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Nikon D5000 review

Nikon takes on the Canon EOS 500D with a raft of new features and the best Live View system yet

Our Score

Last reviewed: May 5th

Price at launch £719.99
MPN VBA240KU01
Additional Information 1280 x 720 maximum movie recording resolution
Colour Black
Dimensions 127 x 104 x 80
Features Vari angle LCD monitor
Weight (g) 560
Battery Type Lithium-Ion Rechargable
Connectivity HDMI Output, USB 2.0
Effective Pixels 12.3
Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Manual, Programme, Shutter-priority
Focusing Modes Auto, Dynamic-area AF, Single-area AF
ISO Settings 100, 1600, 200, 3200, 400, 6400, 800
Image Formats AVI, JPEG, RAW
Lens Nikon F lens mount with AF contacts
Longest Shutter Speed 30
Memory Types SD, SDHC
Metering Modes Centre weighted, OTHER, Spot
Min Shutter Speed 1.4
Max resolution (horizontal pixels) 4288
Max resolution (vertical pixels) 2848

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Product Summary

Key specs


Weight (g): 560 |
Effective Pixels: 12.3 |
Max resolution (horizontal pixels): 4288 |
Max resolution (vertical pixels): 2848 |

Full spec

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Compact body

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Intuitive interface

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Excellent AF/metering/White balance

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Very capable 11-point AF system Nikon's best Live View yet

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Includes face detection AF

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720p 'HD' video can be handy

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Simplified ergonomics

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Slow Contrast-detection AF in Live View

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Struggles with backlit subjects

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Inbuilt microphone is over-sensitive to sounds of camera handling

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No AF in video mode

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Currently rather pricey

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