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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Special effects ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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) |
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