Nikon D5100 specifications
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| Price (Body only) | • US: $799.95 • UK: £669.99 • EU: €729 |
| Price (with 18-55mm VR Lens) | • US: $899.95 • UK: £779.99 • EU: €809 |
| Body color | Black |
| Sensor | • 23.6 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor • Nikon DX format (1.5x FOV crop) • 16.2 million effective pixels • RGB Color Filter Array • 14-bit A/D converter |
| Anti-dust measures | • Image sensor cleaning system • Airflow control system • Image dust off from reference frame (using optional Capture NX software) |
| Image sizes | • 4928 x 3264 (L) • 3696 x 2448 (M) • 2464 x 1632 (S) |
| Image quality | • NEF (14-bit compressed RAW) • JPEG fine (1:4) • JPEG normal (1:8) • JPEG basic (1:16) • NEF (RAW) + Fine JPEG |
| Movie sizes | • 1920 x 1080 30, 25, 24 fps • 1280 x 720 30, 25, 24 fps • 640 x 424 30, 25 fps |
| Movie format | • MOV (H.264/MPEG-4), mono sound recording (PCM) with internal mic, stereo mic option. |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF contacts) |
| Lens compatibility | • AF-S, AF-I
• Other Type G or D AF Nikkor • Other AF Nikkor/AI-P Nikkor • Type D PC Nikkor • Non-CPU • IX Nikkor/AF Nikkor for F3AF • AI-P NIKKOR - All functions supported - All functions supported except autofocus - All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II - All functions supported except some shooting modes - Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster - Cannot be used - All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II |
| Autofocus | • 11 focus points (1 cross-type sensors) • Multi-CAM 1000 • AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal temperature) • Contrast Detect in Live View mode • Manual focus [M], Electronic range finding supported |
| Lens servo | • Single-servo AF (AF-S) • Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) • Automatic AF-S/AF-C (AF-A) • Manual focus (MF) |
| AF Area mode | • Single Point AF • Dynamic Area AF • Auto Area AF • 3D Tracking (11 points) |
| Focus tracking | Predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in continuous-servo AF |
| Focus area | Can be selected from 11 focus points |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AF Assist | White light lamp |
| Exposure mode | • Auto - Auto - Flash off • Scene Modes   PortraitLandscapeChildSportsClose upNight portrait Night landscape Beach/snowSunsetDusk/dawnPet portraitCandlelightBlossomAutumn colorsFoodSilhouette Food• Special effects Night VisionColor SketchMiniature effectSelective colorHigh keyLow keySilhouette• Programmed auto (P) with flexible program • Shutter-priority auto (S) • Aperture priority auto (A) • Manual (M) |
| Metering | • TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor • Matrix :3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) • Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame • Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active focus area |
| Metering range | • EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix
or center-weighted metering) • EV 2 to 20 (spot metering) |
| Meter coupling | CPU coupling |
| Exposure comp. | • +/- 5.0 EV • 1/3 EV steps |
| AE Lock | Exposure locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| AE Bracketing | 3 frames up to +/–2EV |
| Sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 • ISO 6400 • ISO 12800 (Hi1) • ISO 25600 (Hi2) |
| Shutter | • Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter • 30 to 1/4000 sec (1/3/ or 1/2 EV steps) • Flash X-Sync: up to 1/200 sec • Bulb |
| Cont. shooting | • Up to 4fps |
| White balance | • Auto • Incandescent • Fluorescent Sodium-vapor lampsWarm-white fluorescentWhite fluorescentCool-white fluorescentDay white fluorescentDaylight fluorescentDaylight fluorescentMercury-vapor lamps• Direct sunlight • Flash • Cloudy • Shade • Preset white balance (immediate or from photo) |
| WB fine tuning | Yes, (except preset manual) |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder • Frame coverage Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical • Magnification Approx. 0.78x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m-1) • Eyepoint 17.9 mm (–1.0 m-1) • Diopter adjustment –1.7 to+1 m-1 |
| LCD monitor | • 3.0" Vari-Angle TFT LCD • 921,000 dots • 100% frame coverage • 170° viewing angle • Brightness adjustment |
| Built-in flash | • Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-up, Night portrait, Party/indoor, • Auto flash with auto pop-up, • Manual pop-up in P, S, A or M modes • Guide number approx. 12/39 at ISO 100 (am/ft) • Guide number approx. 13/43 at ISO 100 (m/ft) in manual mode |
| Sync contact | X-contact only; flash synchronization at shutter speeds of up to 1/200 sec |
| Flash control | • TTL flash control by 420-segment RGB sensor. • i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR available when CPU lens is used with built-in flash, SB-400, SB-800, SB-900 and SB-600 • Auto aperture with SB-800/SB-900 and CPU lenses • Non-TTL auto with SB-900, SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27 and 22s • Range-priority manual with SB-900, SB-800 and SB-700 |
| Flash mode | Auto, Fill flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction |
| Flash compensation | • -3 to +1 EV • 1/3 steps |
| Nikon Creative Lighting system | Advanced Wireless Lighting when using SB-900, SB-800, SB-700 or SU-800 as commander and SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units |
| Shooting modes | • Single frame shooting (S)
mode • Continuous shooting : 4.0 frames per second • Self-timer • Quick-Response Remote • Delayed Remote • Quiet shutter release |
| Self-timer | • 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec |
| Playback functions | • Full frame • Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) • Playback with Playback zoom • Movie Playback • Slide Show • Histogram Display • Highlights • Auto Image Rotation • Image Comment (up to 36 characters) |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Storage | • SD / SD HC / SDXC |
| Video output | NTSC or PAL selectable |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) • A/V out • HDMI out • DC-IN (optional AC adapter and adapter connector) |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish |
| Power | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL14 |
| Working environment | • 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) • Less than 85% humidity |
| Dimensions | 128 x 97 x 79 mm (5.0 x 3.8 x 3.1 in.) |
| Weight (no batt) | 510g (1 lb 2 oz) |
| Weight (inc. batt) | 560g (1 lb 4 oz) |
