Nikon Digital SLR Guide

Nikon D5100 Digital SLR

The Nikon D5100 is perfect for photographers who want D7000 image quality but don’t need the D7000′s speed or auto focus performance. It uses the same 16-megapixel CMOS sensor as the D7000 and has the same image quality and video performance. If you aren’t shooting action, save a few (hundred) bucks and buy a D5100 instead – especially landscape and studio photographers who work on a tripod most of the time. The tilt-swivel LCD is one of the most attractive features on the D5100.

Nikon D5100 Intro >>

Price: $649 with lens
16.2-megapixel DX format sensor (APS-C)
EXPEED 2 image processing
Sensitivity: ISO 100 to 6400, expandable to ISO 25,600 (Hi-2)
11-point auto focus system
1920 x 1080 full HD video at 30p, 25p and 24p
4 frames per second burst
3-inch 921k-dot tilt-swivel LCD display
Built-in pop-up flash