Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera Review
September 15th, 2009
Liking it a lot so-far: Out of the box, my first impression wasn’t the best, as camera size and feel are more like my entry level D40 than I expected. Of course there’s the movable LCD (which is more useful than I thought) and Live View button, but not too much more to separate the outer look and feel from D40 mode.
Then I spent some time setting things up and shooting – and all of a sudden I’m loving this thing.
- The menus, IMHO, are waaaay better than anything I seen on other Nikons (mostly D40 and D200 experience) ISO adjustments and AUTO decisions all in one place, the access to the Info parameters on screen is really clean, and the LCD clarity is great.
- The high ISO performance for low light is quite good for my purposes. Sure you get some noise, but you get the shot – and if you are getting material for web and simple uses – it’s perfect.
- The wiggly LCD screen is helpful for reading the menus and changing settings with the camera, say, in your lap. Also helpful at odd angles to review what you just shot. I use it more for those purposes than the live view.
So what don’t I like? The video isn’t real useful. Zooming without autofocus isn’t much fun. Moving, even a little, creates odd artifacts in the 24p video -so don’t think of any zoomed hand-held shots. Tripod, basic static focal length maybe. I don’t know whether video editing sw like Final Cut Pro is ready to ingest these video files.
Overall – I really enjoy shooting this camera – and the images are excellent.
I’ll try to post a few.
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