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Nikon D5300 photo samples

Nikon ups the ante for image quality in the sub-$1,000 price class.

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Low ISO sensitivity JPEGs

Because the sensor lacks an antialiasing filter, the images retain excellent sharpness even as noise rises. JPEGs look very clean up through ISO 800, and they're still quite good at ISO 1600. (Note: test shots at +0.7 EV.) Read full review
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Nikon D5300 (with 18-140mm Lens)

High ISO sensitivity JPEG

While ISO 3200 shows quite a bit of detail degradation, it's still quite good in well-lit areas, and many of my ISO 6400 shots were quite usable. (Note: test shots at +0.7 EV.) Read full review
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Exposure

Just like the D5200, the matrix metering on the D5300 tends to produce dark exposures. Read full review
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D5300 vs. D5200, ISO tktk

The biggest difference between the D5300 and its predecessor tends to be sharpness rather than noise. Read full review
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ISO 100 JPEG

The D5300 produces images with natural-looking sharpness. Read full review
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ISO 200 JPEG

The lens and sensor resolve well together. Read full review
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ISO 800 JPEG

The dark areas start to clip at ISO 800, but the details remain quite sharp. Read full review
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ISO 1600 JPEG

You can see the noise reduction at ISO 1600, but there's little blurring of detail. Read full review
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ISO 1600, no noise reduction

This is extremely fine-grained noise for a camera in this class. You can start to see the incipient hot pixels here, however. Read full review
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ISO 3200 JPEG

The camera preserves detail very well even at ISO 3200. Read full review
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ISO 6400 JPEG

You can get reasonable 13 inch by 19 inch prints from ISO 6400 images, depending upon the photo content. Read full review
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Bokeh, 18-140mm lens

The lens produces very nice out-of-focus highlight areas. Read full review
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Picture Controls

The default color settings boost the saturation and contrast, but there's no egregious hue shifts. Read full review
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Color

I think the D5300 does a very good job of color reproduction. Read full review
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