PROOF THAT D3200 DOES NOT SUCK

apaflo wrote:

There's a lot more to it than that. For example, bracketing for HDR or other purposes isn't easy. It has only 12 bit data format for RAW, and only compressed. It uses only SD card and not CF or XQD cards. It has a pentamirror rather than a pentaprism. The frame coverage of the viewfinder is not 100%. The diopter adjustment of the viewfinder is very limited. It will not auto focus with AF-D lenses. The Exposure meter does not work with non-CPU lenses (no mirror lenses, can't use a bellows, etc). The electronic range finder is limited to lenses of f/5.6 or wider. The maximum shutters speed is only 1/4000. The AF system is limited to 11 focus points with only 1 cross-type.

I didn't see AF fine tuning of individual lenses. There is no release priority option for AF-S or AF-C. And no focus tracking configuration. I see nothing about mirror lock up either. The RGB sensor for Matrix Metering is less than half the pixels of more advanced cameras so it is reasonable to assume the results are less useful too. And the picture controls have very limited range of adjustment.

To put it mildly, it is a low end camera. It's a great camera for $700, but it is not a great camera for just anything other than fast action. A D600 runs circles around it, and a D4 leaves the D600 in the dust when it comes to being a (great) universal picture taking tool.