Abstract: The Nikon D5000 is Nikon’s second digital SLR to offer video capture and its first to incorporate a tilt/swivel LCD display. The D5000 has a compact body with a 12.3-megapixel DX format CMOS sensor, a full range of shooting modes and exposure co...
Overall, I highly recommend the Nikon D5000 to anyone looking for a feature-rich and very capable DSLR on an entry-level budget. There are plenty of great DSLRs on the market – some offer more features and some may be cheaper. Image quality in the D5...
Abstract: If the first number you look at when DSLR-shopping is the price, we understand. Blame it on the times. So there’s no question that the new Nikon D5000 will stop you cold in your number-crunching tracks. The price is low—$730, street, body only; $850 wi...
As I mentioned, the Nikon D5000 is the in-between model, seated above the D60 and below the D90 in Nikon’s digital SLR lineup. The D5000 features 12 megapixels of resolution on its 1.5X crop DX sensor (apparently the same thing you’ll find on...
Abstract: Swiveling LCD. Compact design; a good beginner/travel camera. Good image quality and ISO levels. Relatively fast 4FPS burst shooting. Inexpensive for HD video. A bit too small; buttons crowded and reduced. Dark viewfinder, no top-mounted LCD. HD...
image quality and ISO levels, Relatively fast 4FPS burst shooting, Inexpensive for HD video.
A bit too small; buttons crowded and reduced.
Nikon’s D5000 is a good means to introduce former amateurs into the DSLR market. Easy enough for tyros to master, and capable enough to be thrown into backup duty by a serious hobbyist or professional, it is a well-built camera that can take almost...
Abstract: I’ll leave it to the numerologists among you to decipher why Nikon has gone to a four-figure code in this latest D-SLR, but it hints at a new generation of interchangeable lens cameras that tempts the previous digicam owner to step up into a land wher...
Abstract: Much like a brand new sports car, Nikon’s DSLR hybrid, the D5000, begs to be shown off. With its price tag edging in just under $1,000, the D5000 functions as a new breed of entry level DSLR camera, one that is accessible to new users yet still jam-pac...
Great features for the price, Records HD-resolution video, Good kit lens offers VR (image stabilization), Camera automatically corrects chromatic aberration in camera JPEGs, further increasing the apparent quality of the lens, Excellent high-ISO perfor...
"Rolling-shutter" motion artifacts in HD movie recording are distracting, No provision for external audio input for movie recording, Multi-point AF in low light is very slow, Autofocus in Live View mode is slow, limited to contrast-detect onl...
Though it stands out as an oddity in naming terms when compared to the other Nikon digital SLRs in the line, the Nikon D5000 is best described as a lower-cost D90 in a D60 body, with a smaller set of available autofocus lenses. There are a few usabil...
Video doesn’t autofocus; battery life unimpressive.
Overall, the Nikon D5000 is well positioned to stand up to competing entry-level SLRs and crossover cameras such as those from Olympus and Panasonic based on the Micro Four Thirds system. Its price should appeal to SLR novices, and it offers a large e...
