Nikon D5000

• Technical Specification
  Single-lens reflex digital camera Nikon F mount (with AF contacts) Approx. 1.5 x lens focal length (Nikon DX format) 12.3 million 23.6 x 15.8mm CMOS sensor 12.9 million Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 required) 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S] NEF (RAW) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats Five setting options: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; storage for up to nine custom Picture Controls SD memory cards, SDHC compliant DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder Approx. 95% (vertical/horizontal) Approx. 0.78x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1) 17.9 mm (-1.0 m-1) -1.7 to +0.7 m-1 Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark V with focus frame (framing grid can be displayed) Quick-return type Instant return, electronically controlled AF-S and AF-I NIKKOR: All functions supported Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus Non-Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except 3D colour matrix metering II and autofocus IX-NIKKOR and AF-NIKKOR for F3AF: Not supported Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except some shooting modes AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except 3D colour matrix metering II Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function Lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster: Electronic rangefinder can be used Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter 1/4,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb, Time (with optional ML-L3 Remote Control) X = 1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower Single-frame, continuous, self-timer, quick-response, delayed remote, quiet Continuous high speed: up to 4 fps (manual focus, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, 1/250 s or faster shutter speed; other settings at default values and memory remaining in memory buffer) Can be selected from 2, 5, 10, and 20 s duration TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor Matrix: 3D colour matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); colour matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) Centre-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in centre of frame Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20°C Matrix or centre-weighted metering: 0-20 EV Spot metering: 2-20 EV CPU Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colours, Food, Silhouette, High key, and Low key), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M) ±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV 3 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button ISO 200 to 3200 in steps of 1/3 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200, or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO 3200, ISO sensitivity auto control available Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off 2 frames Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 - 3 m/1 ft. 8 in.- 9 ft. 10 in.) -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, 20°C/68°F) Autofocus: Instant single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status (AF-A) Manual (M): Electronic rangefinder supported Can be selected from 11 focus points Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points) AF Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (Single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-up, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Pet portrait modes: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M, Food: Manual pop-up with button release At ISO 200: Approx. 17/56, 18/59 with manual flash At ISO 100 equivalent: Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash, SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 (when combined with matrix metering or centre-priority metering) Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB-800, and CPU lenses Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, or SB-22s Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800 Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye correction, and rear curtain with slow sync -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, or 2 EV Lights when built-in flash or SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, or SB-50DX is fully charged; blinks for 3 s after flash is fired at full output in i-TTL or auto aperture modes Standard ISO 518 hot-shoe contact with safety lock Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with optional Speedlights SB-900, SB-800, or SU-800 as commander Hot Shoe Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (optional) Auto (TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor); 12 manual modes with fine-tuning; preset manual white balance, white balance bracketing 3 frames in steps of 1 AF modes: Face priority AF, wide area AF, normal area AF, subject tracking AF Focus: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face priority or subject tracking AF is selected at the time of Live View shooting) Image sizes (pixels): 1,280 x 720/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 fps, 320 x 216/24 fps File format: AVI Compression format: Motion-JPEG, with monaural sound Vari-angle type, 2.7-in., approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD, approx. 100% frame coverage and brightness adjustment Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, stop-motion movie playback, slide show, histogram display, highlights, auto image rotation, and image comment (up to 36 characters) Hi-Speed USB Can be selected from NTSC and PAL; images can be displayed on external device while camera monitor is on Type C HDMI connector; camera monitor turns off when HDMI cable is connected Remote Cord MC-DC2 (optional), GPS Unit GP-1 (optional) Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish Battery: One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a AC adapter: AC Adapter EH-5a (optional; requires EP-5 power connector) 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) Approx. 127 x 104 x 80 mm Approx. 560 g. without battery, memory card, or body cap Temperature: 0-40°C Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation) Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a, Quick Charger MH-23, Eyepiece Cap DK-5, Rubber Eyecup DK-24, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Camera Strap AN-DC3, Accessory Shoe Cover BS-1, Body Cap, Software Suite CD-ROM *Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.

Release Date

• First seen
  6 January 2009