Nikon D300 digital SLR camera review by What Digital Camera

@ilovetyping behind you to light the subject from the front

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nikon d90
nikon d300
which to choose,kids play sports and we go on beach vacations alot...can't decide!!!

d90 the reason being is, the d300 only let you use P,S,A.M modes and does not have the user friendly scene modes. these are really use full for lets say a day on a beach an u don't want to use manual modes. but if you have no issue with this i would suggest the d300 it is a very fast camera allowing amazing sports photography

The P mode beats all scene modes in all areas... the scene modes are more than unecessary even for amteurs. Well thats my opinion as a photographer but i realize different photographers have different opinions. But i would recommend the D90 as well because the D90 and D300 are very similliar in performance and quality. The d300 is onlt faster.

i think d90

can this camera record hd video?

No, but the new update, the D300s, does at 720p. It has a mic port too for audio.

depends if you want a silhouette type photo or not

I depends on the effect you are hoping to achieve. Sometimes i want the sun directly behind the subject but generally I shoot with the sun behind me or to the side, slightly behind the lens curve. Practice and see what you prefer at various times of the day.

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