What should I do with my Nikon D7000?

I purchased the camera in 2011 and it was a good camera (though I could never get a super crisp shot no matter what I tried) but now my D7000 got a shutter failure. Honestly I don't even want to bother getting it fixed because 1. It is expensive to get it fixed 2. I'm pretty sure the sensor was scratched by the messed up shutter which will cost a lot more for nikon to replace 3. It would probably fail again very soon 4. I was never completely happy with my D7000's images (I used my bros D3100 and the photos look way better IMO). I don't know what to do with the body. The top screen is also broken (I tripped running up a staircase a while back and the screen broke).

So, what should I do with my broken D7000?

Throw it away, get a I phone as you will get the same quality photos with that as you clearly have no respect for equipment

Ditch it; you won't get a penny for it in that state.
And, Please take better care of your future equipment!

A shutter can be replaced by Nikon for under $250 and for that, they will also calibrate the lightmeter and auto-focus. When it comes back, it looks like new

Weird question, I picked up a D7000 roughly a month ago and it's a great camera to use, i'd even go as far to say it's the best camera i've ever worked with.

Cameras are pretty sophisticated these days… And your D7000 does have an option to fine-tune the focus to iron out any minor issues with some lenses (it's in the instruction manual) and you can find guides on how to do this on 'You Tube'… Depending on what lens you were using too affects image quality, I'm in the process of upgrading my current lenses so that I can get the benefit that the D7100 brings to the table.

It isn't a problem with the equipment that has caused your bad experience… It's your lack of knowledge… Don't go off on a huff… Take the advice on board and use it to your advantage… Every day people ask for advice on this forum about which camera is best for them… Why is that? I'm not afraid to tell you why… It's because they are too lazy to do their own research… During my 40 years of being 'interested' in photography i've never once asked for advice on 'which camera should I buy'? I have always taken my time, done lots of research and worked out exactly what I want, expect and need from the camera before parting with my cash… I reckon most of the contributors on here actually approach adding to their 'kit' exactly the same way… If you don't research an item properly then you can't complain that you are disappointed with it after buying it… Photography isn't complicated or difficult to learn… The problem is that learning seems to have been pushed to the side 'nowadays'… Spending seems much more fun and cool… Until these people see their actual images.

You can contact KEH and describe the issues with the camera, and they will give you an estimate of what they will pay for it. Don't expect much. You can ship it to them, (they typically pay for shipping equipment TO them), and after inspection, they will contact you with a price. You either accept the price and get a check in the mail, … Or… You don't accept the price and pay for them to ship the camera back to you.

http://www.keh.com

You can also try putting it up for auction on Ebay as non working, for parts only. Again, don't expect much.