Nikon’s D5000 DSLR Seeks Niche

 

With its newly released D5000, Nikon hopes it   has created a digital SLR camera that will  appeal to photographers of varying skill levels.

For inexperienced photographers looking to move from a point and shoot model to a digital SLR, Nikon has included several easy-to-use features and controls, including 19 scene modes. For more experienced photographers already using a digital SLR, Nikon has included new technologies and performance levels with the D5000, providing the opportunity for an upgrade. For example, the D5000 can made HD video clips at up to 24 frames per second.

The D5000 offers 12.3 megapixels of resolution. With its rotating LCD, you can shoot some odd-angle photos. Finally, with in-camera editing features, photographers can make adjustments to their photos on the fly. Nikon will offer the D5000 with a camera body only for $730 or with a starter lens for $850. (By Kyle Schurman, About.com Guide to Digital Cameras)

Nikon Introduces SLR D5000

 

The Nikon D5000 features a 12.3-megapixels image sensor  with DX CMOS format and a 2.7-inch adjustable-angle screen (vari-angle monitor). It can take photos continually at a speed of 4 frames per second  and record High Definition (HD) movies with a resolution of  1280 x 720  at a speed of 24 frames per second. The camera has a HDMI connector to support a direct HDTV connectivity.

The vari-angle monitor can be used when it is attached to the back of the camera in a safe way but the user also can turn it freely, rotate it or move it up and down. The camera also offers “Subjective Tracking” autofocus which locks on to a moving subject as well as “Face Priority” autofocus that can detect up to five faces in a scene in order to focus the closest subject.

The camera also supports 19 automatic Scene Modes that will adjust the camera settings in order to capture sport pictures, portraits, candlelight photos, and more. Also, the camera has some editing functions that include a Soft Filter effect, Perspective Control (that can fix some distortions in perspective when taking architecture photos), Color Outline (that creates monochrome outlines of objects in images) and other capabilities.

A dust reduction system is included with the camera. This system cleans the sensor and removes the dust from there directly. There is a “Quiet Sensor Mode” that keeps the mirror cycling noise to a minimum, which is perfect to use the camera in wedding events and other events that require a careful operation.

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