Nikon D5

Nikon D5
Overview
Maker Nikon
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens mount Nikon F-mount
Lens Interchangeable
Sensor/Medium
Sensor 36.0 mm × 23.9 mm, Nikon FX format, 6.4 µm pixel size
Image sensor type CMOS
Image sensor maker Nikon[1] manufactured by Toshiba[2]
Maximum resolution 5568 × 3712 pixels
(20.8 megapixels)
ASA/ISO range ISO equivalency 100 to 102,400 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps, Boost: 50–3,280,000 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
Storage Two CompactFlash (Type I) card slots, or two XQD card slots
Focusing
Focus modes Auto selection (AF-A), Continuous-servo (AF-C), Single-servo AF (AF-S), Face-Priority AF (Live View and D-Movie only), Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
Focus areas 153-area Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 20K; 55 points user-selectable
Exposure/Metering
Exposure modes Programmed Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M]
Exposure metering 180,000 pixels RGB TTL exposure metering sensor
Flash
Flash External
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range 30 to 1/8000 second and bulb
Continuous shooting 12 frame/s up to 200 RAW images
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Optical-type fixed eye level pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.72x magnification
General
Rear LCD monitor 3.2-inch diagonal, (2,359,000 dots), touchscreen
Battery EN-EL18a Lithium-ion battery
Dimensions 6.3 by 6.3 by 3.7 inches (160 mm × 160 mm × 94 mm)
Weight 1,405 g (w/ battery and 2 XQD cards)
List price US$6,499.95[3]
Made in Japan
Released 6 January 2016

The Nikon D5 is a full frame professional DSLR camera announced by Nikon Corporation on 6 January 2016 to succeed the D4S as its flagship DSLR.[4][5] The D5 offers a number of improvements over its predecessor including a new image sensor, new image processor, improved ergonomics and expanded ISO range. Additionally, improved auto focus (AF) mode were introduced. On 23 February 2017, at CP+ show, a special edition was released for Nikon's 100th anniversary.[6]

Features

Photo taken with Nikon D5

While the D5 retains many features of the Nikon D4S, it offers the following new features and improvements:

  • Redesigned 20.8-megapixel image sensor with less noise
  • Nikon EXPEED5 image processor
  • Expanded ISO range of ISO 100-102,400 (boosted range of ISO 50-3,280,000)
  • 4K video (3840 x 2160) 30p video capture with uncompressed video output via HDMI
  • Improved autofocus and subject tracking algorithms
  • Increasing continuous shooting speed to 12fps with full AF
  • Touchscreen Rear LCD monitor

In June 2016, a firmware update added several significant improvements:[7]

  • The maximum video recording time was increased to 29:59 for all resolutions, including 4K.
  • Electronic vibration reduction was added for video shooting.
  • A new 9-point dynamic autofocus mode was added for stills shooting.
  • Also added for stills shooting was a flicker reduction mode, in which the moment of exposure is adjusted to compensate for flickering electric lighting.

See also

References

  1. Nikon D5 Nikon
  2. Nikon D5 and D500 Image Sensors are Made by Sony Daily Camera News
  3. "D5 Details". Nikon USA. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. Nikon. "Nikon - News - Digital SLR camera D5". Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. Hogan, Thom. "D5". DSLR Bodies. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. "These are Nikon's Ultra-Limited Edition 100th Anniversary DSLRs and Lenses". PetaPixel. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  7. Britton, Barney (June 23, 2016). "Nikon releases new firmware for D5: Improves video and adds flicker reduction". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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