Bunch of red flowers clicked using Nikon D5100 by Social Informer 01

The Nikon D5100 is a 16.2-megapixel DX-format

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F-mount camera announced by

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on April 5, 2011. It features the same 16.2-

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as the

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with 14-bit depth, while delivering Full HD 1080p video mode at either 24, 25 or 30fps. The D5100 is the first Nikon DSLR to offer 1080p video at a choice of frame rates; previous Nikon DSLRs that recorded 1080p only did so at 24 fps. It replaced the D5000 and was replaced by the D5200.

Feature list

* Sony IMX071 16.2-

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. * Nikon

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image/video processor. * Automatic correction of lateral

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for

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s. Correction-data is additionally stored in RAW-files and used by Nikon

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, View NX and some other RAW tools. * D-Movie mode with autofocus. (Up to 1080p at 24, 25 or 30, 720p at 25 or 30 frames per second.) * Inbuilt

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* Active D-Lighting. * First Nikon DSLR with in camera

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mode (Built-in Camera HDR). * articulated 921,000-dot

LCD A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but in ...

. * Live View shooting mode with Contrast Detect and face priority auto focus (activated with a dedicated button). * Continuous Drive up to 4 frames per second. * 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System. * 3D Tracking Multi-CAM 1000

autofocus An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system ...

sensor module with 11 AF points (One cross-type sensor in centre of frame). *

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sensitivity 100 to 6400 and up to 25600 with boost. With monochrome Night-vision up to ISO 102400 equivalent. * Bracketing (exposure, Active D-Lighting and white-balance). * Auto scene recognition mode with 19 pre-programmed scenes. * Quiet shooting mode. * Built-in sensor cleaning system (vibrating low-pass filter) and airflow control system. *

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HD video output. * Stereo microphone input (mono using built-in mic) * Enhanced built-in RAW processing with extended Retouch menu for image processing without using a computer: D-Lighting, Red-eye reduction, Trimming, Monochrome & filter effects, Color balance, Image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, Quick retouch, Straighten, Distortion control, Fisheye, Color outline, Color sketch, Perspective control, Miniature effect, Selective Color, Edit movie, Side-by-side comparison. * File formats:

, NEF (Nikon's

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, 14-bit),

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video codec. * EN-EL14 Lithium-ion Battery with up to 660 shots per charge (CIPA). The D5100 has no in-body autofocus motor, and fully automatic

requires one of the currently 162 lenses with an integrated autofocus motor. With any other lenses the camera's electronic rangefinder (which indicates if the subject inside the selected focus point is in focus or not) can be used to manually adjust focus. It can mount unmodified A-lenses (also called Non-AI, Pre-AI or F-type) with support of the electronic rangefinder and without metering.

Optional accessories

The Nikon D5100 has available accessories such as: * Nikon Stereo Microphone ME-1 * Nikon ML-L3

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(

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) and MC-DC2 wired remotes. Third party remotes are also available. * Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit for direct

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. Third party solutions partly with 3-axis

compass A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with ...

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and support for indoor use are available from Solmeta, Dawn, Easytag, Foolography, Gisteq and Phottix. See comparisons/reviews. *

Battery grip A battery grip is an accessory for an SLR/DSLR (and occasionally other cameras), which allows the camera to hold multiple batteries to extend the battery life of the camera, and adds a vertical grip with an extra shutter release (and other contro ...

third party solutions are available. * Nikon CF-DC2 Soft Case. * Third party solutions for

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transmitter are available. * Various Nikon

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or third party flash units including devices with Nikon Creative Lighting System wireless flash commander or support for SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander. : Third party radio (wireless) flash control triggers are partly supporting i-TTL, but do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS). See reviews. * Tethered shooting with Nikon Camera Control Pro 2,

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3, Adobe LightRoom 3 or other partly free products including apps. * Other accessories from Nikon and third parties, including protective cases and bags, eyepiece adapters and correction lenses, and underwater housings.

Reception

Independent reviews and image comparisons at all ISO speeds in

and

(with different lenses) are available.

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awarded its sensor an overall score of 80.

Filming

Nikon France used the D5100 for the production of the short film "Fragments". Nikon used the D5100 to film one of the television commercials for the camera itself, which feature actor and perennial Nikon pitchman Ashton Kutcher.

References

External links

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