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Nikon D7000 vs 5100

Dec 26, 2011 7:00AM PST

is the nikon D7000 worth it? are the image quality the same? or a lot different?
Whats better between image quality the Canon T3i or Nikon d5100?

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Differences
Dec 26, 2011 11:43AM PST

Both cameras share the same digital sensor, so should output similar image quality. Where the extra money is in D7000 is the tougher magnesium body, a pentaprism viewfinder, more physical controls for faster access to commonly used settings, a much more sophisticated auto-focus system for tracking moving subjects, a larger capacity battery, a built-in focus motor for mounting lenses that do not have a AF motor, and faster shooting performance.

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T3i and D5100
Dec 26, 2011 12:24PM PST

which produces better picture quality Canon T3i or Nikon d5100?

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In Theory
Dec 26, 2011 12:47PM PST

The D5100. But the difference is small enough to be inconsequential.

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why does snapsort...
Jan 14, 2012 1:59PM PST

why does snapsort say that the d5100 has 80.0 image quality and the t3i has 65.0?...

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Snapsort
Jan 14, 2012 11:16PM PST

The Snapsort website states:

"Snapsort uses metrics from DXOMark to determine how good a camera's overall image quality is. DXOMark only benchmarks cameras that shoot RAW, which covers most DSLRs and a few high-end des onigicams."

It includes "color depth, dynamic range and low light performance".

They only test RAW images, not jpg.
The test has to include the performance of the lens as well as the camera.

To dig out the details you should go to the DXOMark website:

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php

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