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Originally Posted by Lelin 
It's a small body, it's the latest, the ISO is great for an entry camera, it has great video capabilities. For the buck I don't think you can beat it.
I guess he wants to buy brand new but used he could also get a 40D + decent lens.
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to add on to that from a person who owns one. it has the same sensor as the d90 and d300s. has the ability to record video at 720p [5 minutes per video] but do take note, the mic isnt that good. Probably wont match his P&S's mic but its something as long as you aren't recording a concert or something really loud.
if he does landscapes, the lens it comes with is a 18-55mm. good wide angle. the iso noise ratio is pretty good. has a slightly different interface as the other bodies and it has an articulating screen. may be useful for scenic pictures for a low shot.
depending on ur dad if hes big or not, if he has big hands, his pinky will wander around the bottom of the camera body due to the smaller size like the d40/d40x/d60/d3000.
if u want any examples of pictures ive taken, check out my picasa in my sig. most were taken with the kit 18-55mm lens. in some cases, i used an older Tamron AF 28-200 for the range. not as wide and had to manually focus but thats was ok. got used to that.
take note, any body of the nikon line d5000 and under has NO inbody focus motor. as i noted earlier, with older lenses like the AF lenses [not to be mistaken with AF-S which is primarily what MOST of the lenses being released are nowadays that has a built in motor in the lens], it will not autofocus. i guess its something to get used to? it wasnt really hard, took some patience i guess.
the on body flash is.. well an on body flash. but can be managed with a little flash composition exposure control. nothing too big. over all its a good carry around camera. its not too heavy but in some cases, if ur dad were to get bigger lenses... like any of the pro zoom lenses, he may feel a bit of "top-heavy" effect where the lens tens to tilt forward being a little unbalanced to the body.