Nikon has just introduced its new SLR versatile D5000 equipped with a DX 12 megapixel sensor, an articulating screen and offering 720p HD video recording. For the latter function will be content simply a recorded sound in mono and shooting without autofocus. Nevertheless, fans can count on the integrated HDMI output while recording HD video is not the main weapon of the device given the competition (Canon EOS 500D).
Test on Nikon D5000
“Consumers of image”, as Nikon calls the audience for its new SLR, we should appreciate its versatility and simplicity. Indeed, this new Nikon SLR D5000 is playful, simple and innovative.
Prices and availability of Nikon SLR D5000
The new SLR Nikon D5000 will be marketed as early as May from 679 Euros version
Screen orientation
A reflex screen orientation: this is a wish we make each time both the freedom of movement in a hinged screen on a DSLR provides new opportunities for comfortable framing and shooting as visualization. Once folded, the display is turned against the camera back and it will collect scratches and shocks faced by a camera in his hard life of nomadic catch-all. On the D5000, engineers Nikon has brought to a screen with a hinge at the bottom of the housing, an unusual position. Freedom of movement is complete, and on both axes, making the screen even better articulated in everyday life. (Some boxes reflex screens have hinged on one axis only) against party, the D5000 screen measures only 2.7 “at 230 000 pixels, but the use that is not annoying and easily exchanged one-third of an inch resolution and tripled against the freedom of movement of the articulated screen.
LiveView AF with the topic follow-up
The nature is fantastic: the Darwinian evolution of Nikon D5000 fact that, as to adapt to the framing of hands induced by the presence of the screen and articulated by the habits of “consumer of images” to whom the D5000, the case has developed a fourth mode of autofocus in LiveView (in addition to the beach wide, normal, Face-priority): the AF with follow-up of the topic. This new method is able to find the topic initially followed if it is out of the frame, once it re-emerged on the screen. But beware, if the auto mode LiveView appears powerful photo, video, it is ineffective and it will make its development itself … practice of another age.
Key feature of Nikon D5000
- 12 megapixel DX sensor
- LiveView
- AF 11 collimators with 3D dynamic monitoring
- ISO 200 to 3200
- X Sync 1 / 2000 s
- Viewfinder covers 97% of the actual image
- Screen articulated 2.7 “and 230 000 pixels
- Metering with 3D sensor areas
- Active D-Lighting
- Shutter speed: 1 / 4000 s to 30s
- Trigger tested on 100 000 cycles
- Trigger Mode discreet
- Video 720p without autofocus and with mono sound
- Cleaning the sensor on low-pass filter and blower venturi effect
- Retouched menu
- HDMI Output
- New lithium battery EN-EL4a
