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April 2011
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137 Reviews
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Image quality is excellent. The kit lens
Though looking and feeling as though it has been made down to a price
Is nevertheless quick to focus and produces sharp
High resolution images. The camera sits well in the hand and is responsive. Auto expo
Hiresolution articulated monitor
Easy to use
Much improved live view AF
Well-rounded feature set
Top notch image quality (still and video)
Excellent low light/high ISO performance
Beautiful 3-inch
High resolution articulated LCD
New special effects
Full time AF in Live View and Video
Very versatile
Great in low light
Articulated screen encourages creativity
Excellent photo quality with a good noise profile
A streamlined shooting design for both photo and video
And a broad
Practical feature set contribute to the Nikon D5100's strengths
The editors didn't like
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The pennypinching omission of an autofocus drive from the camera body limits the range of lenses that can be used in AF mode. This has been an annoying characteristic of entry level Nikons in the past. Sony
Pentax and Canon don't skimp in this w
Special Effects a bit limited
No wireless flash control/DoF preview
No dedicated ISO button
Requires AF-S lens with built-in AF motor
Live View and video AF aren't lightning fast
Special Effects parameters must be set in Live View
Body only
$1049
With lens kit
$1199
Few controls over image parameters
No depth of field preview
No exposure control in Special Effects
While it's fast
Some aspects of the D5100's performance still lag behind its class
Abstract: The D5100 is Nikons latest mid-level D-SLR and is the successor to the D5000. Rather than inheriting the ageing 12.3Mp sensor from the D5000, the Nikon D5100 shares the same 16.2Mp chip and 4928x3264 pixel resolution as Nikon’s enthusiast D7000. W...
Wellrounded feature set; Top notch image quality (still and video); Excellent low light/high ISO performance; Beautiful 3inc, high resolution articulated LCD; New special effects; Full time AF in Live View and Vide
No dedicated ISO button; Requires AFS lens with builtin AF motor; Live View and video AF aren’t lightning fast; Special Effects parameters must be set in Live View
Well-rounded feature set; Top notch image quality (still and video); Excellent low light/high ISO performance; Beautiful 3-inch, high resolution articulated LCD; New special effects; Full time AF in Live View and Video
No dedicated ISO button; Requires AF-S lens with built-in AF motor; Live View and video AF aren’t lightning fast; Special Effects parameters must be set in Live View
The Nikon D5100 is a solid option for photographers looking for a highly-capable yet (fairly) user-friendly sub-£700 DSLR. Although it doesn't have all the bells, whistles, and speed of the D7000, the D5100 delivers an excellent feature set and image qual...
The Nikon D5100 is a solid option for photographers looking for a highly-capable yet (fairly) user-friendly sub-£700 DSLR. Although it doesn’t have all the bells, whistles, and speed of the D7000, the D5100 delivers an excellent feature set and image q...
Noise handled very well up to 3200 ISO, Good general responsiveness (on/off, photo saving), Good build quality and swivel screen, 1080p HD video mode, Fun creative filters
Autofocus too slow in Live View and video modes, Automatic white balance doesn't work very well under tungsten light, Controls and menus could be better, Mono sound in video mode, Builtin flash isn't compatible with wireless slave flash units
The Nikon D5100 has plenty of great features, including excellent picture quality, a swivel screen, good general responsiveness and a Full HD video mode. However, the controls and menus are just too complicated for an entry-level model, which is why th...
Hi-resolution articulated monitor, Easy to use, Much improved live view AF
Special Effects a bit limited, No wireless flash control/DoF preview
As with most DSLRs fitted with a built-in microphone, lens noise can be a bit of an issue while recording movies with the camera picking up the internal whirring of the autofocus system – especially when filming in a quiet location. If you really want to...
Image quality, focusing, video quality, Effects mode gives some quick and fun results, vari-angle screen, low light performance
Controls could be better arranged to give you direct control of shooting features with less dependency on the menus, Effects could offer more settings, camera neither feels simple enough for newcomers or direct enough for the more advanced photographer
Some minor control quibbles are mostly brushed aside by excellent image quality from a camera offering a versatile feature set and useful vari-angle display...
Nikon is aiming the D5100 novice photographers who want to take their hobby more seriously and want a versatile camera that will enable them to take more creative images. The D5100 is a great choice for these users, but it is also worthy of considerati...
