Nikon D5300 Sample Images

A collection of sample images taken with a Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G lens.

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Last updated about 1 year ago // Originally published about 4 years ago

Here’s a collection of sample images shot with a Nikon D5300 with a Nikon 18-140mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G lens.

The Nikon D5300 has a 24.2 MP CMOS sensor that produces images measure 6000 x 4000 pixels at the largest setting. It’s an APS-C sized sensor in Nikon’s cropped-frame DX range. To aid with sharpness, there’s no optical low-pass filter. It has a native ISO range from 100 to 12,800, extendible up to ISO 25,600.

The exposure settings are listed below each image. Click on an image to open a high-resolution version at full size.

Sample Images from the Nikon D5300

National Archives Building in Washington DC

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 125 | ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0

Hippo at the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1600 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

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Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1800 | ¹⁄₅₀ sec at ƒ / 4.5

Marine Exhibit at the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 900 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

US Capitol Dome seen from the Washington Monument

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

George Gordon Meade Memorial, Washington DC

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.0

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

Lion at the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 4000 | ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 4.8

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

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Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 12800 | ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0

Department of Justice Building Washington DC

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

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Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 720 | ¹⁄₅₀ sec at ƒ / 4.0

Human Evolution at the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1100 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1250 | ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.0

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 640 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1600 | ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.0

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Africa Exhibit at the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 4000 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at ƒ / 5.0

Construction of the Smithsonian African American Museum

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at ƒ / 3.8

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 4500 | ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 4.8

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 1100 | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 3.5

Dome of the Smithsonian National History of Natural History

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 100 | ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at ƒ / 4.0

Nikon D5300 with a Nikon/Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens | ISO 200 | ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at ƒ / 11

The Nikon D3400 has a number of options you can choose relating to image quality and size. Here’s a rundown of what they mean and which is best for what.

These options are all accessible through the camera’s menu system on the back screen.

Image Types

With the Nikon D3400, you have a choice of two image types: RAW and JPG.

RAW offers the bet image quality, but it’s less convenient because the files require post-processing to use them. JPG is far more convenient because of its wide compatibility, but it doesn’t offer the same quality benefits.

RAW Images

The RAW file format saves all the information from the camera’s sensor without processing it and applying filters. Think of it as a digital negative.

Nikon cameras use Nikon’s own proprietary RAW image format that has a file extension of .NEF.

With the D3400 you don’t have any options with the RAW files–they’re either on or off, and they’re all compressed. With some of the higher models in Nikon’s range you can choose levels of compression or turn RAW compression off–you don’t have that option with this camera.

The RAW format is best if you want both maximum image quality and maximum flexibility in editing the images. Just like an old film negative, it’s the master, original photo.

The catch is that you really need to process the images before you can do much with them. Just as it doesn’t make much sense to be handing people film negatives and expecting them to do much with them, you wouldn’t, in most instances, share the RAW file. Typically you’d use something like Lightroom or one of the other alternatives to create derivative versions. If you try to send someone else an NEF file, they might not be able to do much with it, and you can’t share them directly to social media or even most websites.

RAW + JPG

This setting creates two image files every time you take a photo. One is a master RAW file, and the other is a JPG version of the same file. It’s the best of both worlds, but creating two files instead of one takes up more space on your memory card and slows things down a bit.

But it can be a handy option to use if you might want to share JPG versions without processing as well as retain the option to come back to them later and edit them.

It’s also a handy option to have in those instances where you want both maximum image quality but also need to preserve a version that can prove that the image is unadulterated and hasn’t been tampered with, such as working with photojournalism wire services, forensic photography, or insurance claims.

JPG Quality Settings

JPG is a de facto standard and can be used pretty much anywhere. They’re easy to email and share on social media. And while their quality isn’t as high as what’s possible with the RAW format, they can still have excellent image quality, especially at the higher quality settings.

You can choose from three different JPG quality settings: Fine, Normal, and Basic. These don’t refer to the pixel dimensions–they refer to the aggressiveness of the JPG compression.

The more aggressive the JPG compression, the smaller the files but the lower the quality.

Because JPG compression is lossy compression, it means that information is discarded as part of the process. The more aggressively the compression is applied, the more information is discarded. While the difference between them might not be immediately visible with first-generation images straight out of the camera, it will become more noticeable if you edit the images in something like Lightroom and generate second- or third-generation versions. In extreme cases, you can see JPG artifacts and blocks of colors that visibly detract from the image.

The Fine setting, therefore, is best if you’re looking for the highest image quality, and especially if you plan to edit the files in something like Lightroom. The Medium and Basic settings have slightly lower quality, but they save space on your memory card and can be more convenient for sharing the images directly out of the camera without any post-processing.

JPG Image Sizes

In addition to choosing the quality setting, you can also choose from three different JPG size settings. They are:

Large: 6000 x 4000 pixels, which comes to 24 megapixels
Medium: 4496 x 3000 pixels, which comes to 13.5 megapixels
Small: 2992 x 2000 pixels, which comes to 6 megapixels

Here’s a visual version. Click on it to open a full-size version.

The Large setting will give you the maximum flexibility and potentially the highest quality, but the images take up more space on your memory card (and computer) and will take a little longer to save and download. Most users will probably want to use the Large setting to make best use of the camera’s capabilities. It’s better to take a large file and make a smaller copy if you need it than be stuck with a small file with less detail and try to make it larger.

The smaller settings do have their uses, though. One example is if you need to share the images right out of the camera and need a manageable filesize for email, etc. Another example is if you’re shooting timelapse and want to be able to fit thousands of images on the memory card.

By combining the image quality setting with the image size setting you can get quite a lot of flexibility.

Filesizes and How Many Photos Will Fit on a Memory Card

You’ll notice that in the filesize column I give ranges. That’s because the images generated on a Nikon D3400 are compressed, and the effectiveness of the compression varies from photo to photo depending on factors like the colors, tones, and detail of each individual photo. A photo with few colors and tones and little detail can be compressed much more than a photo with many tones and colors and lots of detail. It’s just the way that most image compression algorithms work.

For the last column, showing an estimate of the number of images at each setting that will fit on a 32GB memory card, I’ve used the upper end of the range because for something like this it’s better to underestimate than overestimate. So the numbers in this column, in particular, are very much approximations and should be read as rough guides but not absolutes.

	Quality	Size	Filesize / MB	32GB	64GB	128GB	256GB
RAW			26-27	1084	2168	4336	8672
JPG	FINE	Large	11.5-15	2133	4266	8532	17064
		Medium	6.5-7.5	4266	8532	17064	34128
		Small	3.5-4.5	7111	14222	28444	56888
	NORMAL	Large	5.5-7.5	4266	8532	17064	34128
		Medium	3-4.5	7111	14222	28444	56888
		Small	1.5-2.5	12,800	25600	51200	102400
	BASIC	Large	1.5-2.5	12,800	25600	51200	102400
		Medium	0.9-1.5	21,333	42666	85332	170664
		Small	0.6-1.2	26,666	53332	106664	213328

## Where to find the Nikon D3400

You can find the Nikon D3400 at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Google Shopping.

## Nikon D3400 Accessories

Here are some popular accessories for the Nikon D3400.

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High-Power 500mm/1000mm f/8 Manual Telephoto Lens for Nikon D7500, D500,...

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55MM 0.43x Altura Photo Professional HD Wide Angle Lens (w/Macro Portion)...

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