I was thinking of buying the nikon d3100 and had almost made up my mind till I came across the nikon d5100 which was introduced to the market in april this year . Its a great camera which shares a lot of things in common with the nikon d7000 like its cmos sensor and expeed 2.
Infact it makes HD video at 30 fps which the much more expensive nikon d7000 does not , it also has features like HDR and great special effects which are not available on the nikon d3100 , it has the 11 point focus sensor of the nikon d3100 and the cmos sensor of the d7000 which makes this camera such a bargain.
Its about a Rs 7000 more than the nikon d3100 and about Rs 10, 000 cheaper than the nikon d7000 , the nikon d7000 is a better camera no doubt but it is ahead only by a slight margin so those of you who are planning to buy a great and use friendly SLR go for the nikon d5100 , you will love it .