Nikon announces the D5000 Digital SLR Camera
Posted by machinerynest on April 21, 2009
The D5000 has a 2.7 inch versatile Vari-angle LCD display screen with 230,000 dot resolution. The monitor can be viewed in the normal way or can be rotated, tilted or swung. 100% scene coverage and accurate image viewing is offered by this Nikon camera. The display screen can be closed with its screen facing the camera back.
The 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor D5000 includes Expeed image processing system exclusively from Nikon. The Expeed offers a lot of features such as Nikon’s original Scene Recognition System with Active D-Lighting and Face Detection. The D5000 is compatible with a wide selection of Nikkor lenses and produces stunning pictures in vibrant colors. The camera also produces videos with low noise when shooting across a wide ISO sensitivity range.
The D5000 from Nikon sports a whole array of features which deliver excellent quality pictures to their customers. The camera can snap continuous photos at a speed of 4 frames per second. For clear accuracy of photographs, it also has an advanced 3D Color Matrix metering II. With a 11-point selectable Autofocus, automatic exposure and white balance bracketing functions, the camera offers customers a great photo experience. The Quiet Shooting mode minimizes the mirror cycling noise in the D5000 camera.
The D5000 digital camera from Nikon has four Live View AF modes which are Subject tracking, Face priority, Wide and Normal area. For a well-balanced picture, the Nikons D5000 uses a 420 pixel RGB sensor to analyze the color and entire scene milliseconds before exposure.
Another feature incorporated into the Nikon D5000 is the D-Movie function. This feature allows users to video record at 24 frames per second and shoots them in Motion JPEG movie clip formats. The video clips taken out can be later viewed on HDTVs, computer monitors and can upload them onto websites. A variety of dramatic expressions like fisheye, wide-angled shots, long telephoto scenes and extreme close-ups are achieved with Nikkor AF-S and AF-I lenses.
The Scene Mode incorporated into the D5000 allows customers to capture great shots in different environments and different situations. The Scene Mode is used to adjust exposure, white balance, Active D-lighting and Picture Control settings. When customers choose which mode to utilize, a sample is shown on the display. Some new modes added to the array of already existing modes are Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colors, Food, Silhouette, High and Low key.
Nikon’s Active D-Lighting function included in the D5000 camera improves details in high contrast scenes by using 420 pixel RGB sensors. In places where there is image loss, this feature restores details back into that area. There are six different settings namely Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low and Off. The Picture Control System enables customers to personalize key image capture characteristics. There are six different settings in this feature namely Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, and Landscape.
With the Retouch Menu, users can enhance or modify their pictures directly on the camera. The options in this menu include Soft Filter, Perspective Control and Color Outline. The Nikon D5000 incorporates the Nikon Integrated Dust Reduction System which reduces the dust accumulation and takes measures to remove the dust completely. The Airflow Control System directs dust away from the sensor and the low-pass filter vibrates to keep the camera dust-free.
Some of the other features included in the D5000 camera are the on-demand grid lines, Calendar view, durable shutter unit tested to 100,000 cycles and a direct HDTV connectivity through a HDMI connector. There is also a built-in flash and support for Nikon Creative Lighting System.
A long lasting rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL9a incorporated into the D5000 gives 510 shots per charge. Two shutter release modes namely Quick mode and Delayed mode can be used with the optional ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control. Nikon ViewNX image browsing and editing software is also included in the D5000 camera. Images from the D5000 camera can also be edited with the optional Nikon Capture NX 2 photo-editing software. This software features U Point technology and tools for fast and easy photo editing, including enhanced NEF Editing.
The price and availability of Nikon D5000 digital camera is not known.
