Nikon D5300

Nikon D5300

Nikon D5300
Nikon D5300
Announced: 12 Feb 2014
Sensor Resolution: 24Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-12800
Weight: 480g
Physical Dimensions: 125 x 98 x 76 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 3.2" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
57
Overall Score
48
Image Quality
45
Speed Performance
75
Versatility
68
Comfort
Portrait

51

Portrait
Landscape

49

Landscape
Sport

54

Sport
Street

63

Street
Everyday

65

Everyday
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prospros

  • Its extraordinary color depth makes it perfect for portrait photography
  • Its wide dynamic range makes it ideal for landscape photography
  • The excellent sensor of this camera makes it perform very well in every shooting range
  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • The fully articulated display allows you to manage the framing even in hard conditions
  • Thanks to the wireless connection, Nikon D5300 allows immediate picture sharing

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D5300 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.

Nikon D5300 and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D5300 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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57 51 49 54 63 65

Nikon D5300: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D5300 is a DSLR camera launched on 02/12/2014.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D5300 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 57 overall. The Nikon D5300 weights 480 gr and spans 125 x 98 x 76 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Nikon D5300 behaves better than average in its category:

  • Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 23%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 45, ranks in the category best 29%.
  • Comfort - Score 68, ranks in the category best 11%.
  • Versatility - Score 75, ranks in the category best 38%.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 28% of its category. Nikon D5300 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 32% of its category. Nikon D5300 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 37% of its category. Nikon D5300 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Great, score 63, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Nikon D5300 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Everyday - Good, score 65, ranks in the best 22% of its category. Nikon D5300 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D5300 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.5 x 15.6 mm

Sensor Area

366.6 mm2

Sensor Resolution

24 Mp

Max Image Resolution

6000 x 4000

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fully articulated

Screen Size

3.2"

Screen Resolution

1037Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.55

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

5fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye
Slow sync
Rear curtain

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

83

DxO Color Depth

24

DxO Dynamic Range

13.9

DxO Low Light ISO

1338

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

39

Number of Cross Focus Points

9

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (60 50 30 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 50 fps) 640 x 424 (30 25 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264

Microphone Port

yes

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Built-in

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

480g

Physical Dimensions

125 x 98 x 76 mm

Battery Life

600

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL14,EN-EL14a

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

yes

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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