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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 304726" data-attributes="member: 16749">They're similar, but not the same camera, and I'd very much doubt if they take exactly the same firmware,&nbsp; Note that the D5200 has been out longer than the D5300, meaning it's had more time for bugs to be discovered,and firmware updates to be released to fix them.&nbsp; It only stands to reason that the current firmware update for a D5200 would have a higher version number than the current one for the D5300.&nbsp; To whatever degree the cameras are the same, and reflected in the firmware, it is likely that the 1.00 firmware for the D5300 is the same as the 1.02 firmware for the D5200.&nbsp; Any fixes and enhancements that were made by firmware to the D5200 and which were relevant to the D5300 were probably already included in the very first version of the D5300's firmware.&nbsp; On the other hand, my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F2" target="_blank">F2</a> is over forty years old, and Nikon has never released a firmware update for it.&nbsp; I suppose the the fact that the only electronics of any kind that it contains is a simple analog light meter, and the flash-synch contacts may have something to do with the lack of any firmware upgrades; what do you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob Blaylock, post: 304726, member: 16749"] They're similar, but not the same camera, and I'd very much doubt if they take exactly the same firmware, Note that the D5200 has been out longer than the D5300, meaning it's had more time for bugs to be discovered,and firmware updates to be released to fix them. It only stands to reason that the current firmware update for a D5200 would have a higher version number than the current one for the D5300. To whatever degree the cameras are the same, and reflected in the firmware, it is likely that the 1.00 firmware for the D5300 is the same as the 1.02 firmware for the D5200. Any fixes and enhancements that were made by firmware to the D5200 and which were relevant to the D5300 were probably already included in the very first version of the D5300's firmware. On the other hand, my [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F2]F2[/url] is over forty years old, and Nikon has never released a firmware update for it. I suppose the the fact that the only electronics of any kind that it contains is a simple analog light meter, and the flash-synch contacts may have something to do with the lack of any firmware upgrades; what do you think? [/QUOTE]

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