Nikon D5000 Black 12.3 MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

General

Brand

Nikon

Model

D5000

Color

Black

Dimensions

Approx. 5.0" x 4.1" x 3.1" / 127 x 104 x 80 mm

Weight

Approx. 1 lbs. 4 oz. / 560 g without battery, memory card, or body cap

Package Type

Body Only

Image Sensor

Image Sensor

CMOS

Image Sensor Size

23.6 x 15.8 mm

Gross Pixels

12.9 MP

Effective Pixels

12.3 MP

Dust Cleaning System

Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 required)

Resolution

4288 x 2848

White Balance

White Balance

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

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Type

Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder

Coverage

Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical

Magnification

Approx. 0.78 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint

17.9 mm (-1.0 m-1)

Dioptric Adjustment

-1.7 to + 0.7 m-1

Focusing Screen

Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark V with focus frame (framing grid can be displayed)

Mirror

Quick-return

LCD Monitor

LCD

2.7" 230K Vari-Angle

LCD Coverage

Approx. 100%

Brightness Adjustment

Yes

Focus

Focus Type

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection

Focusing Modes

Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points) AF

AF Points

11 focus points (including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 1 ft. 8 in.–9 ft. 10 in. / 0.5–3 m)

Focus Lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (Single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Exposure

Exposure Control

Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes, programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M)

Exposure Compensation

±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Metering System

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

ISO Sensitivity

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

Shutter

Shutter Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed

1/4,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb, Time (with optional ML-L3 Remote Control)

Self-timer

Can be selected from 2, 5, 10, and 20 s duration

Flash

Flash Type

Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye correction, and rear curtain with slow sync

Flash Control

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 center-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

Flash Exposure Compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Drive System

Continuous Shooting 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)

Function

Scene Modes

Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colors, Food, Silhouette, High key, and Low key

Live View Function

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)

Playback

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)

Recording System

File Format

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

Image Type

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

Recording Media

SD / SDHC Card

Movie

Movie Format

AVI (Motion-JPEG, with monaural sound)

Movie Recording

1280 x 720 @ 24 fps
640 x 424 @ 24 fps
320 x 216 @ 24 fps

Max. Recording Resolution

1280 x 720

Lens

Lens Mount

Nikon F Bayonet Mount

Interface

USB

Yes

HDMI

Yes

Power Source

Battery

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a