Nikon D5000

Nikon D5000

 

12.3 Megapixel, 2.7″ Tilt/Swivel LCD, 4 Frames Per Second Continuous Shooting, 720 HD Video, GPS Compatible

• 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor Coupled with Nikon’s EXPEED image processing and NIKKOR optics, breathtaking picture quality is assured
• D-Movie Mode with sound Record 720p HD movie clips enhanced by NIKKOR interchangeable lens quality and versatility
• Vari-angle color LCD monitor Position the 2.7-inch monitor freely for fresh shooting perspectives. Screen flips inward for safe keeping

• 19 Auto-exposure Scene Modes Capture stunning photos in challenging picture-taking situations including Sunsets, Candlelight, Silhouette, Portrait, Landscape, Beach/Snow, and more
• One-button Live View Easy Live View access offers 4 autofocus modes, including Face Priority AF
• Continuous shooting as fast as 4 frames-per-second Combined with fast power-up and split-second shutter response, decisive moments are captured easily without annoying shooting lag
• Low noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 3200 Engineered for exceptional low-light shooting

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• Built-in image sensor cleaning Effective 4-frequency, ultrasonic sensor cleaning keeps images spot free
• 11-point autofocus system with 3D Focus Tracking Fast and accurate autofocus delivers razor sharpness
• Auto Active D-Lighting Restores lost shadow and highlight detail in high contrast exposures?Selectable and Auto modes available
• In-camera Retouch image editing Creative in-camera image editing, featuring Soft Filter, Straighten, Color Outline Effect, Perspective Control, Red-eye Correction, Image Overlay, Monochrome and more?all without a computer
• Picture Control Settings for personal image control Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape and 9 customizable settings
• Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II Nikon?s renowned 420-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II, teamed with the exclusive Scene Recognition System, evaluates each scene for unmatched exposure accuracy
• Durable, high precision shutter Testing to over 100,000 cycles assures precision and long shutter life
• GPS geo-tagging GP-1 GPS unit (optional) automatically identifies and records every image?s latitude, longitude and altitude, with satellite time-of-day

Nikon D5000 Review 

There it is kiddies! The D5000! I’ve seen this bouncing around rumor town a bit, and it’s nice to see it’s true. For those not up with the jazz, it’s a slightly stripped down D90 with a smaller bod and a new and happening tilt/swivel LCD (which I love, and which brings the DSLR market up to 4 current models with it, 6 if you count the Sonys with tilting screens, 7 if you add the lonely E-330 down on our shelf that someone needs to take home.)

So, in the interest of public service, here’s a breakdown of the pertinent differences (also known as “why this isn’t going to kill the D90″), comparing the new and shiny D5000 to the D90:

Pros:

• Tilt/swivel LCD
• Smaller body (though not by much, apparently)
• Lighter body (fairly notable, actually, 100g or so)

Cons:

• Smaller LCD (2.7″ @ 230,00 vs the D90’s 3″ with 920,000 dots. BIG difference.)
• No built-in AF motor. That’s right, the D5000 has the same lens compatibility issues as the D40-D60 bodies.
• Smaller viewfinder (approx. 95% coverage at .78x magnification vs 96% coverage at .94x magnification.

Both bodies have 720 video at 24 FPS, 11 point auto-focus systems, 12.3 megapixel imagers, and play nicey-nice with the GP-1 GPS dongle. I’m taking it on faith they also have varied delete functions, which unfortunately my editor also does.

 

Nikon D5000 Specs

Image Sensor Format	DX
Image Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Size	15.8 x 23.6mm
Total Pixels	12.9 million
Effective Pixels	12.3 million
Image Area (pixels)	DX-format
(L) 4288×2848
(M)3216×2136
(S)2144×1424
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution	4 frames per second
Continuous Shooting Options	CH: Up to 4 frames per second
CL: Up to 4 frames per second
LCD Monitor Size	2.7 in. diagonal
LCD Monitor Type	Vari-angle color LCD monitor
LCD Monitor Resolution	230,000 Dots
LCD Monitor Angle of View	170-degree wide-viewing angle
LCD Monitor Adjustments	Brightness,7 levels
Shutter type	Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
Slowest Shutter Speed	30 sec. in steps of 1/3
1/2
1 EV
Fastest Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3
1/2
1 EV
Bulb Shutter Setting	Yes
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity	200 in steps of 1/3
1 EV
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity	3200 in steps of 1/3
1 EV
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity	Lo-1 (ISO 100 equivalent)
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitvity	Hi-1 (ISO 6400 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options	Lo-1 (ISO 100 equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV
Hi-1 (ISO 6400 equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV
Storage Media	SD
SDHC
Storage System	JPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size priority and Optimal Quality
AVI
Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)
File System	Compliant with DCF 2.0
DPOF
EXIF 2.21
Exposure Modes	Programmed Auto (P) with Flexible Program
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Manual (M)
Auto
Auto (flash off) Advanced Scene Modes
Advanced Scene Modes	Portrait
Landscape
Close-up
Sports
Night Portrait
Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Automn colors, Food, Silhouette, High key, Low key
Exposure Metering System	420 pixel RGB sensor 3D Color Matrix Metering II
Center-weighted
Spot
Metering Range	1) 0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering); 2) 2 to 20 EV (Spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20 degrees C/68 degrees F)
Exposure Meter Coupling	CPU
Exposure Compensation	±5EV in increments of 1/3
1/2
1
Exposure Lock	Yes
Exposure Bracketing	Yes 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
Shutter Release Modes	Live View [LV] mode
Self-timer mode
Continuous [C] mode: 4 Quiet mode
Movie Modes	Movie with sound
Stop motion movie
D-Movie
HD 1280 x 720/24 fps VGA 640 x 424/24 fps QVGA 320 x 216/24 fps
White Balance	Sun
Shade
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Flash
Preset
Auto
Auto (TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor) Seven manual modes with fine-tuning; Sun Shade Fluorescent Incandescent Flash Preset Fine Tune by Kelvin Color temperature setting
White Balance Bracketing	Yes, Yes
D-Lighting Bracketing	2 exposures
Live View Shooting	yes
Playback Functions	Full frame
Thumbnail (4, 9, 16 or 72 segments)
Zoom
Slideshow
Histogram
Shooting data
Highlight point display
Auto image rotation
Sound playback
D-Movie playback
Calendar
D-Movie playback Thumbnail (4, 9, 72 segments) Calendar
Interface	Hi-speed USB
NTSC
HDMI
Lens Mount	Nikon F bayonet mount
Compatible Lenses	AF-S or AF-I: All functions supported.
? Type G or D AF NIKKOR without built-in autofocus motor: All functions except autofocus supported. IX NIKKOR lenses not supported.
? Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Lenses for F3AF not supported.
? Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
? AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II.
? Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function. Electronic rangefinder can be used if lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster
Picture Angle	1.5
Viewfinder	-2.0 to +1.0 m-1
Viewfinder Frame Coverage	Approx. 95%
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment	(-2.0 to +1.0 m-1)
Viewfinder Eyepoint	17.9
Reflex Mirror	Quick-return type
Focusing Screen	Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark V screen with focus frame (framing grid can be displayed)
Interchangeable Focusing Screens	No
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.78
Depth-of-field Control	No
Autofocus System	Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8 in.-9ft.10 in.)
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points	11
Autofocus Sensitivity	-1 – +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F
Focus Modes	Single-servo AF (S)
Continuous-servo (C)
Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
Live View autofocus; Face-priority, wide area, normal area and Subject tracking
Single-point AF Mode	Yes
Dynamic AF Mode	Yes
Auto-area AF Mode	Yes
Focus Lock	AE-L/AF-L button
Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
Picture Control	Standard
Neutral
Vivid
Monochrome
Nine User-customizable settings
Portrait
Landscape
In-Camera Image Editing	Trim
D-Lighting
Color Balance
Image Overlay
Filter Effects
Distortion Control
Monochrome
Stop Motion
Color Balance
NEF (RAW) processing
Quick retouch
Straighten
Distortion Control
Fisheye
Small picture
Red-eye correction
Perspective control Color outline
Built-in Flash	Yes
External Flash Shoe	Yes
Built-in Flash Distance	56 at ISO 200 ft.17 at ISO 200m
Dust-Off Reference Photo	Yes
Save/Load Camera settings	No
Nikon Creative Lighting System Compatibility	Yes
Built-in Commander mode not available
Flash Sync Speed	up to 1/200
FP High Speed Sync	up to 1/4000
Flash Sync Modes	Front-curtain sync (normal)
Slow sync
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Flash Control	1) i-TTL: TTL flash control by 420-pixel RGB sensor, built-in flash, SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash
2) AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash: Available with SB-900 and SB-800 used with CPU lens
3) Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 28, 27, and 22S
4) Range-priority manual flash; available with SB-900 and SB-800
Flash Sync Terminal	No
Accessory Shoe	Yes
Self-timer	2, 5, 10, 20 seconds duration
World Time Setting	Yes
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings	Yes
Battery Type	Rechargeable
Battery / Batteries	EN-EL9 Lithium-ion Battery
EN-EL9a Lithium-ion Battery
AC Adaptor	EH-5a AC Adapter
Battery Charger	MH-18a Quick Charger
Image Comment	Yes
Battery Life (shots per charge)	510 shots (CIPA)
Tripod Socket	¼-20
Approx. Dimensions	Width 5.0 in. (127mm)
Height 4.1 in. (104mm)
Depth 3.1 in. (80mm)
Approx. Weight	19.8 oz. (560g)
Supported Languages	Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Supplied Software	Software Suite CD-ROM
Other	Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
Supplied Accessories
EN-EL9a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
MH-23 Quick Charger
DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
DK-24 Rubber Eyecup
UC-E6 USB Cable
EG-CP14 Audio Video Cable
AN-DC3 Camera Strap
Body Cap
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
Software Suite CD-ROM
Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.