truckster Loc: Tampa Bay Area

Try this experiment ... set up a shot with your camera on a tripod. Take the shot like you normally do. Then set the timer on your camera and let the timer take the shot. Compare all the shots if there is a difference, the problem lies with you.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

I would work on your techniques and make sure you can get the sharp photos a 16mp camera should be producing. If Nikon says they have checked it and nothing is wrong, that is the baseline to start with. Can you have a photographer friend take some pictures with it? If they get sharp photos at the same setting and you don't then it is most likely you. If not, then it is something else. If you can get good results ultimately, then it is time to think about whether you want or need a better camera. My 10 year old Canon 1D MkIII is only 10mp and it can take sharp photos. So, your camera should be able to too with 16mp. It seems that you have good quality lens and you have verified that they are working properly. There are lots of good folks here to help you figure it out...

Best,
Todd Ferguson

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

So far I have liked all my Nikon Cameras. FE, D40, D5100, D7200 and D500.

AZNikon Loc: Mesa, AZ

[quote=SpikeW]I know my stability is not what it once was and the photos are good but as with everyone we always want better.quote]
Watch your shutter speed too!

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Let's hope the OP will follow-thru on the plan to post an example image showing an issue in the performance of their specific D7000...

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Before you do anything try this:

Put the camera into the manual mode, ISO on auto (no upper limit), shutter speed at 1/1000s and aperture to F8.

If you get a sharp image its your technique. If so, lower shutter speed one increment at a time and shoot and then do apertures to find your lower limits.

If this method does not work then the camera/lens tolerances are each near their limits in the same direction causing the problem and that's why Nikon can't find ii. This is possible with one lens but improbable especially with several lenses.

Most likely its your technique. Practice, practice, practice...its doable.

Leon S Loc: Minnesota

Why don't you just take a memory card to your local camera dealer along with your lens and take a few shots with one of their cameras you may have an interest in. Then ask the dealer to take a few shots with your camera and lens. When you get home compare your shots, the dealers shots, with what you have been getting with your original equipment. Shouldn't cost you anything and it might reveal something interesting. Have fun. Leon

Pochon53

What do 'swopping' and 'truley' mean?

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

They're click bait for attracting the spelling police.

Pochon53

Yay verily.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

I was with you until "bridge camera." You do not want a bridge camera. The smaller sensors on the bridge cameras preclude it from the quality you wish for printing. (Yes they are fine for the Internet, email or web at 72dpi.

Actually, you will get great results from a D7200. My friends at Cameta Camera (Call and ask for Enzo) will make you a good deal on a Nikon factory refurb that will blow your socks off.

For a lot of reasons, mostly a troublesome back and knees, I moved from D7200 to Sony a6300, but my D7200 gave me thousands of wonderful photographs.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

I don't think so, you should get perfectly sharp pictures with the camera you have, just switching to a different model won't change a thing, it must be something you're doing (or not doing)!

RickL Loc: Vail, Az

My 17 yr old daughter has my D7000 and her photos are in perfect focus, and the color is incredible. It could be your camera or your focus set up. Since Nikon checked it up, it is probably how you focus or your vision. You might also check your diopter

CO

Can you post some photos? Be sure the check the store original box. We will be able to see the metadata.

Going from the D7000 to the D7200 is really a 21% increase in linear resolution.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

Lots of opinions on what the cause could be for your sharpness issue. My suggestion would be to make
sure all your settings in the camera are good, or if you are not using any custom settings, you could reset to the original. Your lenses are good, but are you adjusting the VR appropriately? It should be on for hand-held and OFF for on a tripod. Just that one thing could cause lack of sharpness. Have you been cleaning your sensor, or has it been cleaned professionally? A dirty sensor could make it difficult to focus accurately. And the D7000 is an older camera, so if it has not been cleaned, you really should have it done. Make sure your lenses are clean at both ends, viewfinder and live view screen are also clean. Make sure the viewfinder is adjusted for your eyesight. How steady is your tripod? Are you using a wired remote shutter release? If the camera moves when the shutter button is pressed, that is another possible cause of decreased sharpness. So many very small factors that can make a big difference!

I don't know if I have remembered everything, but these items could make a checklist for you. If after investigating [and possibly correcting] any that could contribute to the problem, you are still not getting the image quality you should, then it may be time for a new camera. Remember that if nothing is physically wrong with the camera, then user error must be considered...

My D7000 has been very good for me over the past 5 years, but after I sent it to a Nikon approved repair company for cleaning, it came back much better than before. Last fall I bought a D810 which is known to have great resolution. That was a very good decision, and now I keep the D7000 to use as a backup or if I need two cameras for switching between lenses quickly.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you have figured out either a solution or that you need a new camera! [Also keep in mind that any repairs would cost more than the camera is worth in today's market.]
Susan