Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best Buy: I am reviewing a camera, not a potato. Why am I limited to 5mb per image? I am a photography enthusiast not a photographer. I chose this camera over the D3300 because of the additional AF points. I chose this camera over the D7100 because I wanted to fit better glass in my budget. I chose this camera over the a6000 because of the lens options and my history with the D5000. Let's start with the 18-55mm VR lens that comes with the camera. I call it the selfie foodie indoor lens because those are the things I use it for. It is fast but don't expect it to reach out and grab your subject in the real world. Budget for good glass, you are buying a great camera. I purchased a 55-300mm VR lens with the camera. It has not disappointed me. The body fits well in my large hands. It is light and compact compared to full frame cameras. There is not a dedicated ISO button but the function button is defaulted to control ISO. I find this hard to find when I need to make sudden ISO adjustments. I often accidentally hit the flash button. The other buttons are right where I want them. The menu is easy to use but I usually have the screen folded in once the settings are dialed in. With upgraded glass the D5300 is sometimes slow using all of the autofocus points. To remedy this, the menu option allows you to select a single point or group of points. You will certainly want to do this if you are shooting anything that moves. The auto mode tends to be all over the place. It will take good photos but if you want great photos plan to switch to manual or one of the priority settings. The live view is slow. I don't use it. I still have not found a setting to prevent the flash from popping up. I need to find this soon. GPS and Wifi are neat features but I do not use them. I rather save the battery and note where I took the photos using a pen and pad of paper. As a weekend warrior, I have not had the best luck with outdoor action shots in low light with the 55-300mm. Working with my aperture limitations, I either have to sacrifice shutter speed or ISO. I prefer to the latter but higher ISO settings will lead to noisy shots and subsequent editing time. This camera shines in good lighting conditions or with stationary objects. If you are a weekend warrior you will love this camera. If you are looking to push the limits you might want to save for a full body DSLR. Like all things, practice leads to improvement. Happy shooting!

I really have enjoyed this camera. I read several reviews on here and even went to YouTube. All reviews were great so I went ahead and bit the bullet! I have to say, I am so glad I went with the Nikon over Canon! This camera takes amazing pictures! I love uploading them to social media accounts. Everyone's always asking what kind of camera I use. I gravitate more toward nature photography. The lense it comes with is nice, although not my favorite, but it's decent! Kit lenses are usually like that. But for a beginner it's definitely a great one. I love the fact that it has wifi! This makes it SO easy to get the pictures to my phone without the hassle of connecting it to my computer. Only downside is if you have an iPhone you can't transfer video to your phone through the cameras wifi... But I've heard that with android you can! Battery life is great. I am very happy with this camera. It's definitely a steal! The price is great for what you're getting. It's easy to use, auto mode for beginners and once you get more familiar with it you can step up the quality! I definitely say go with this one. I was on the fence... But I don't regret my purchase one bit!

Researched DSLR cameras and had a tight budget. It was a toss-up between the 750 and this one. Picked the 5300 due to the cheaper price, and its lightweight and abundant features, including WiFi and video. At first, the lighter weight made me feel like I had a toy camera but after taking my first set of shots, this is definitely professional grade. Features are great for an advanced beginner. Couldn't be happier with my choice.

I had bulky 35mm cameras before, and I loved them for the sole reason that they did what I set it up to do. Since these dinos were phased out I moved to smaller compact cameras, and gave up on my talents, and allowed automation to take place in the digital camera world. I been eyeballing DSLR cameras for a while now, and I think this is the best package out there. Not quite professional, but above the rookie level. One can allow automated focusing, or take full control. Got built in WiFi which allows me to set up on a tripod, and trigger camera using my cell phone. Even if I do not have a tripod, I still have control of shutter, and I can ask anyone to hold and point the camera, while I make sure everyone is the way I want, and then take picture and be in the picture. Bought extra lens 300mm and a flash as well, and of course maxed out on the memory card this camera can handle. Extra battery and an extra memory card in case for some reason I run out of juice, or memory. I am set to go. And once again happy to be able to control my pictures. Been a Nikon fan past 40 years, owned Minolta, vivitar, Kodak, Pentax, Cannon, Hasabland, and by far Nikon leads the pack (in my book).

Great battery life, awesome features, easy to use. Love being able to change out the lenses too. Great quality photos.

In my humble, beginner, but very researched opinion, this is a great camera. There's a lot more that I need to learn about its capabilities, but I'm so glad I chose this one, especially for the price. It can't be beat. It is easy to use, just read the owners manual, and do a little online search, you'll be good to go. The photos are crisp, clear and colorful, even on automatic settings. It has WiFi, but not Bluetooth, a fully articulating screen. It is NOT touch screen, which I didn't even think about at all, but it's no bother to me. It's easy to navigate and use. I still have a lot to learn about photography in general and this is my ideal camera at this price point. Many lenses will work with it, it's not heavy (IMO), it's fairly compact and fits in my small backpack purse. Love it. This isn't a tech filled review because I don't have all the extra tech accessories to go with the camera...yet.

I purchased this after reading tons of reviews and comparisons between the 5300, the 3300 and the Canon rebel series. I'm nowhere near a professional level photographer, more along the lines of a momtographer who knows enough to be dangerous. I previously used a Nikon 1 J3 so I was pretty familiar with the Nikon platform. This camera was super easy to use out of the box. The 55mm kit lens actually does a great job with images. I did find that some of the buttons and settings were difficult to find, but a quick glance at the manual answered my questions. It's small enough that it fits in my hands really well and all of the buttons are within easy reach. It's pretty easy to make adjustments on the fly, and getting the correct focus is much easier than I thought! The integrated wifi was a breeze once you found the setting in the menu, worked great with the app. Overall, I've only has this camera a month and used it a handful of times but so far I absolutely love it and am so glad I spent the extra money for this model.

It is my first DSLR ever, after having 35mm camera and lower end point and shoot cameras. Very impressed with the ease of use and the build quality. Great price. The included software is very easy to use. The photos so far have turned out great. Adjusting to the amount of options takes a bit of time, but so far so good.

The camera takes great pictures and has impressive battery life. It's great because it is not entry level but is user-friendly for an SLR novice. Definitely a camera that is not over my daughter's head at the start but also one she won't "grow out of" quickly.

I have been researching cameras for a long time and this camera really has every little feature that makes taking pictures fun! As a mom this camera is light and easy to use compared to some models I have found. The screen tilts and it has some amazing edit options for fast moving kids which is nice too! I will definitely be recommending this one to all of my friends and family!

Did a lot of research before buying. Very robust features that are easy to use. Extremely happy with this camera. Already purchased an additional lens for it.

I am a very loyal customer. However, the reviews about the 5300 were overwhelming positive.Also, my daughter's boyfriend had been raving about his Nikon and I finally gave up. I am glad I did. The quality of the pictures, ease of use, design and relatively compact size blew me away. The only con has been that vertical shots do not fully occupy the screen. I could do that on my old Rebel.

I had a Nikon D3200 which is a great camera but recently I had to change it due to a bad maintenance given and got a Nikon D5300. It's an excellent camera for any beginner. Images are sharp the new lense that locks short is handy. At least for me that my bag is not big it's a plus. I didn't it at first (at that time was the 5100) because of the flip screen believing it was flimsy and easy to break, to my surprise the screen is tough. For any beginner this camera will handle and last for a long time. The only thing I would of add as also to the D3200 is a second knob on the front for when you're on manual. Im not hating the pressing a button and turn the roll knob but that's just my taste hehe

Gotta love this one. All the features you'll ever need in a reasonably priced Camera. Sports mode is really great if you want to take a series of consecutive pictures of an action series or fast moving objects. Great movies as well for posting to online sites. Lotta special effects capabilities. The one I really like is the WiFi capability linked to your phone for posting online. Very happy with the Nikon 5300.

Great features for this camera. Send photos to your iPhone or other device via wireless built into the camera to show off your photographic expertise right away! 1080P video. This is my 4th Nikon camera. They have never let me know and I don't expect this one will either. Many effects that can be added to the photos. Very easy to use as well.

Easy to use. Takes great pictures. Love the feature of having wifi connection to iPhone or iPad for easy uploading of pictures.

Glad I bought it. Love the quality of the photos, the speed of the shutter and flash, the WiFi, and ease of use.

Camera is great. Great for a beginner and has options to advance your skills. Wish it had a touch screen.

Lightweight, fast, easy to learn DSLR. I hadn't shot with an SLR for years, was up and running with this camera quickly. Just take each feature one at a time and learn how that works. Using the articulating monitor screen in Live view is handy for anyone that shoots at odd angles . The switches and buttons are comfortably placed, easy to reach and use. The 18-55mm kit lens that came with this takes has impressive quality photos. Zooms quickly and auto focuses fast. For me, the battery lasted long enough for a day's hike and took over 500 photos on a single charge.

We love the camera! We found a sale at another big box store and Best Buy was more then willing to price match it. The camera works great and is easy to use. Battery lasts all day with wifi on and gps location on, all while using it for the majority of the day ~1500 pictures and still have atlas 50% battery.