I would have liked to have seen 720p at 120 frames a second on the D5300 that's not there but 1080p at 60 frames a second is still pretty good they both have a mic in so if you're going to be doing some video having that mic in is quite nice but the D7100 does have a headphone out as well so you've not got that on the D5 5300 now the size and weight the D5300 is a lot more compact it's coming in quite a bit smaller and also very light it's 195 G roughly lighter than the D7100 now this is the body only so a lot more compact although the D7100 is a more robust and more sealed now in terms of Wireless transfer and GPS the D7100 is compatible but you have to buy additional units the w1a or the gp1a I believe now the D5300 comes with this built-in you've got built-in Wireless and GPS so you're not going to have to go out and buy additional units and carry them around worry about losing them you've got that builtin 2D system in that compact body which is really really nice to see now finally looking at the price the D7100 you can pick it up for roughly about $1,150 in the US or around about £800 here in the UK so in the UK it has dropped a lot compared to the launch price the D5300 is going to come in the middle of November it's going to be available for $800 in the US or roughly about 73 in the UK so in terms of pounds there's not much difference between these two in terms of the dollars there is a bit of difference I'm I'm not sure why the launch price in terms of pounds is quite high for Nikon cameras generally speaking so those were the key differences between these two cameras the D7100 offering some more of those Pro features such as the 100% viewfinder coverage and the dual SD card slots as well things like that so that's quite nice to see but the D5300 offering some nice new features especially the 1080p at 60 frames a second that swivel out screen is really nice as well so I guess it really depends on which track you want to go for and what your preference is between these two the fact that both of these don't have the optical low pass filter which suggest that you're going to be getting similar results in terms of image quality from both of these but it really depends on what features you like better from both of these cameras which do you like better which one would you go for do drop me a comment below and let me know your thoughts I hope you enjoyed this video and found it useful if you did as always please do hit that thumbs up button for me it really does help me out and why not subscribe to this channel I've got plenty more content coming up in here thanks for watching this is saf on super saf TV and I'll see you next time if you want to see more regular videos that like this one then be sure to hit the Subscribe button which will be below if you're on a mobile device it may be somewhere else if you want to see my previous related video then hit the link right here if you want to stay in touch over Facebook Twitter and Google+ then all of the addresses will be there somewhere as well as direct links in the description belowwhat's up YouTube saf here on super sa TV and in this video I'm going to be comparing these specs of the Nikon D5300 to the Nikon D7100 the D5300 has just been announced today it sits just below the D7100 in the lineup of dslrs from Nikon but how do these two differ well do hit that thumbs up button and let's find out in this head-to-head spec comparison so we'll start off with the sensor size megapixels the same size sensor on both of these it's a DX format sensor so it is the crop sensor not the full frame on both of the dslrs here the megapixels 24.1 versus 24.2 nothing major here 24 megapixels is huge both of these come without an optical low pass filter as well that's quite nice to see because the lack of the optical low pass filter will give you more sharp and Crisp Images it's usually there on most es to help eliminate aliasing distortions but with the advanced technology and all those megapixels that's not much of a problem Nikon is saying so giving you more sharp and more Crisp Images is an advantage on both of these DL and it's clearly working for Nikon because they are rolling out across lots of their dslrs you've got xeed 4 processing versus the xped 3 so a little edge here on the D5300 now autofocus points you've got 51 autofocus points with 15 cross type on the Nikon D7100 on the D5300 you've got 39 points with nine cross types so an advantage here for the Nikon D7100 more autofocus points are definitely beneficial and really useful as well in terms of the iso range the D5300 has a bit of an advantage here you've got got 100 to 12,800 Native extendable to 25,600 on the D5300 on the D7100 you've got 100 to 6400 native also extendable to 25,600 so a little bit of an edge here for the Nikon D5300 now continuous shooting You've Got 5 frames a second versus 6 frames a second on the Nikon D7100 you can also shoot at 7 frames a second on the D7100 that's in the DX crop mode so that's a 1.3 times crop so it's going to be roughly about 18 megapix not full 24 at 7 frames a second but still an advantage here especially if you're into sports photography Max shutter speed you've got 14,000 of a second versus 1 18,000 of a second on the Nikon D7100 so an advantage here for the D7100 you've also got a higher flashing speed 1250th of a second on the D7100 versus the 1 1200th of a second on the D5300 the D7100 also has 100% viewfinder coverage versus the 95% on the D50 300 so we're seeing more Pro features on the D7100 the D7100 also has a built-in Focus motor the D5300 doesn't having a built-in autofocus motor is definitely an advantage especially if you're going to be using some old lenses if you've got some new lenses then that's not something that you have to worry about too much because that's already built into the lens but if you're going to be using some old school lenses then the D7100 does have an advantage here you've also got dual SD card slots on the D7100 versus the single SD card slot on the D5300 so for overflow or backup at the D7100 quite nice here as you can see it's got more of the pro features already the D7100 has and that's mainly because the D7100 is the highest end DX format DSLR from Nikon so they've added some of those Pro features that you may be getting in full frame on to the D7100 now the screens you've got 3.2 in screens on both of these the D7100 does have a higher resolution though but the big advantage that the D5300 has is that it's a very angle swivel screen so you can move it around you can get some really nice angles a big big Advantage here on the D5300 I really really like it especially if you're doing video getting some award angles on things is really easy to do on the D5300 now in terms of the video we've got some interesting differences here firstly you've got the standard 108p at 24 25 and 30 frames a second on both of these cameras here the D7100 does have 108ti at 50 and 60 frames a second now this is interlace not Progressive but the D5300 is the first DS from Nikon to include 1080p at 50 and 60 frames a second so slow motion at Progressive is definitely beneficial here 720p also at 50 and 60 frames a second I would have liked to have seen 720p at 120 frames a second on the D5300 that's not there but 1080p at 60 frames a second is still pretty good they both have a mic in so if you're going to be doing some video having that mic in is quite nice but the D7100 does have a headphone out as well so you've not got that on the D5 5300 now the size and weight the D5300 is a lot more compact it's coming in quite a bit smaller and also very light it's 195 G roughly lighter than the D7100 now this is the body only so a lot more compact although the D7100 is a more robust and more sealed now in terms of Wireless transfer and GPS the D7100 is compatible but you have to buy additional units the w1a or the gp1a I believe now the D5300 comes with this built-in you've got built-in Wireless and GPS so you're not going to have to go out and buy additional units and carry them around worry about losing them you've got that builtin 2D system in that compact body which is really really nice to see now finally looking at the price the D7100 you can pick it up for roughly about $1,150 in the US or around about £800 here in the UK so in the UK it has dropped a lot compared to the launch price the D5300 is going to come in the middle of November it's going to be available for $800 in the US or roughly about 73 in the UK so in terms of pounds there's not much difference between these two in terms of the dollars there is a bit of difference I'm I'm not sure why the launch price in terms of pounds is quite high for Nikon cameras generally speaking so those were the key differences between these two cameras the D7100 offering some more of those Pro features such as the 100% viewfinder coverage and the dual SD card slots as well things like that so that's quite nice to see but the D5300 offering some nice new features especially the 1080p at 60 frames a second that swivel out screen is really nice as well so I guess it really depends on which track you want to go for and what your preference is between these two the fact that both of these don't have the optical low pass filter which suggest that you're going to be getting similar results in terms of image quality from both of these but it really depends on what features you like better from both of these cameras which do you like better which one would you go for do drop me a comment below and let me know your thoughts I hope you enjoyed this video and found it useful if you did as always please do hit that thumbs up button for me it really does help me out and why not subscribe to this channel I've got plenty more content coming up in here thanks for watching this is saf on super saf TV and I'll see you next time if you want to see more regular videos that like this one then be sure to hit the Subscribe button which will be below if you're on a mobile device it may be somewhere else if you want to see my previous related video then hit the link right here if you want to stay in touch over Facebook Twitter and Google+ then all of the addresses will be there somewhere as well as direct links in the description below\n"