Nikon D5300 Announced
/Preorder Nikon D5300 from AmazonNIkon has updated the D5200. Shipping later this month or in early november depending on your location the D5300 will be available. It looks very similar to the D5200 but has some noticeable differences inside. The sensor will be the same used by the D7100(My D7100 Review), which in my tests is excellent- really top notch especially in low light. The processor is upgraded, Expeed 4, and this should really improve the hesitation and slowness that I found in the D5200(My D5200 Review). We now have full 1080p at 60fps, previously only interlaced video at 60fps and 1080. And Wifi built in - goodbye dongle - and GPS. Nifty features. Battery life is stated to be improved though as far as I can tell it is using the same battery and with WiFi and GPS on you are going to see a decrease in battery life. Interesting they have completely ditched the 18-55 kit lens. This camera will be available body only or with the new 18-140 lens. I feel vindicated here - I couldn't believe how bad the 18-55 Nikon kit lens is on the D5200 - it really holds that camera back from image quality greatness and I am glad that it won't even be an option, though I am surprised there is no alternative other than the much more expensive 18-140 kit lens. On a tight budget but want the D5300? Grab it with the 35 f/1.8 or pick up a used 18-105. I have additional lens recommendations for the D5300.
D5300 Specs
- 24MP - Same sensor as in the D7100 (no OLPF/AA Filter)
- 5 fps -same as the D5200
- 39 AF points (9 cross points)
- EXPEED 4 Processor
- 1080P video recording at 60p/50p
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Built-in GPS
- 3.2" vari-angle LCD monitor
Will be available in Red, Grey or Black $796 for body only $1,396.95 (buy from Amazon or B&H) for camera and 18-140 kit lens. This will be an excellent travel camera with the GPS, Wifi and a kit lens that can match the quality of the sensor.[gallery ids="3997,3996,3995"] Preorder Nikon D5300 from AmazonFrom this angle the two cameras look very similar.
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Looking down on the D5300 you can see a small bump for the GPS and WiFi Antennas,
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Canon PowerShot G16 continues a long line of enthusiasts level P&S. The G16 offers minor upgrades from the G15(the lens, sensor and design are all identical to G15) Wifi, Digic 6 processor which gives you a slightly faster burst mode of 12.1 fps and 60p video.
Canon PowerShot S120 also gets WiFi, a slightly faster lens (F1.8-5.7 vs F2.0-5.9) and the Digic 6 which means 12.1fps and 60p video recording. The S1110 was one of my top picks for pocketable P&S the inclusion of WiFi is nice. There are a few other P&S and certainly some micro 4/3 that offer better quality but it is hard to find anything this small, with the nice manual control scheme that offers very good quality images and video. Did you know my very first video on my channel was a 
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Differences between the 18-55 EF-S (non-STM) and the NEW 18-55 STM
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Externally the camera has a few difference
T5i (700D)
T4i (650D)
Canon T3i(600D)
Nikon D5200
Nikon D3200
Released in 2008, the 50D was placed solidly above the Rebel line, it offered a camera with magnesium body (think pretty tough) and professional features like Micro-AF adjust (not all lenses focus perfectly with all bodies, Micro AF allows you to tweak the alignment to get better results for each lens) and a fast burst rate with large buffer. Two years to the day later the 60D was announced and was seen by many as a departure from the prosumer line and a blurring with the Rebel line. The 60D was slightly smaller, lost the magnesium body and the Micro AF adjustment. It did gain video recording features and the articulated screen. With the feature set of the T4i it is likely that the 70D will return the XXD line to a more professional level. This will increase the price with a kit costing somewhere in the neighborhood of $1500. This also puts it on par with Nikon's recently released and excellent D7100. If you follow all of the different Canon lines you may wonder where that leaves the 7Ds replacement, the rumor there is that the 7D Mark II will come in at much higher level too, close to $2000 and offering a high-end focus system and burst rate that is needed by sports and wildlife photographers. 
Back to the idea of a smaller T4i- eh. Traditionally Canon has offered a dumbed down rebel and budget friendly rebel that uses a similar form factor with cheaper sensor and missing a few features. This sounds like the opposite - a smaller camera with the current T4i guts crammed inside. I don't know how this will fit in the pricing scheme but Canon is certainly feeling pressure from the mirrorless and Micro 4/3 systems otherwise they wouldn't have rushed the EOS-M out the door with admittedly slower AF. The smaller rebel rumor isn't very exciting unless it comes with a new feature or two and knowing these companies desire to extract every penny from our wallets those features will only appear in the second version. Someone left a comment on one of my videos "If only Canon and Nikon would combine we would have one Awesome camera" Noooo this is exactly what we do not want. Competition is good and I am pretty convinced now that the price of the T4i really dropped over the last months to get a solid install base before the D5200 was released though the Nikon still doesn't seem to be selling well and probably won't until it sees a price drop too. I'd love to hear your thoughts?
Next Steps - Price out lens packages for general use. What does Nikon offer for general walk around, good zooms for wildlife, portraits, street, primes, macros etc. External Flash options - Articles/Videos are coming along with "What would be your cost of owning" 
