Nikon SLR Cameras

Is there's any DSLR camera better than Nikon D5100?

john
john

I'm about to buy D5100 so is there's any other camera with the same price range? And better?

fhotoace
fhotoace

Actually the Nikon D3200 is slightly better and it costs about $200 less than the D5100

The new D3200 has the latest technology, so its sensor performs better

Martin
Martin

It's not quite that simple. The D3200 has a better sensor in many respects, but not in low light. The D5100 can go to higher boost ISO. It also has more advanced features built in as well as the moving screen which is better for macro and overhead shots.

Higher resolution isn't without its downsides. The extra megapixels that you get with the D3200 will also mean larger files, which will take longer to read and write and you will need a faster computer with more memory and disk to handle them.

Both the D5100 and D3200 are great cameras capable of taking fantastic pictures in the hands of a good photographer. Personally I would still go for the D5100, but you can't really go wrong either way.

Certainly in the UK there's no significant difference in street prices between the D3200 and D5100 with 18-55mm lens. I suspect the D5100 has been discounted a lot recently to make way for a new D5200 announcement sometime in the near future.

Jim A
Jim A

You don't get it. There's nothing better, there's nothing worse, only different. All dslr cameras work the say way… All have the same controls. The real difference is you, your knowledge with such a camera and your skill at photography and controlling the camera to get the best it has to offer.

dexter
dexter

The D5100 is selling for $650 with kit lens and $550 body only. Fotoface, please show me where I can get a D3200 for $350, and I'll buy 2 of them today. Everywhere I look, they cost exactly the same. As far as performance, there really is no way to realize the gain in mp the D3200 offers, while the D5100 offers better low light performance, in camera HDR, and has a flip out screen. In my humble opinion, you are making an excellent choice in the D5100, and shouldn't suffer from buyers remorse once at all once you start using it.

thankyoumaskedman
thankyoumaskedman

I agree with Martin. (Name is coincidence.)
Although the D3200 benefits from the sensor being newer, I think the D5100 still retains a tiny advantage from the lower pixel density.