Nikon D5
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Nikon |
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Released | 6 January 2016 |
| Intro price | US$6,499.95[1] |
| 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 |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Sensor maker | Nikon[2] manufactured by Toshiba[3] |
| Maximum resolution | 5568 × 3712 pixels (20.8 megapixels) |
| Film speed | 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 media | 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 | None, External only |
| 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 | |
| Video recording | 4K up to 30 fps 1080p up to 60 fps |
| LCD screen | 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 | 49.5 oz (1,400 g) w/ battery and 2 XQD cards |
| Made in |  Japan |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Nikon D4S |
| Successor | Nikon D6 |
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) modes were introduced. On 23 February 2017, at CP+ show, a special edition was released for Nikon's 100th anniversary.[6]
It was succeeded by the Nikon D6, announced on February 12, 2020.
Features
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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 12 fps 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.
Uses
[edit]NASA has used these forms of cameras on the International Space Station for internal and Earth photography.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "D5 Details". Nikon USA. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Nikon D5 Archived 2017-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Nikon
- ^ Nikon D5 and D500 Image Sensors are Made by Sony Archived 2017-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Daily Camera News
- ^ Nikon. "Nikon - News - Digital SLR camera D5". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ Hogan, Thom. "D5". DSLR Bodies. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "These are Nikon's Ultra-Limited Edition 100th Anniversary DSLRs and Lenses". PetaPixel. 2017-02-27. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ Britton, Barney (June 23, 2016). "Nikon releases new firmware for D5: Improves video and adds flicker reduction". Digital Photography Review. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "NASA Astronaut Uses Nikon D5 to Take Space Selfies with Earth in the Background". February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links
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- Nikon D5, Nikon USA
- Nikon D5 User Manuals, Guides and Software Nikon Download-center