Nikon D5
{{short description|Digital single-lens reflex camera}}
{{Infobox camera
| camera_name = Nikon D5
| image = 20170530 Nikon D5 stacked.jpg
| maker = Nikon
| type = Digital single-lens reflex camera
| sensor = 36.0 mm × 23.9 mm, Nikon FX format, 6.4 µm pixel size
| sensor_type = CMOS
| sensor_maker = Nikon[http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5/ Nikon D5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831220536/http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5/ |date=2017-08-31 }} Nikon manufactured by Toshiba[https://www.dailycameranews.com/2017/04/nikon-d5-d500-sensors-made-sony/ Nikon D5 and D500 Image Sensors are Made by Sony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831221337/https://www.dailycameranews.com/2017/04/nikon-d5-d500-sensors-made-sony/ |date=2017-08-31 }} Daily Camera News
| res = 5568 × 3712 pixels
(20.8 megapixels)
| lens_mount = Nikon F-mount
| lens = Interchangeable
| flash = None, External only
| shutter = Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
| shutterRange = 30 to 1/8000 second and bulb
| metering = 180,000 pixels RGB TTL exposure metering sensor
| emode = Programmed Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M]
| mmode =
| farea = 153-area Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 20K; 55 points user-selectable
| fmode = 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
| cont = 12 frame/s up to 200 RAW images
| viewfinder = Optical-type fixed eye level pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.72x magnification
| speedRange = 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
| flbkt =
| WB =
| wbbkt =
| rearLCD = 3.2-inch diagonal, (2,359,000 dots), touchscreen
| storage = Two CompactFlash (Type I) card slots, or two XQD card slots
| battery = EN-EL18a Lithium-ion battery
| dimensions = {{convert|6.3|×|6.3|×|3.7|in}}
| weight = {{convert|49.5|oz|g|abbr=on}} w/ battery and 2 XQD cards
| date = 6 January 2016
| made_in = {{JPN}}
| predecessor = Nikon D4S
| successor = Nikon D6
| vidrecord = 4K up to 30 fps
1080p up to 60 fps
}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_01.htm | title=Nikon - News - Digital SLR camera D5 | author=Nikon | access-date=2016-01-06 | archive-date=2016-01-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107014953/http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_01.htm | url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Hogan|first1=Thom|title=D5|url=http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/current-camera-database/nikon-d5-specifications.html|website=DSLR Bodies|access-date=2016-01-06|archive-date=2016-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108053818/http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/current-camera-database/nikon-d5-specifications.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://petapixel.com/2017/02/27/nikons-ultra-limited-edition-100th-anniversary-dslrs-lenses/|title=These are Nikon's Ultra-Limited Edition 100th Anniversary DSLRs and Lenses|date=2017-02-27|website=PetaPixel|access-date=2017-02-28|archive-date=2017-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228002043/https://petapixel.com/2017/02/27/nikons-ultra-limited-edition-100th-anniversary-dslrs-lenses/|url-status=live}}
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:{{cite web |url=http://www.dpreview.com/news/2385481717/nikon-releases-new-firmware-for-d5-improves-video-and-adds-flicker-reduction |title=Nikon releases new firmware for D5: Improves video and adds flicker reduction |first=Barney |last=Britton |publisher=Digital Photography Review |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |archive-date=June 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627090857/http://www.dpreview.com/news/2385481717/nikon-releases-new-firmware-for-d5-improves-video-and-adds-flicker-reduction |url-status=live }}
- 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
NASA has used these forms of cameras on the International Space Station for internal and Earth photography.{{Cite web|url = https://fstoppers.com/gear/nasa-astronaut-uses-nikon-d5-take-space-selfies-earth-background-451340|title = NASA Astronaut Uses Nikon D5 to Take Space Selfies with Earth in the Background|date = February 2020|access-date = 2020-02-03|archive-date = 2020-02-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200203194609/https://fstoppers.com/gear/nasa-astronaut-uses-nikon-d5-take-space-selfies-earth-background-451340|url-status = live}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d5.html Nikon D5], Nikon USA
- [http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/320/D5.html Nikon D5 User Manuals, Guides and Software] Nikon Download-center
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