Nikon d3000 or d5000?

snehs123

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i'm a beginner, so this will be my first slr. my friend has the nikon 'd3000' & i'd say its pretty easy to use. the only thing thats made me consider buying the d5000 is the live view &its ability to record movies. i take videos occasionally, but the main purpose of buying a slr is to take images.
 

jdeg

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I find myself not using the live view on the d5000 too often. The camera is just slower to take pics in live view, but it can be useful if you need to take a shot where you can't put your eye up to the viewfinder. You probably won't use the video much either since you have to manual focus if the distance between you and the subject changes. It's only good if you want to take quick video of something.

Besides that the D5000 is closer in other features to the D90. It's just missing the in body focus motor and wireless flash control. The image sensor is the same as in the d90.
 

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