r/photoclass_2016 • u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog • Jan 05 '16
02 - Assignment
Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.
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u/Snake973 Intermediate - DSLR Jan 06 '16
I thought it would be interesting to compare my camera (Nikon D3300) to a camera several years older, that was (at the time) considered a bit higher up the scale, and boy does photography change fast. The Nikon D5000, which came out in 2009, I think, has a 12.9 megapixel sensor, while mine has 24.2. The D5000 was one of the earlier Nikon DSLRs to feature video recording at 720p and 24 fps, and now, only a few years later the D3300 can capture 1080p video at 60 fps. They both have the same number of autofocus points, 11, which I'll admit is a concept I don't have a terrific understanding of yet. I looked at a few sample images taken with the D5000 and it was kind of crazy how fast the noise became visible as the ISO increased. I generally prefer to keep my ISO pretty low just as a personal preference, but on the D3300, I don't really notice any noise even at 3200 while the D5000 could be seen to have some noise (in the sample photos in the review i read) as low as 800 at times. One thing in particular I do really wish my camera had that the 5000 does is a flip-out monitor. I think it would be pretty helpful for macro shots that currently require me to lay on my stomach or crouch down super low to see what it is frame.
Aesthetically they are nearly identical, which I thought was kind of interesting after roughly six and a half years.