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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 571994" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>As far as I am concerned, I rarely change the setting. I use Aperture priority at ISO 100 most of the time. If the light is poor then I change the ISO - just press the Fn button and use the thumb wheel to select. Once in a while when I want to shoot bees and butterflies, then I use auto ISO and set the aperture and speed. So in general I do not change the settings shot to shot, and I have found that most also do not.</p><p></p><p>The Image quality of the D3xxx, D5xxx and D7xxx is same for the same generation. The difference being that D3xxx have 12 bit RAW and the D7xxx 14 bit. Unless you have to recover a lot of shadow details you rarely need 14 bits.</p><p><a href="https://photographylife.com/14-bit-vs-12-bit-raw" target="_blank">https://photographylife.com/14-bit-vs-12-bit-raw</a></p><p><a href="https://photographylife.com/raw-vs-jpeg" target="_blank">https://photographylife.com/raw-vs-jpeg</a></p><p>That means that extra buttons and displays though desirable, are not necessary for my style of shooting.</p><p></p><p>For a beginner a basic camera; as long as its image is comparable to more expensive models; is a better proposition. Versatility of having a set of lenses with a basic camera is much more that having one lens with a top of the line camera. So my suggestion is to go with D3300 with its kit lens (3400 if it comes by that time), and invest in high quality lenses with the savings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 571994, member: 16090"] As far as I am concerned, I rarely change the setting. I use Aperture priority at ISO 100 most of the time. If the light is poor then I change the ISO - just press the Fn button and use the thumb wheel to select. Once in a while when I want to shoot bees and butterflies, then I use auto ISO and set the aperture and speed. So in general I do not change the settings shot to shot, and I have found that most also do not. The Image quality of the D3xxx, D5xxx and D7xxx is same for the same generation. The difference being that D3xxx have 12 bit RAW and the D7xxx 14 bit. Unless you have to recover a lot of shadow details you rarely need 14 bits. [URL]https://photographylife.com/14-bit-vs-12-bit-raw[/URL] [URL]https://photographylife.com/raw-vs-jpeg[/URL] That means that extra buttons and displays though desirable, are not necessary for my style of shooting. For a beginner a basic camera; as long as its image is comparable to more expensive models; is a better proposition. Versatility of having a set of lenses with a basic camera is much more that having one lens with a top of the line camera. So my suggestion is to go with D3300 with its kit lens (3400 if it comes by that time), and invest in high quality lenses with the savings. [/QUOTE]
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