The Nikon D5300 is more than ten years old and people still buy it second hand, which is exactly why so many owners ask what theirs is worth today. Our catalogue lists it as a 24.2 MP crop-sensor DSLR launched in 2013. Between February and August 2026 we bought 12 Nikon D5300 bodies from sellers across India, and most of them came to us with two lenses rather than one.
This guide does not print a rupee figure. Used camera prices move with the market, and a number in a blog post is out of date within weeks. What does not change is how the value is worked out, and once you understand that, the live price on our model page makes sense.
Nikon's entry DSLRs from the same decade look very alike. The model name is printed on the front of the body. The D5300 has a screen that swings out to the side and turns, which the D3300, D3400 and D3500 do not have. It also looks almost the same as its successor, the D5600. If you are not sure, our guide on telling the Nikon D3300, D3400, D3500, D5300 and D5600 apart takes a minute to read.
It matters because each of these bodies is priced as a separate model. Pricing a D5300 on the D5600 page, or the other way round, gives you a figure the agent will have to correct at pickup.
This is the starting point and it is not in your hands. It follows demand for the D5300 and what newer cameras cost. The figure at the top of the Nikon D5300 page is the maximum we pay for a D5300 body in Flawless condition, and it changes when our rates change.
You pick one of four grades on the price form, and our agent checks it at pickup:
On a D5300, look closely at three places before you choose: the hinge of the swing-out screen, the rubber on the grip, and the base plate where a tripod plate or strap has rubbed. A grade that matches what the agent will see means the price you are shown is the price you are paid.
The form asks for an age bracket: 1–4 months, 4–12 months, 12–18 months, 18–24 months or above 24 months. If you still have the bill, its date answers this in a second.
For the D5300 the accessories that add to the price are the original box, the charger, the bill or invoice, the bag and the battery. None of them is required to sell. Gather what you have before you fill in the form, because each one is priced in, and a bill without a camera box still counts.
The price on the camera page is for the body only. A body and a lens lose value at different rates, so a D5300 kit is quoted as two or three lines, not as one number.
Price requests on our site show what D5300 owners usually have. Of 21 requests since May 2026 that named a lens with this body, 14 named the Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II, 9 named the AF-P DX Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR and 3 named the AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G. Look at the name printed on your lens barrel and pick the matching lens on the next step, or price it on its own at sell camera lens. Our guide on checking a lens before you sell it covers fungus, haze and focus.
You do not need to know it. Our agent records the camera's information screen at pickup, and there is no fixed cut-off: shutter count is one input to the condition grade, not a gate. Nikon DSLRs generally store the count in the photo file's data, so it is usually easier to read on a D5300 than on most Canon bodies. Our shutter count guide explains how.
The check follows the same order on every camera: the front, the back with the screen on, the top plate, the base with the serial number, the sensor and mount with the lens removed, and the accessories laid out. The agent then records two short videos, one of the camera powering on and firing the shutter and one of the information screen.
On this model, open the screen fully and turn it before the agent arrives, so you know the hinge and the display work at every angle. Charge the battery the night before. We do not buy dead cameras, and a flat battery on the day makes a working camera look like a dead one.
Open the Nikon D5300 page, press the button to get the exact value and answer the condition, age and accessory questions. To compare it with other Nikon bodies first, our second hand camera price list shows the current "up to" rate for every model we buy.
You can then walk in to our stores in Delhi, Pune or Chandigarh, where the D5300 was one of the bodies that came in most often this year, or book free doorstep pickup in cities such as Mumbai and Hyderabad. Anywhere else in India, you can sell by courier after a video call check.
No. The price is for the body only. The 18-55mm and any other lens are quoted separately, each as its own line.
You can sell them in the same pickup. Each lens is still priced on its own, so add both lenses on the next step after the body.
If the camera powers on and works, yes. Choose the condition grade honestly; the agent checks the screen at pickup and the grade decides the price.
Yes. The bill adds to the price but is not required. Without a valid invoice the camera is treated as out of warranty.
Not sure which Nikon you have? Send one photo of the front of the camera and we will identify it: get an instant photo quote.
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