Nikon D5000: Photography with a new angle.

The Nikon D5000 is bit of a step up from your standard entry-level DSLR. It has the same sensor size as the D90 and D60 (but with the same megapixel count – 12.3 – as the D90) and features video capture and a spiffy 360-degree twist articulating LCD. So not only can you shoot with the versatility of Live View shooting, you can get a comfortable shot from pretty much any shooting perspective.

As with the D90, the D5000 includes Nikon’s D-Movie function that allos you to shoot JPEG movie clips. This particular model captures clips at 1,280 x 720 – which means you can play them back with high quality results on your HDTV.

Key features include:

• 12.3 megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor
• D-Movie Mode with Sound
• Vari-Angle colour LCD monitor
• 19 Auto-exposure Scene Modes
  
• One-button Live View
• Continuous shooting as fast as 4 frames-per-second
• Low noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 3200
• Built-in image sensor cleaning
• 11-point autofocus system with 3D Focus Tracking
• Auto Active D-Lighting
• In-camera Retouch image editing
• Picture Control Settings for personal image control
• Nikon 3D Colour Matrix Metering II
• Durable, high precision shutter
• GPS geo-tagging (requires the optional GP-1GPS unit)

The Nikon D5000 will be available in May, and you can pre-order yours now.

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