Nikon D5000 – Newest Consumer Level DSLR..

Nikon D5000 is the newest digital SLR from Nikon, it’s the first Nikon DSLR that features a tilt-swivel screen which is really effective in shooting angles which may have leave you in a muddy, stinky situation. As a new Nikon D90 owner, I fell in love with the tilt-swivel screen and 12.3mp resolution sensor. However after reading Nikon’s website I figured out that it’s not compatible with Nikon Wireless Flash System, it doesn’t have a built in wireless commander, which is very useful in Flash Photography.

Indeed the D5000 is made for consumer which may also take advantage of the 19 scene modes (modes which Pro users will barely use) like Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Closeup, Night-Portrait, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candle Light, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Silhouette, High-Key and Low Key. With that amount of automatic controls consumers can create stunning images that only the Pro’s can deliver.

Here’s it’s complete specs.

New 2.7-in. 230k-dot Vari-angle monitor swings down approximately 90° and rotates 180°
Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor with 12.3 effective megapixels and Integrated Dust Reduction System
Specially designed EXPEED image processing system
One-touch access to Live View, which includes face priority AF and subject tracking
D-SLR movie function: D-Movie, selectable from 320 x 216 pixels, 640 x 424 pixels or 1,280 x 720 pixels in AVI format
19 Scene Modes that automatically adjust exposure, image processing, Active D-Lighting and other settings for superior image quality
Scene Recognition System, utilizing 420-pixel RGB sensor, improves autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance performance and is also integrated with the Face Detection System
Active D-Lighting for smooth tone reproduction in high-contrast environments
Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module featuring 11 AF points provides fast and precise autofocus coverage across the frame

Picture Control System offers Portrait and Landscape options for more vibrant customized colors

Extensive palette of in-camera Retouch Menus including several new retouch options such as Soft Filter and Color Outline
Incredibly low-noise performance throughout a wide sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 3200; can be set to ISO 100 and ISO 6400 equivalents
Viewfinder with approx. 95% frame coverage and an easy-to-view 17.9 mm eyepoint (at -1.0 m-1)
Up to 4 fps continuous shooting
Built-in pop-up flash with Nikon’s original i-TTL flash control
Highly efficient energy-saving design that allows approx. 510 images on a single charge of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a (CIPA standard, with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and flash fired at full power once every other shot.)
Compatible with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
Included Nikon ViewNX software makes browsing and organizing your images easy
Optional photo-editing software Capture NX 2 allows quick and easy photo editing