Nikon D3200 Vs. Nikon D5200

PaulWog · Dec 20, 2013

robbins.photo said:
I'm thinking manual would be easier. As i recall the bracketing thing is a bit buried in the menu

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Nope, not at all. The fast menu is always up so long as you're not in live view. Click the "i" button, and you can select items in that menu. Just select "bracketing" and set it to the bracketing you want (or set it to off), and you're good to go. It's a lot quicker than manually getting the exposures down. Once you've done your three-shot cycle, it resets and continues until you set it to off (just to clarify that the D5200 does it that way).

robbins.photo · Dec 20, 2013

PaulWog said:
robbins.photo said:

I'm thinking manual would be easier. As i recall the bracketing thing is a bit buried in the menu

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Nope, not at all. The fast menu is always up so long as you're not in live view. Click the "i" button, and you can select items in that menu. Just select "bracketing" and set it to the bracketing you want (or set it to off), and you're good to go. It's a lot quicker than manually getting the exposures down. Once you've done your three-shot cycle, it resets and continues until you set it to off (just to clarify that the D5200 does it that way).

Not a feature I ever use to be honest. Strangely enough I never use the articulating screen either - I changed the orientation once when I put the plastic screen protector on it and flipped the screen out so it was visible, hasn't moved since, lol.

Braineack · Dec 20, 2013

that's like the best feature of the D5x00 series!

robbins.photo · Dec 20, 2013

Braineack said:
that's like the best feature of the D5x00 series!

Lol.. I know.. and I still haven't found a single use for it. I'm a viewfinder guy I guess. I don't really use a tripod and I never shoot video.

sifelaver · Aug 24, 2014

Braineack said:
that's like the best feature of the D5x00 series!

Agreed. To me that's the reason to have (or not have) a D5x00 camera.

greybeard · Aug 24, 2014

D5200........................................................................................D3200
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[TD]Lower frame rate movies[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1080p @ 60fps[/TD]
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[TD]1080p @ 30fps[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD]Both shoot Full HD (1080p) video, but D3200 does so at a lower frame rate[/TD]
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[TD]Lower noise at high ISO[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,284 ISO[/TD]
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[TD]1,131 ISO[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD]The D5200 has a slight edge (0.2 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance[/TD]
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[TD]Has in-camera HDR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]No[/TD]
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[TD]Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range[/TD]
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[TD]Many more focus points[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39[/TD]
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[TD]11[/TD]
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[TD]Set focus accurately within the frame[/TD]
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[TD]Has a flip-out screen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]No[/TD]
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[TD]Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies[/TD]
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[TD]Significantly more cross-type focus points[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
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[TD]1[/TD]
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[TD]Grab focus in difficult situations[/TD]
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[TD]Better image quality[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84.0[/TD]
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[TD]81.0[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD]Almost the same[/TD]
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[TD]Larger sensor[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]APS-C 23.5x15.6mm[/TD]
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[TD]APS-C 23.2x15.4mm[/TD]
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[TD]Almost the same[/TD]
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[TD]More dynamic range[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.9 EV[/TD]
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[TD]13.2 EV[/TD]
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[TD]0.7 f-stops more dynamic range[/TD]
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[TD]Shoots faster[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5 fps[/TD]
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[TD]4 fps[/TD]
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[TD]Around 30% faster continuous shooting[/TD]
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[TD]Better boost ISO[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25,600 ISO[/TD]
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[TD]12,800 ISO[/TD]
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