Nikon D5100

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Nikon D5100 [1]
Nikon D5100 18-55mm front.jpg
Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm VR kit lens
Overview
MakerNikon
Type DX-format Digital single-lens reflex
ReleasedApril 5, 2011
Lens
Lens mount Nikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor 23.6 mm × 15.6 mm Nikon DX format RGB CMOS sensor, 1.5 × FOV crop, 4.78 µm pixel size
Sensor type Active pixel sensor
Sensor size DX format (23.6 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor makerSony
Maximum resolution 4,928 × 3,264 (16.2 effective megapixels)
Film speed 100–6400 in 1/3 EV steps, up to 25600 as high-boost. With Night-vision up to ISO 102400 equivalent.
Storage media Secure Digital, SDHC, SDXC compatible and with Eye-Fi WLAN support. Supports UHS-I cards. [2]
Focusing
Focus modesInstant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); manual (M)
Focus areas11-area AF system, Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesAuto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), (Q) quiet mode.
Exposure metering TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering II metering with a 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering modes 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-weighted and Spot
Flash
Flash Built in Pop-up, Guide number 13m at ISO 100, Standard ISO hotshoe, Compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System
Flash bracketing 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range30 s to 1/4000 s in 1/2 or 1/3 stops and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync
Continuous shooting 4 frames per second
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Optical 0.78x, 95% Pentamirror
Image processing
Image processor EXPEED 2
White balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Kelvin temperature, Preset
General
Video recording1080p at up to 30fps
LCD screen75-millimetre (3.0 in) tilt and swivel 921,000-dot LCD screen. 60x45 mm, 640x480 px, 271 ppi.
BatteryNikon EN-EL14 Lithium-Ion battery
Dimensions 128×97×79 mm (5.0×3.8×3.1 in)
Weight Approx. 510 g (1 lb. 2 oz.) body only
Made in Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chronology
Predecessor Nikon D5000
Successor Nikon D5200
Uncropped or Unedited image from Nikon D5100 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for reference. Taken with maximum aperture at day time without flash. Details: F-stop: F/3.5 (Max aperture), Exposure time: 1/50 sec, ISO speed: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash fired: No, White Balance: Auto, Shot at day or night: Day time Bunch of red flowers clicked using Nikon D5100 by Social Informer 01.JPG
Uncropped or Unedited image from Nikon D5100 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for reference. Taken with maximum aperture at day time without flash. Details: F-stop: F/3.5 (Max aperture), Exposure time: 1/50 sec, ISO speed: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash fired: No, White Balance: Auto, Shot at day or night: Day time
Uncropped or Unedited image from Nikon D5100 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for reference. Taken with minimum aperture at night time with flash. Details: F-stop: F/5.6 (Min aperture), Exposure time: 1/60 sec, ISO speed: 3200, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash fired: Yes, White Balance: Auto, Shot at day or night: Night time Yellow flower clicked using Nikon D5100 by Social Informer.JPG
Uncropped or Unedited image from Nikon D5100 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for reference. Taken with minimum aperture at night time with flash. Details: F-stop: F/5.6 (Min aperture), Exposure time: 1/60 sec, ISO speed: 3200, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash fired: Yes, White Balance: Auto, Shot at day or night: Night time

The Nikon D5100 is a 16.2-megapixel DX-format DSLR F-mount camera announced by Nikon on April 5, 2011. [3] It features the same 16.2-megapixel CMOS sensor as the D7000 with 14-bit depth, [1] 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.

Contents

Feature list

The D5100 has no in-body autofocus motor, and fully automatic autofocus requires one of the currently 162 lenses with an integrated autofocus motor. [5] 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. [6] [7]

It can mount unmodified A-lenses (also called Non-AI, Pre-AI or F-type) with support of the electronic rangefinder and without metering. [8]

Optional accessories

The Nikon D5100 has available accessories such as: [9]

Third party radio (wireless) flash control triggers [26] are partly supporting i-TTL, [27] [28] but do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS). [29] [30] See reviews. [31] [32]

Reception

Independent reviews [39] [40] [41] and image comparisons at all ISO speeds in JPEG [42] and RAW (with different lenses) [43] are available.

DxO Labs awarded its sensor an overall score of 80. [44]

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.

See also

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