Trying to decide between a Sony A6000 and a Nikon D3200. Most of my experience is with a point and shoot cybershot.
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The SONY is the hands down winner here. If you are looking for a camera that you will use and not feel bogged down carrying a ton of gear, the SONY A6000 is perfect for size, form and results. You will want to buy some better glass than just the kit lens. Good luck.
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As a point and shoot option both are gong to be excellent performers. If you use a phone with NFC Sony allows for transfer of images and some limited camera control. Sony smaller foot print
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The Sony a6000 is what is known as a ILC, or interchangeable lense camera. That means it will perform similar to digital SLR like the Nikon, but is smaller like your point and shoot cameras. In the long run, the Nikon will be more versatile, but the Sony more travel friendly. Either camera is a good place to start.
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Nikon and Canon really cripple features on their entry level cameras. The A6000 has an articulating screen and many more features such as exposure bracketing, the ability to use your phone as a remote, 11 frames per second shooting, wireless connectivity and the list goes on and on. The A6000 is way more camera than the Nikon D3200/3300 or the Canon T5, especially at the current A6000 price (12/15). If you want to go Canon, make sure you go with a model that has an i in it. If you want a Nikon go to at least the 5000 series.
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This sony has a very fast focusing. Closest to a dslr that i have seen. Lens selection though isn't as good as the Nikon dslr line.
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The mirrorless Sony a6000 is a smaller, more compact camera than the DSLR Nikon 3200. The sensor size and megapixels of the two cameras is similar, but the a6000 probably produces somewhat better images and it also has very rapid autofocus. I chose the a6000 because I didn't want to carry around a bulky, heavy SLR camera, but also wanted a camera with excellent image quality and rapid autofocus.
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Size of the camera and sensor was the most important for me. If you want to carry the camera with you all the time for candid photos a6000 with the pancake f2.8 lens is smaller. I have a6000 with 35mm 1.8 as my first lens option. I keep it with me in my jacket pocket everywhere I go. I'll buy the pancake when I can afford it.
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Good question! Sony has made new versions that are cheaper and better cameras around the same price. Check out the A6000, and a5000.
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I am very happy with my D600. So many people do not recommend it simply because there are SO many people out there who are serious about their cameras and photography in terms of sheer numbers and the folks with negative thoughts are the generally the ones who post opinions. Two thoughts, if I had had the money, I probably would have gone for the D800 despite the added size and weight, and if you have a collection of DX lenses, you may want to upgrade to a camera you can use them on rather than the D600 which really needs full format FX lenses. Remember that good lenses are generally more important than the actual camera body for great photography. Finally, both the D600 and D800 are very complex cameras. You will grow very old before you have even begun to have used all of the features! :-)
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I'm also trying to decide between the Nikon Coolpix P90 and Olympus sp590uz. I mostly take pictures of wildlife, but need an occasional picture of family or knitting projects in doors. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks,
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Nikon d40, which just arrived today and looks a little daunting! I was persuaded that the pictures would be far superior and that the auto modes produce good pictures (unlike the Canon Rebel I had a few years ago), BUT it is much more of a "camera" than the stick in your pocket G9. I already have a very portable Canon elph, but it has minimal zoom--so rather useless at my son's soccer games.Not sure I made the right choice, but seems like I now have cameras at both ends of the spectrum whereas the G9 might be in the middle.
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I faced the same dilemma and went through many sites (dpreview, thewirecutter, etc.) & YouTube videos (Tony Northrup, few others) before settling on the E-M10. I think the consensus was that the a6000 was slightly better image & feature-wise, but the Oly was smaller, cheaper, and most importantly had a far greater selection of lenses.
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Wanted to let you all know that I decided on the D7000 and picked one up today. Couldn't be happier. Continuous autofocus during video shooting is useless on it, but I'm learning to manually focus, which is actually more rewarding for me; when shooting at f/1.8 you can get a very cinematic look focusing manually, even when you're chasing around your twin toddlers!
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Nikon D5100 16.2MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens is my pick over either d3200 or d3100, more features and the sensor is better. It is priced between the the 3100 and 3200 also. I think the D3200 overall is an improvement over the d3100. D3200 has entry level features like the d3100, but the sensor is has more megapixel so you get more detail, but at the same time might get more noise in darker situation. I heard the d3200 has improve video.
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Thanks for the comments. I actually bought D3000 and am pretty satisfied with it too.
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I also have a D3200 and it works well. I am such an amateur photographer that I'm not sure I know enough about it to recommend it or not. My friend however, is a photographer and thinks it is good and would recommend it. Sorry for the delay in responding.
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I just went through the same decision process, in fact I literally bought the D60+ lens kit and returned it (package unopened) for the D80 (body only) + the fabulous 18-200 VR lens. Why? 1) I wanted the additional metering controls vs. the D60 and in fact used all of them on my recent trip to the Hoh rain forest. 2) Keeping to my budget, I opted to spend the money on the 18-200mm VR, and yes, I used its FULL RANGE without having to change lenses. A great way to go when outdoors and taking advantage of opportunities as they present themselves (e.g. deer twins walking right towards us while on the trail!). 3) Quickly realizing the super-zoom wasn't going to get me a FAST lens, I was able to pick up the 50mm f/1.4 right before my travels (which would NOT have AF working with the D40 or D60). If I had the $$$ I might have opted for a D300 and picked up the D40/60 for a lightweight second body, but as the only Digital SLR that I'll be using for the next couple of years, and the small price difference, I am extremely happy with my purchase.
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I have an a6000 and now I just bought the RX10, used from Amazon Warehouse deals for under $800 and it's so much better image quality wise then say, an a6000 with kit lens or 16mm F2.8 pancake lens. I have both cameras now and love them both but if you needed to pick just one, here is my recommendations... If you are a VIDEO person, get the RX10. If still image quality with fast accurate AF is your deal breaker, an a6000 with the 18-105 F4 G lens is a killer combo. NEX-7 vs a6000??? I sold my a77 and didn't like the NEX-7 or a65 becuase of horrible low light, high ISO image results. The a6000 with same 24megapixels + new bionz-x processor = excellent low light camera, close to a99's low light performance in stills. No mic input (stay with NEX-7) if that's a deal breaker but overall the a6000 is better than the NEX-7 in almost every way, including the new alpha style menu structure.
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I looked at all in this range:Pentax K20DSony A300Sony A350Pentax K200DCanon Rebel XSiNikon D60Nikon D80Nikon D90Panasonic DMC-G1Olympus E-520After research, I determined that these were the important features for me:Image Stabilization (either lens or body)The more AF points the better (it can select from more points of the image to focus on)Live View (which actually isn't very important after I got the Sony A350)10MP or more (I wanted to be able to join Webshots.com Pro Shots)
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D40; better built. takes very good pictures. canon is too plasticky; higher-end canons are very good; but in this price range, Nikon is better; but this is a personal opinion.
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S120 ;) (sorry don't know anything about the Nikons so I really have nothing objective here, but, I love this camera, love it). This camera is worth it's weight in my pocket for what it does when I need it to. Unreal quality and speed, and the video is on par with my 6D if not better in the same conditions.
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I bought the Nikon Coolpix S6400 16MP camera and it takes great pictures. The zoom is amazing and downloading the pictures is a snap. If you want a reasonably inexpensive, but worth it's weight in gold, camera...get a Nikon. It is an easy point and shoot camera. I have 3 different Sony cameras, including the touchscreen one, and the Nikon is just as good.
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I have used Nikon with great satisfaction. I wanted a compact camera. It has high megapixels. I love purple. It was on sale.