Even if a camera beats it's rivals in every area when it is launched, the day will come when it starts to look jaded and old. This hasn't quite happened to the Nikon D5100 yet, but with the launch of the stunning D3200 a few months ago, the expectation is that Nikon will soon launch a D5200 to maintain it's dominance in the market.
Well. of course, file size has become the measure of all new cameras recently, particularly since it's sibling, the nikon D800 launched a few months ago offering a massive 36 MegaPixel file size. Whilst many of us probably couldn't tell the difference between between say a 22 MP file and a 36MP file, the new Nikon D5200 will have to step up to at least 24Mp to remain credible in it's class.
And although a 4 frames per second burst speed is entirely respectable, the new D5200 will need to up the ante to around 8FPS to compete. Combine it with a faster shutter speed, say up to 1/8000, and put in a motor to support the AF-S lenses and the D5200 would be a great second body for many sports photographers.
The D5100's articulated screen makes the camera excellent for shooting at high and low angles, and this makes it very competent for shooting video. I don't expect Nikon to lose the screen on the D5200, but I think they will improve the screen resolution and perhaps give videographers some options with regards to frame rates - possibly up to 60 Frames per second.
I have never had any problems with the speed of the AutoFocus, but I know that others have found it a bit slow in live view mode. Increasing the number of autofocus points from 11 would be useful too - the D7000 has 39, for example, and the new D800 has 51. The current ISO max of 25,600 is OK, but, again the D800 has shown the way be practically shooting in the pitch black. Being able to push up towards 102,400 would be splendid.
One of the common complaints about the D5100 was that ISO control was buried in the menu and not easy to access. Hopefully the D5200 will have a dedicated button for it. A depth of field preview button would be welcome as well.
The built in flash is adequate for fill in and as an emergency, but it could certainly be improved. A built in wireless flash control, would improve the D5200's chances of being regarded as a good studio camera.
Finally both storage and power could be improved. Two SD memory card slots marks a camera out as Pro kit andthe EN-EL14 rechargeable battery is the same used by the D3100. It lasts for roughly 300 shots, which isn't really enough these days.
Well. of course, file size has become the measure of all new cameras recently, particularly since it's sibling, the nikon D800 launched a few months ago offering a massive 36 MegaPixel file size. Whilst many of us probably couldn't tell the difference between between say a 22 MP file and a 36MP file, the new Nikon D5200 will have to step up to at least 24Mp to remain credible in it's class.
And although a 4 frames per second burst speed is entirely respectable, the new D5200 will need to up the ante to around 8FPS to compete. Combine it with a faster shutter speed, say up to 1/8000, and put in a motor to support the AF-S lenses and the D5200 would be a great second body for many sports photographers.
The D5100's articulated screen makes the camera excellent for shooting at high and low angles, and this makes it very competent for shooting video. I don't expect Nikon to lose the screen on the D5200, but I think they will improve the screen resolution and perhaps give videographers some options with regards to frame rates - possibly up to 60 Frames per second.
I have never had any problems with the speed of the AutoFocus, but I know that others have found it a bit slow in live view mode. Increasing the number of autofocus points from 11 would be useful too - the D7000 has 39, for example, and the new D800 has 51. The current ISO max of 25,600 is OK, but, again the D800 has shown the way be practically shooting in the pitch black. Being able to push up towards 102,400 would be splendid.
One of the common complaints about the D5100 was that ISO control was buried in the menu and not easy to access. Hopefully the D5200 will have a dedicated button for it. A depth of field preview button would be welcome as well.
The built in flash is adequate for fill in and as an emergency, but it could certainly be improved. A built in wireless flash control, would improve the D5200's chances of being regarded as a good studio camera.
Finally both storage and power could be improved. Two SD memory card slots marks a camera out as Pro kit andthe EN-EL14 rechargeable battery is the same used by the D3100. It lasts for roughly 300 shots, which isn't really enough these days.
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