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This is the summary of consumer reviews for Nikon D5100 16.2MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens. The BoolPool rating for this product is Excellent, with 4.60 stars, and the price range is $496.95 (Body Only).
The Nikon D5100 and its included AF-S 18-55mm VR lens offer a host of new photographic and video tools including a 16.2 MP DX-format CMOS sensor, 4 fps continuous shooting and breath taking Full 1080p HD Movies with full time autofocus. Incorporating the latest Nikon D-SLR technologies, the D5100 delivers outstanding image quality. Its CMOS sensor offers a remarkably wide ISO range (ISO 100 to 6400) with reduced noise enabling to shoot at faster shutter speeds and capture scenes and subjects with less blur. Handheld shooting and full HD movies come out looking great even in low light. The D5100’s 11-point AF system provides flexibility to compose the shot needed ensuring the subject is captured sharply wherever it’s located in the frame. Working together with the Scene Recognition System, the camera can keep the main subject in focus even if the composition changes using exclusive 3D-tracking.
Some other amazing functionality include taking pictures or recording movies from a unique viewpoint, super sharp 921,000-dot Vari-angle LCD monitor with high quality viewing and playback. The D5100 combines two exposures to create an image revealing an extremely wide dynamic range, but with less noise and richer color gradation than ever before. The D5100 also includes an amazing array of special effects when taking still pictures or recording D-Movie Full HD movies. Selective Color isolates any color within the scene, capture details in places too dark with Night Vision, creating bright glowing images with High Key and Low Key. Miniature Effect mode makes a scene look like a miniature scale model and Color Sketch mode creates color outlines of the subject that are played back as a series of stills in a slide show. The live view, image-stabilization and vibration-reduction features ensure crisp quality and total control over photos and videos. It allows easy and effective editing to images and videos with on camera editing features.
However, one of the major problems faced with D5100 is that some memory cards were not recognized even after repeated trials. It was later accepted by the brand that the firmware needed an upgrade to correct the memory card error that many units were encountering. Some reviewers also felt, though the image quality was good, the camera lacked image sharpness.
Overall, the Nikon D5100 helps capturing professional like images with this comprehensive and powerful digital camera. The easy to use features and reasonably priced D5100 offers a host of tools that deliver superior performance with versatility, and gives the freedom of being more creative.
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