Nikon D5100 Digital SLR | The New DSLR Camera from Nikon
The Nikon D5100 and it's included AF-S 18-55mm VR lens offer a host of new photographic and video tools including a 16.2 MP DX-format CMOS sensor, 4 fps continuous shooting and breathtaking Full 1080p HD Movies with full time autofocus.
Key Features
3 Inch, 921,000-dot horizontal Vari-Angle LCD Monitor
Allows for versatile, high quality viewing, high and low vantage points as well as simply for the fun of taking self-portraits.
In-camera Special Effects mode operates with still images or D-Movies
Incorporates an amazing array of special effects for use when taking still pictures or recording D-Movie Full HD movies. Selective Color isolates any color within the scene, capture details in places too dark for your own eyes using Night Vision, create bright images with atmosphere using High Key or emphasize the mood of a scene using Low Key. Miniature Effect makes a scene look like a miniature scale model and Color Sketch creates color outlines of the subject.
In-camera HDR (High Dynamic Range)
D5100 combines two exposures to create an image that reveals an extremely wide dynamic range, but with less noise and In scenes with extreme contrasts, such as bright, sunlit clouds and a foreground deep in shadow.
Full 1080p HD Movies with Full Time Autofocus
Record up to 20 minutes of cinematic-quality Full HD D-Movies at 1080p. The built-in microphone lets you record dialog and background sounds in mono while the external 3.5mm microphone jack lets you attach the Nikon ME-1 Stereo Microphone for full stereo sound.
16.2 MP DX-format CMOS sensor
D5100's 16.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor lets you capture astonishing detail and subtleties with outstanding dynamic range for family events, nature scenes and portraits in low light and more. Its high resolution is perfect for making poster sized prints even when cropping the image is necessary.
4 frames per second continuous shooting
With a continuous shooting speed as fast as 4 frames per second, combined with fast power-up, decisive moments are captured easily without annoying shooting lag.
11-point Autofocus System
D5100 includes 11 focus points including a cross-type sensor to make sure your subject is captured sharply wherever it's located in the frame. Working together with the Scene Recognition System, the camera can keep your main subject in focus even if the composition changes.
ISO sensitivity 100-6400, expandable to ISO 25,600 equivalent
D5100's CMOS sensor offers a remarkably wide ISO range of ISO 100 to 6400 with reduced noise enabling you to shoot at faster shutter speeds and capture scenes and subjects with less blur. Even handheld shooting and full HD D-movies come out looking great in low light.
EXPEED 2 image processing engine
Nikon's performance-proven EXPEED 2 image processing engine enables lightning-fast data processing and delivers pictures and Full HD D-movies of exceptional image quality.
16 Automatic Exposure Scene Modes
No matter what your subject matter, the D5100 has a scene mode to match it. Once you've decided on the scene mode, the D5100 automatically chooses the settings that will provide the best results. With Nikon's Scene Modes, you will never have to worry about complicated camera settings.
Scene Auto Selector
When using Live View with Auto mode or Auto (flash off), the D5100 automatically selects the most appropriate Scene Mode, choosing from Portrait, Landscape, Close up, and Night portrait, leaving you more time to concentrate on the shot.
420-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II
Nikon's renowned 420-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II, teamed with the exclusive Scene Recognition System, evaluates each scene for unmatched exposure accuracy.
Auto Active D-Lighting
Nikon's in-camera technology restores lost shadow and highlight detail in high contrast scenes—during the exposure.
Scene Recognition System With the 420-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II and CMOS image sensor working together, the D5100 is able to recognize your subject and optimize the auto exposure, autofocus, auto white balance and i-TTL flash control as well as face-priority AF during Live View and D-Movie shooting.
Nikon Picture Control System Customize the look and feel of your photos to suit your taste with Nikon's Picture Control System. Choose from six settings: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape.
Automatic Image Sensor Cleaning Uses an ultrasonic process and exclusive Airflow Control combats the accumulation of dust in front of the image sensor, safeguarding image quality shot after shot.
Instant, in-camera post-production—image and movie editing functions
The D5100's numerous editing functions include resize, NEF (RAW) processing, and filter effects such as Skylight and Warm filters. Along with Quick retouch and Edit movie, there are additional features such as Distortion control and Fisheye, which can be accomplished without the need for a computer.
Built-in HDMI Connection. View your images or D-Movies on an HDTV Enjoy pictures and movies on your television, and use the TV remote control unit to operate playback.
*HDMI CEC-compatible TV only.
D5100 Tech Specification:
Lens Mount
Nikon F bayonet mount
Picture Angle
Effective picture angle 1.5x (Approx.) conversion factor (Nikon DX format)
Effective Pixels
16.2 million
Sensor Size
23.6 x 15.6mm
Image Sensor Format
DX
Image Sensor Type
CMOS
Total Pixels
16.9 million
Dust-reduction system
Image sensor cleaning
Image Area (pixels)
DX-format
(L) 4928 x 3264
(M) 3696 x 2448
(S) 2464 x 1632
File Format
Compressed 14-bit NEF (RAW)
JPEG (Baseline Compliant)
MOV
Picture Control
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
User-customizable Settings
Vivid
Storage Media
SD
SDHC
SDXC
Card Slot
1 Secure Digital (SD)
File System
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras
Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
95% Approx.
Viewfinder Magnification
0.78x Approx.
Viewfinder Eyepoint
17.9mm
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
-1.7 to +0.7 m¯¹
Focusing Screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
Reflex Mirror
Quick-return type
Lens Aperture
Instant-return type
Lens Compatibility at a Glance***
AF-S Lens Required for Autofocus
Compatible Lenses
AF-S, AF-I: All functions supported
AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II
IX NIKKOR lenses can not be used
Non-CPU: Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; Electronic Rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
Other AF NIKKOR (Excluding lenses for F3AF): All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II
Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus
Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
Shutter type
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
Shutter Speed
1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3
1/2
1 EV
Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec. in steps of 1/3
1/2
1 EV
Flash Sync Speed
Up to 1/200 sec.
Bulb Shutter Setting
Yes
Shutter Release Modes
Continuous
Delayed remote
Quick Response Remote Mode
Quiet shutter-release
Self-timer mode
Single-frame [S] mode
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
4 frames per second
Self-timer
2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
Exposure Metering System
TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering Method
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Metering Range
0 to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
2 to 20 EV (spot metering)
Exposure Meter Coupling
CPU
Exposure Modes
Advanced Scene Modes
Aperture-Priority (A)
Auto
Auto (flash off)
Manual (M)
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Special Effects Mode
Advanced Scene Modes
Autumn Colors
Beach / Snow
Blossom
Candlelight
Child
Close-up
Dusk / Dawn
Food
Landscape
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Party / Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Sports
Sunset
Exposure Compensation
±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Exposure Bracketing
3 frames ±2 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 steps
Exposure Lock
Yes
Mirror Lock Up
Yes (for image sensor cleaning)
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100 - 6400
Hi-0.3
Hi-0.7
Hi-1 (ISO 12,800)
Hi-2 (ISO 25,600)
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
6400
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
HI-2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
Long Exposure Noise Reduction
Yes
High ISO Noise Reduction
Low
Normal
High
Off
Active D-Lighting
On
D-Lighting Bracketing
2 exposures
Single-point AF Mode
Yes
Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 11 (3D-tracking)
Auto-area AF Mode
Yes
Autofocus System
Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
Focus Point
Can be selected from 11 focus points
Focus Lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
Focus Modes
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only
Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Normal area
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
11
Autofocus Sensitivity
-1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Built-in Flash
Yes
Guide Number
Approx. 39/12, 43/13 with manual flash (ft/m, ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
Flash Control
Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens
Distance priority manual: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and SB-700
i-TTL Balanced fill-flash, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S
Flash Sync Modes
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Slow sync
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Accessory Shoe
Yes
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS Supported
White Balance
Auto
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset Manual
Shade
White Balance Bracketing
3 exposures
Live View Shooting
Yes
Live View Lens servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
Live View AF-area mode
Face-priority AF
Wide-area AF
Normal-area AF
Subject-tracking AF
Live View Scene Auto Selector
Auto mode
Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Maximum recording time
20 min.
Movie File Format
MOV
Movie Video Compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie Audio recording format
Linear PCM
Movie
HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps
HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps
HD 1,280×720 / 24 fps
VGA 640×424 / 30 fps
Movie Audio
Built-in microphone, monaural
Optional external stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter)
Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution
921,000 Dots
Monitor Type
Wide Viewing Angle
Vari-angle TFT-LCD
Monitor Angle of View
170-degree wide-viewing angle
Monitor Adjustments
Brightness, 7 levels
Playback Functions
Auto image rotation
Calendar
Full frame
Highlight point display
Histogram display
Movie Playback
Shooting data
Slideshow
Sound playback
Thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images)
Zoom
In-Camera Image Editing
Color Balance
Color Outline
Color Sketch
D-Lighting
Distortion Control
Edit Movie
Filter Effects
Fisheye
Image Overlay
Miniature Effect
Monochrome
NEF (RAW) Processing
Perspective Control
Quick Retouch
Red-eye Correction
Resize
Side-by-Side Comparison
Straighten
Trim
Image Comment
Yes
Interface
Audio/Video out
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Hi-speed USB
NTSC
Stereo Microphone Input
WiFi Functionality
Eye-Fi Compatible
GPS
GP-1 GPS unit
Total custom Settings
20
My Menu
Yes with customization
Recent Settings
Yes
Supported Languages
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Danish
Dutch
English
Spanish
Finnish
French
Italian
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Czech
Norweigan
Thai
Turkish
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
Yes
World Time Setting
Yes
Battery / Batteries
EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Battery Life (shots per charge)
660 shots (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-5a AC Adapter
Battery Charger
MH-24 Quick Charger
Tripod Socket
1/4 in. (ISO1222)
Approx. Dimensions
Width 5.0 in. (127mm)
Height 3.8 in. (96.5mm)
Depth 3.1 in. (78.7mm)
Approx. Weight
19.7 oz. (560g)
camera body only
Supplied Software
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
Supplied Accessories
EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
MH-24 Quick Charger
DK-20 Rubber Eyecup;
UC-E6 USB Cable
EG-CP14 Audio Video Cable
AN-DC3 Camera Strap
DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
BF-1B Body Cap
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
Nikon ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
*Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.
