Nikon D5000 Digital Camera

Camera D5000 Is a powerful universal camera that allows you to shoot high-quality photos and D-movie videos with sound.
The camera is very easy to use and is equipped with a number of automatic functions,helping to take pictures according to your preferences, as well as an impressive DX format matrix with a resolution of 12.3 megapixels, which provides high-definition images.
Innovative LCD Monitor with a variable angle of tilt makes it easy to take pictures at any angle, which provides an exciting opportunity to re-use the layout of frames on the monitor.
Both during photographing and during movie shooting, you can flip, tilt and rotate the monitor for shooting from the top, bottom, side or to create self-portraits.
A set of automatic scene modes allowsit is easy to take clear pictures in different situations, and with the help of a number of retouching functions you can correct the quality of the picture directly in the camera.
The D5000 camera uniting powerful features in its compact and lightweight body, is a fantastic tool for mobile users, allowing you to take delightful pictures from any angle.
5 reasons to love it
- Innovative LCD monitor with variable angle
- Live View and D-Movie
- Extreme image quality - 12.3 megapixel resolution and wide sensitivity range
- Built-in advanced processing menu
- 19 scene modes

Specifications Nikon D5000
A type | Digital SLR Camera |
Lens mount | Nikon F mount with AF contacts |
Effective angle of view | Approx. 1.5 times the focal length of the lens (Nikon DX format) |
Effective pixels number | 12.3 million |
Matrix | CMOS sensor with a size of 23.6x15.8 mm |
Total number of pixels | 12.9 million |
Dust removal system | Matrix cleaning function, data for dust removal function (requires additional program Capture NX 2) |
Image size (pixels) | 4288x2848 [L], 3216x2136 [M], 2144x1424 [S] |
File Format | NEF (RAW) |
- | JPEG. Compatible with the basic JPEG format with a high (about 1: 4), medium (about 1: 8) or low quality (about 1:16) |
- | NEF (RAW) + JPEG. One shot recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG |
Picture management system | You can select: Standard, Neutral, Bright, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; storage of up to nine custom picture management modes |
File system | Format DCF 2.0 (Design Rule for Camera File System), format DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), format Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge standard |
Viewfinder | Single-lens reflex direct viewfinder with pentasercamel |
Frame coverage | Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical |
Increase | Approx. 0,78-fold (for 50mm f / 1.4 lens, focused at infinity, with a correction of -1.0 m-1) |
Viewfinder focus point | 17.9 mm (-1.0 m-1) |
Diopter adjustment | From -1.7 to + 0.7 m-1 |
Focusing screen | Matte screen BriteView V type B with a focal frame (it is possible to display a cropping grid) |
Mirror | Fast returning type |
Aperture of the lens | Instant-return type with electronic control |
Compatible lenses | NIKKOR AF-S and AF-I series: All functions are supported |
- | AF NIKKOR type G or D, not equipped with an AF motor: all functions are supported except autofocus |
- | AF NIKKOR, except type G or D, not equipped with an autofocus motor: all functions are supported except 3D color matrix metering II and autofocusing |
- | IX-NIKKOR and AF-NIKKOR for F3AF: not supported |
- | PC NIKKOR type D: all functions are supported, except for some shooting modes |
- | AI-P NIKKOR: all functions are supported except 3D color matrix metering II |
- | Lenses without a processor: Autofocus is not supported. Can be used in exposure mode "M", but the exposure metering system does not work |
- | At a maximum aperture of f / 5.6 and higher: it is possible to use an electronic range finder |
Shutter Type | Shutter with electronic control and vertical stroke of blinds |
Excerpt | From 1/4000 to 30 seconds. in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; manual exposure, long exposure (with optional wireless remote control ML-L3) |
Flash Sync Speed | X = 1/200 sec .; synchronization with the shutter at an exposure of at least 1/200 seconds. |
Shooting modes | Single, continuous, self-timer, delayed release, fast, noiseless |
Shooting speed | Continuous high speed: up to 4 frames per second (manual focus mode, manual or automatic exposure mode with shutter priority, shutter speed 1/250 sec or less, all other settings are set to default values, data is stored in the memory buffer) |
Self-timer | The available delay time is 2, 5, 10 and 20 seconds. |
Exposure Metering | TTL metering using a 420-pixel RGB sensor |
Method of Exposure Exposure | Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (with G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (with other lenses with integrated processors) |
- | Center-weighted: 75% of the measurements fall on a circle with a diameter of 8 mm in the center of the frame |
- | Spot: measured in a circle with a diameter of 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of the frame) centered on the selected focus point |
Shutter speed range (equivalent to ISO 100, lens f / 1.4, 20 ° C / 68 ° F) | Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0-20 EV |
- | Spot metering: 2-20 EV |
Pairing with an exposure meter | CPU |
Exposure modes | Automatic modes (auto, auto [flash("Portrait", "Landscape", "Child", "Sport", "Macro", "Night portrait", "Night landscape", "Party / indoors", "Beach / snow" Sunset, Twilight / Dawn, Portrait of a Pet, Light from a Candle, Flowering, Autumn Colors, Food, Silhouette, High Key and Low Key, program automatic (P) with a flexible program; automatic with shutter priority (S); automatic with aperture priority (A); manual (M) |
Exposure compensation | ± 5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
Exposure Bracketing | 3 frames in 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments |
Exposure lock | Illuminance is blocked when the value is set using the AE-L / AF-L button |
ISO sensitivity (recommended exposure index) | From 200 to 3,200 ISO units in increments of 1/3 EV. You can also set the approximate value of 0.3, 0.7 and 1 EV (equivalent to 100 ISO units) with a sensitivity of less than 200 ISO units, or an approximate value of 0.3, 0.7 and 1 EV (equivalent to 6 400 ISO units) with sensitivity more than 3,200 ISO units, the ability to automatically control the ISO sensitivity |
Active D-Lighting | A set of available values for selection: Auto, Very High, Hard, Normal, Moderate, or Off |
Bracketing "Active D-Lighting" | 2 frames |
Auto focus | Nikon Multi-CAM Autofocus Sensor Module1000 with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including 1 cross-shaped sensor) and AF-assist illumination (range: about 0.5 - 3 m / 1 ft 8 in. - 9 ft 10 in) |
Range of operation | -1 to +19 EV (equivalent to ISO 100 at 20 ° C / 68 ° F) |
Focusing Modes | Autofocus: instant AF (AF-S); continuous autofocusing (AF-C); automatic AF-S / AF-C (AF-A) mode selection; predictive tracking focusing, which is automatically activated when the subject is AF (AF-A) |
- | Manual (M): electronic rangefinder support |
Focusing point | You can select one of 11 focus points |
AF area modes | AF on one point, dynamic AF, automatic selection of the AF and AF zone with 3D tracking |
Focus Lock | Focus is locked by pressing the shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or pressing the AE-L / AF-L button |
Built-in flash | Modes "Auto", "Portrait", "Child", "Macro", ""Night portrait", "Party / indoors", "Portrait of the pet": automatic flash with automatic lift; P, S, A, M, "Food": manually lifted by the button |
Leading number (m / ft) at 20 ° C / 68 ° F | At ISO 200: approx. 17 - 18 with manual flash mode |
- | At an equivalent of 100 ISO units: approx. 12 - 13 with manual flash mode |
Flash Control | TTL: A balanced i-TTL fill flash and a standard i-TTL flash for a DSLR camera using a 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with the built-in flash or SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400 (in combination with a matrix measurement or a measurement with a priority in the center) |
- | Auto Aperture Mode: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and Lenses with Embedded Processors |
- | Automatic mode without TTL control: supported for SB-900, SB-800, SB-28, SB-27 or SB-22s |
- | Manual mode with distance priority: Available with SB-900 and SB-800 |
Flash Modes | The following modes are available: automatic, automatic with red-eye removal, fill flash, automatic slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction and slow back-curtain sync |
Flash output correction | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
Flash Bracketing | 2 or 3 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV steps |
Flash Ready Indicator | Lights when there is a full charge built-inflash or series of flashes: SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX; blinks for 3 seconds. after the flash fires at full power in i-TTL mode or in auto iris mode |
Accessory shoe | ISO 518 "hot" shoe with safety lock |
Creative Lighting System Nikon (CLS) | Enhanced wireless lighting functionIt is supported with SB-900, SB-800 and SU-800 control units in command mode. The transmission of the color temperature of the flash is supported with the built-in flash and with all CLS-compatible flashes |
Synchrocontact | Sync contact AS-15 for hot-pluggable shoe (optional) |
White balance | Automatic mode (white TTL balance using the main matrix and 420-pixel RGB-sensor), 12 manual modes with fine tuning; white balance preset, white balance bracketing |
White balance bracketing | 3 frames in 1 steps |
AF Live View Modes | AF with priority of the face, AF with extended zone, AF with the usual zone, AF with object management |
Focusing Live View | AF with the function of determining the contrast at any pointframe (the camera selects the focus point automatically when AF mode is selected with face priority or subject control when shooting in Live View mode) |
Size of snapshots (in pixels) | 1280 x 720/24 frames per second, 640 x 424/24 frames per second, 320 x 216/24 frames per second |
Video file format | AVI |
Video compression format | Motion-JPEG with non-stereophonic sound |
LCD Monitor | LCD monitor TFT with a variable angle,2.7 inches, with a resolution of 230 thousand pixels, from low-temperature polycrystalline silicon, with approximately 100% frame coverage, a viewing angle of 170 ° and brightness adjustment |
Viewing Functions | Full-frame browsing and viewing of reducedimages (4, 9 or 72 pictures or a calendar) with zoom in preview, video playback, video playback with frame-by-frame shooting, slide show, histogram display, auto-rotate image and create comments to pictures (no more than 36 characters) |
USB | high-speed USB |
Video Output | For selection, NTSC and PAL are available; The ability to view pictures on an external device with the camera monitor on |
HDMI Output | HDMI connector type C; the camera monitor turns off when you connect an HDMI cable |
Optional accessories | Remote control cable MC-DC2 (optional) |
- | GPS device GP-1 (optional) |
Supported Languages | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
Battery | One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a |
AC Adapter | AC Adapter EH-5a (sold separately, requires EP-5 power connector) |
Tripod socket | Diameter 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 127 x 104 x 80 mm |
The weight | Approx. 560 g without battery, memory card and protective cover |
Temperature | 0-40 ° C / 32-104 ° F |
Humidity | Less than 85% (without condensation) |
Included Accessories | Lithium-ion rechargeable battery EN-EL9a,quick-charger MH-23, eyepiece cover DK-5, (can vary by country or region) rubber eyecup DK-21, USB cable UC-E4, audio / video cable EG-D2, camera strap AN-DC2, BS-1 accessory shoe cover, protective cover, CD with software |
Footnote | Specifications and equipment are subject to change without notice or any obligation on the part of the manufacturer. April 2009 © Nikon Corporation, 2009 |
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