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If maximum sharpness at larger apertures, where DOF is shallow such as in portraiture, is important to you, it's advantageous to have the AF fine tuning feature, which the D7200 has.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Besides the articulated LCD Touchscreen that the D5600 has and the D7200 doesn't... the D7200 is a little or a lot superior camera in almost every possible way.

- D7200 has a true pentaprism for a 100% viewfinder with higher magnification. The D5600 uses a less bright penta-mirror and 95% viewfinder.

- D7200 has a higher spec shutter with top speed of 1/8000 and 1/250, rated for 150,000 actuations. The D5600's shutter is 1/4000, 1/200 and 100,000 clicks. (A used D7200 with under 10,000 clicks on it can still be expected to live 40% longer than a brand new D5600.)

- D7200 has a better sensor (though both are 24MP, they ARE NOT the same). It's rated a half stop better for dynamic range, as well as a little better color depth, high ISO/low light performance and noise handling.

- D7200 gets more shots per battery charge: CIPA rated for 1110 vs 820 with the D5600 (which uses a smaller battery). Note: In most cases users get a lot more shots with a fresh battery than the CIPA ratings suggest. One reason is that all cameras with a built in flash, as both D7200 and D5600 have, are required to use the flash during 50% of the test shots. The flash draws heavily on the battery. So users who don't use flash and employ some other power saving strategies often can get far more shots per charge than advertised. But, if needed....

- D7200 is designed to optionally be fitted with a battery/vertical grip (MB-D15). This not only allows a second battery to power the camera and double shooting time, it also replicates all the right hand controls found on the camera to allow more full functionality while holding the camera in portrait orientation. The D5600 IS NOT designed to be fitted with a similar battery grip. There are third party grips made for it (Vello, Neewer, etc.), but they do not increase the battery capacity and they do not offer the full set of controls. In fact, they only have a shutter release button and require a funky external wire for that to work. (BTW, the same is true of the D7500 which superseded the D7200. The D7500 also is not designed to work with a battery grip. Among current Nikon DSLRs, only the D500 and full frame models offer that option.)

- D7200 has a better autofocus system... 51 AF points vs 39. 15 high performance dual axis AF points vs 9. -3EV capability vs -1EV.

- D7200 is rated by Nikon to be able to autofocus f/8, while they rate the D5600 to a stop less: f/5.6. This primarily effects what lens/teleconverter combos can be used with each of them.... the D7200 is able to handle more. In fact, under ideal conditions both cameras will be able to AF smaller effective apertures... but the D7200 will do it better, more reliably and has more latitude.

- D7200 has dual memory card slots, weather sealing and micro focus fine tuning feature, none of which are on D5600.

- D7200 has the in-camera AF drive motor that enables it to fully work with a wider range of lenses than the D5600, which doesn't have that motor. For example, the Tokina 100mm macro lens for Nikon F-mount will be able to autofocus on the D7200, but not on the D5600. The Micro Nikkor 200mm f/4 is another lens that needs the in-camera motor to be able to autofocus. There are any number of other Nikkors and third party lenses that need the in-camera motor. Among Nikkors, the D5600 can only autofocus with AF-S and AF-P lenses. It may be able to use other lenses manual focus only, but some will not give correct exposure either (a separate compatibility issue).

- Both cameras have flicker reduction, which really helps reduce exposure problems under fluorescent and similar lighting.

- Neither camera is particularly fast shooting... up to 6 frames per second with D7200 and 5 fps with D5600. These were "fast" in film days, but not with digital where 10 fps is now rather common, though not everyone needs it.

- While the D7200's rear LCD is not articulated or a Touchscreen, it is higher resolution: 1.23 million pixels vs 1 million in D5600.

- D5600 is lighter weight: 465 grams versus D7200's 765 grams. (D7200 is a more robust build.)

- D5600 has Bluetooth that might make wireless connectivity a little easier. D7200 does have built in WiFi, just not Bluetooth.

All in all, aside from the articulated Touchscreen LCD, the D7200 is the superior camera. If at all possible, I'd recommend you try to figure out a way to work with it. For example, you might look into tethering the camera to a smart phone or tablet. This might be done wirelessly, or in some cases hard wired. In fact, using a phone or tablet in some ways might be even better than an articulated rear screen. The image can be considerably larger and you can work with it a short distance from the camera. I don't know what apps Nikon offers for remotely controlling their cameras from a smart phone or tablet, so you'll need to look into that yourself. There also are accessory viewfinders available that might be a better solution for video, if that's important.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Except for the D7500, D500 and all the full frame models.



Or any of the recent and current "AF" lenses, such as the Tokina 100mm macro or the Nikon 200mm f/4 Micro. In fact, according to B&H Photo there currently are 37 "old style" lenses that don't have the built in focusing motor that rely upon the motor in the camera, including at least 10 or 12 Nikkors from Nikon themselves.

Yes, there also are a lot of lenses with their own focusing motor, too.... so someone with a D3000 or D5000-series camera will be fine.

srat50 Loc: Ware, Massachusetts

Nikon has a 90 degree view finder if that would help.

FastHorses Loc: The Bluegrass

What about trying a periscope viewfinder?

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