We purchased this camera as an upgrade to our extremely old D80. The first thing I noticed is how light the camera was compared to our old one. It's also a bit smaller. Not exactly pocket size, but not a burden to carry around. The settings are easy to understand, and you can see the settings on the LDC screen. Speaking of the LCD screen, it's nice feature is being able to flip out, around and upside down. Basically can be at any angle (to allow you to take pictures behind that giant of a man standing in front of you). But the best feature has to be the Snapbridge. This allows you to link your phone to the camera via bluetooth. As you take that perfect picture with your camera, it'll sync up with your phone moments later. You can then immediately post that perfect picture on your favorite social media. My only complaint is that snapbridge is a bit finicky. It's saying it won't connect, then moments later it's connected. Can't figure out when or why. Otherwise, it's a great camera that takes incredible pictures. Oh, and just to give my background-i'm an extreme novice when it comes to taking pictures. I really don't know the difference between an ISO/Aperture or shutter. But when I use the camera settings based on day/night/auto the pictures look great.

I purchased this camera to replace my Nikon D3300. I was debating between this, and the D7200 even though its an older model, it had more features, in the end the size is what determined my choice as the 5600 is about the same size and weight as my previous model. I love this camera. The touch screen took a little getting use to as far as making quick adjustments, and I think I'd still rather just have a couple of buttons or a wheel, but overall not that big of a deal. The auto focus is excellent, I have used the camera primarily for shooting action sports of my daughter. I'd have liked to have had a camera with a little bit faster frames per second, but 5 really is plenty for what I do. I also took some amazing shots outdoors in Colorado in the Rockies.

Reviewing this after a year of owning and using this DSLR and I absolutely love it. It’s easy to use, lightweight, and has every feature you could want as a beginner AND intermediate photographer. The touchscreen camera rotates out and swivels which is a big plus and the built-in bluetooth and WiFi when used with the Nikon app gives you access to photos on your smartphone INSTANTLY. I highly recommend getting a Nikon 50mm prime lens if you want to take great portrait photos! The bokeh (blurred background effect) is phenomenal! I’ve even been offered money to take photos of others. Learn to shoot in Manual and you’ll book little grad/prom/birthday photo shoots in no time!

Before anyone gets to persnickety about this review, please note I am no camera expert. However, I searched for a nice DSLR to use with a macro lense and ring flash for some clinical (medical) photography for our office. I looked at several options, Nikon and other brands. Relative to the size, weight, features, and basic cost, this camera fit our needs the best. Yes, Canon has some wonderful products, but since we already used a Nikon at the other office, this fit our needs well. We like the auto-focus feature and ability to see the shot on the LCD screen prior to taking it. That last statement was probably preposterous to many reading this, but these features have been noted to be useful by the staff!

I waited till i was able to have enough hours of use before reviewing. Nikon's camera is by far more than enough for what I need. I have a newborn and bought it to capture all his life's milestones. I have to say it has blown away all my expectations. Easy to use menu buttons, swivel screen to take hard to reach shots ( think sporting events that your kid does) and great picture quality is all i ever needed from this item. I firmly recommend if you are looking for a camera to consider this product. The learning curve is small as you can use it as a point and shoot or if you want to become more of a do it your self photography, you can. The extra lens is really a no brainer so this package deal is pretty sweet

This is a fantastic beginner camera. The camera is easy to operate once you have messed around with it for a bit. I went to a website on teaching photography and they laid out everything you needed to know and what to control on you camera. It takes great pictures and it is a fun camera to use. The flip screen can be helpful and it can also get in the way. On one hand it would be nice to be able to see what you are taking pictures of immediately after, but on the other keeping the screen open all the time just doesn't feel right. The one really nice thing about it is you can angle the screen out of the sun without having to move the whole camera. I also highly recommend picking up a 55mm-200mm lens as this will be much more practical to use than the 18mm-50mm lens.

I'm hardly a professional, but this camera has options that are perfect for my photography needs and options for someone more advanced than myself. The screen and built in wifi are amazing features. I love taking a photo and it's instantly on my phone after setting that up in the app. There are some really cool effect and scene options to make photos interesting. The coolest part is many of my accessories from my older Nikon DSLR swap directly to this camera, so I didn't have to buy a new flash and a couple other things. Really happy with it!

This is my first DSLR. I've used Sony cameras for years {point and shoot as well as the a3000 mirrorless} and learning my way around Nikon hasn't been a problem. This has tons of features to take you form a beginner to an advanced shooter. The image quality is surprisingly great. Even with the included kit lens. I would recommend getting better glass as soon as you can. The 50mm prime I have really brings more life to the photos. The articulating touch screen is a really great feature to have. It's easy to see in direct sunlight. I'd recommend this camera over a 3000 series any day.