Nikon D300 vs Nikon D5300

Below is a in-depth review of the Nikon D300 vs Nikon D5300, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both built by Nikon. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the D300 (12MP) and D5300 (24MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The D300 was unveiled 7 years before the D5300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Nikon D5300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the D300 grades against the D5300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D300 & Nikon D5300. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D300 Gallery & Nikon D5300 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon D300 provides outside dimensions of 147mm x 114mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 925 grams (2.04 lbs) and the Nikon D5300 has sizing of 125mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 480 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the D300 and the D5300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the D300 and D5300 is 55 and 68 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D300 and D5300.

All in all, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Nikon D5300 to result in more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older D300 will be behind in sensor tech.