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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 332419" data-attributes="member: 13090">This is a tough call. One I agonized over myself recently when I decided to upgrade my girlfriends D3200. Both cameras have a lot going for them that the other lacks. In a nutshell (and I think this will probably tick off a lot of people) I'd say if image quality is of primary concern, get the D5300. If features are more important then get the D7000. Now, that being said, the D7K takes amazing pictures, full stop. I'll repeat that so there's no confusion: The Nikon D7000 takes amazingly good pictures. The D5300, however, has had the OLPF removed, has better color depth, higher resolution and lower noise at higher ISO's which all contribute to why I say if image quality is of top concern, go with the D5300. I also like that the D5300 has the built in GPS and the most current Nikon processor the Expeed 4. The D7000 has the weather sealing, the internal focus motor, the dual card slots... Stuff like that. And those *ARE* some pretty compelling features. So again, if you want the camera with the most features, D7000. If you want the camera with the better image quality of those two cameras, get the D5300. Either one of those cameras would be a huge upgrade over your current D3000 but if I had to choose one over the other, and I did recently, I'd side with the D5300. I've seen what one can do and I wouldn't trade it, personally, for a D7000. Not even.....</blockquote>