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What is it: Entry-level 12-megapixel digital SLR camera
What we think: An excellent value starter dSLR with useful features, speedy performance and great photo quality
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 13 May 2009
Tags: Nikon, Nikon D5000, manual focus, profile, usability
We like:
Very good photo quality; fast; video capture; articulated LCD; good kit lens; built-in wireless flash controller
We don't like:
Small, dim viewfinder; middling video quality; too easy to accidentally change focus points
CNET UK judgement:
Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a useful set of features, speedy performance and great photo quality for the money
Full review:
The Nikon D80 lasted a long time at the top of our entry-level dSLR list, and the D5000 has been an eagerly awaited replacement in that just-under-£700 kit segment. And there are plenty of significant changes in this model. Nikon switches to a CMOS sensor instead of the CCD it's been using in its entry-level models, in this case, the same 12.3-megapixel version that's in the D90. Continue Reading...
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