Are refurbished DSLR cameras also actusation-free like the brand new DSLRs?

The difference between the new & refurbished nikon d5100 is 70$ … I've been told to be aware of used that may have been filled with high amount of accusations… Do refurbished have any or is it clean out & turns fresh again with accusations-free?

Added (1). So should i get new or refurbished? :/

If the refurbished camera was refurbished by Nikon, it could be one of three possibilities

* the camera was a demo camera used by a Nikon representative to demonstrate the attributes of the came at various camera shops, venues sponsored by Nikon and at various expositions.
* a camera returned by a buyer after deciding that they want to try a different camera
* a camera that was returned for warranty service by the seller, who replaced the camera instore

Brand new dSLR's can have hundreds of shutter actuation count at the point of sale. I even heard of one Nikon reaching a thousand actuations when he brought it out of a sealed box. Quality control tests the camera before allowing it to leave the factory. If the actuation count is zero, that's when you have to worry.

Refurbished cameras are good only if the factory itself did the refurbishing. Elsewhere, you're not too sure anymore. In the factory, the refurbished camera goes to quality control a second time.

If you understand those, there would be no need to accuse anyone of anything.

Factory refurbished means the units could have simply been pulled from the production line if something appears faulty, or if it hasn't passed the final inspection. Most of the time it is a very minor issue that needs correcting, nevertheless, once it is pulled from the normal flow of production, it gets flagged as a refurbished model, so you may get a unit straight from the factory that has never been used.

A refurbished unit may also be an ex-store demo, possibly used in field tests or sales displays, or it may have been ordered by a customer in error and returned to the retailer (who can't then sell it as 'new' so it has to be sent back to the manufacturer for refurbishment).

All refurbished items will have been checked over by the manufacturer by hand, inspected very thoroughly, diagnosed, and calibrated by experienced technicians, and could therefore turn out to be more dependable than a new item - which will only have been checked by a process of systematic quality control protocol (ie by random sampling as it comes off the conveyor belt).

As to the individual history of a single item, there's no way of knowing.

However, way too much emphasis is put on the actuation count, and cameras are typically rated for one to two hundred thousand actuations. Realize that this does not mean the camera is automatically going to break after those many shots; rather it is just a MTBF rating.

It is no different than an engine in your car. After 100, 000 miles, something is bound to need fixing.