Nikon D5000 Expert Reviews

The D5000 is a good performing camera that offers more than the regular entry level features you would expect from other manufacturers in the same price range. Overall the features and value included in the unit are worth a look. The Nikon D5000 is a ...

Continuous shutter to 4 fps, 2.7 inch Vari-angle LCD color monitor, Live View mode, 12.3 Megapixel

The Nikon D5000 digital SLR camera is a good all-round unit that makes...

Though its awesome D90 was the first DSLR to leap into HD video, Nikon took a jump backward with this model. Freshly captured movies look like faded old film. And the inability to autofocus after recording starts nearly guarantees that the clips - ...

Swiveling screen. While video settings are minimal, aperture adjustment lets you control depth of field

Prepare to miss some great shots while you dig though multiple screens to make adjustments. Menus use ambiguous sample photos instead of words, which makes some controls indecipherable. Claustrophobic viewfinder and smallish 2.7-inch LCD

Excellent image quality, Strong low-light performance, Long battery life, Crisp HD video recording

HD movie recording lacks auto focus, Mediocre still photo focus in Live View mode

We love it when the features that make gadgets great trickle down into less expensive products. That's why we highly recommend the $849 Nikon D5000, a reasonably priced DSLR that has the same sensor and 720p video recording as the $999 D90. In ...

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 controls ...

Digital SLRs keep getting better and better. The truth is, there hasn't been a bad digital SLR for a few years now. Because they're so good, I'm becoming more and more of an advocate of less expensive bodies. Most photographers don't need a full frame ...

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 ...

The D5000 tempts you to do more in camera processing than any camera I have yet tested. The Scene modes go beyond the usual birthday cake (party/indoors) and sports modes you find on digicams (although they are there as well) to offer tonal curve ...

As you can see, the D5000 is essentially a D90 that's been stripped down just a little. One important difference between the two is that the D5000 only supports autofocus on AF-S and AF-I lenses, just like the D60.

As you can see, the D5000 is essentially a D90 that's been stripped down just a little. One important difference between the two is that the D5000 only supports autofocus on AF-S and AF-I lenses, just like the D60

The Nikon D5000 is well positioned to stand up to competing entry-level SLRs and crossover cameras.

Tilt and swivel screen ; compact size

Video doesn't autofocus ; battery life unimpressive

The D5000's most distinctive feature is its 2.7-inch, 230,000-dot, tilt-and-swivel LCD screen—a first among Nikon cameras. The display provides surprising clarity given its image depth (the D90's LCD clocks in at 920,000 dots). It doesn't articulate ...

The Nikon D5000 is one of a handful of sub-$1000 video SLRs. Overall we found the Canon XSi did a better job shooting video, with higher definition and smoother video motion, but the Nikon was superior for still photography.

It's certainly a fun camera to shoot with. The size strikes a nice balance, compact enough to carry easily but substantial enough to feel good in your hands. What the articulated LCD screen lacks in size (at 2.7 inches) and resolution (an ordinary 230 ...