Equipped with new photographic and video tools, this Nikon D5100 provides superior performance and exceptional image quality with surprising versatility. No matter you want to take still pictures or record D-Movie Full HD movies, this unit that comes with an amazing array of special effects can meet your needs.
This D5100 is loaded with a 3.0 inch, super sharp, 921,000-dot Vari-angle LCD monitor, providing versatile high quality viewing and playback. With overhead shots, waist level candids, ground level and fun self portraits, you definitely will never miss a shot.
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Thanks to its full HD capability, the D5100 delivers exceptionally high-quality movie performance. D5100’s ergonomically placed Live View and Movie start button ensure effortless movie making. In addition, its sound recording capability makes your D-Movies come to life.
Featuring two exposures to create an image revealing an extremely wide dynamic range, this D5100 can render the textures of scenes with extreme contrasts, such as bright, sunlit clouds and a foreground deep in shadow equally with little noise and rich color gradation.
The D5100 provides outstanding image quality thanks to the latest Nikon D-SLR technologies such as the 16.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor and EXPEED 2 image processing engine. You are allowed to shoot at faster shutter speeds and capture scenes and subjects with less blur with the CMOS sensor which offers a remarkably wide ISO range (ISO 100 to 6400) with reduced noise.
With the large optical viewfinder, this D5100 delivers an accurate and realistic composition and will never let you miss a moment. Then it’s 11-point AF system provides flexibility to compose the shot you want, ensuring your subject is captured sharply wherever it’s located in the frame. What’s more, using Nikon’s exclusive 3D-tracking, the camera working together with the Scene Recognition System to keep your main subject in focus even if the composition changes.
Features
3-inch, 921,000-dot Super-Density horizontal type Vari-Angle LCD Monitor
In-camera Special Effects Mode, 1 Yr Camera / 5 Yrs Lens
In-camera HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Stunning Full 1080p HD Movies with Full Time Autofocus
ISO Sensitivity: 100-6400 (Extended Mode: 100-25600)
Pros
Simple to use even if you haven’t used it before.
Take great pictures.
The sensor has an excellent performance.
Low noise.
Great price.
Cons
The camera uses a non-standard USB connector.
Auto Focus is slower in live view mode.
Lens selection is limited to newer lenses.