Nikon D5000 review
Nikon takes on the Canon EOS 500D with a raft of new features and the best Live View system yet
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Last reviewed: 2009-05-05May 5th 2009
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Product Summary
For
Compact body
>Intuitive interface
>Excellent AF/metering/White balance
>Very capable 11-point AF system Nikon's best Live View yet
>Includes face detection AF
>720p 'HD' video can be handy
Against
Simplified ergonomics
>Slow Contrast-detection AF in Live View
>Struggles with backlit subjects
>Inbuilt microphone is over-sensitive to sounds of camera handling
>No AF in video mode
>Currently rather pricey
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