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Specifications
❚❚Nikon D5000 Digital Camera
Type
Type Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Effective picture angle Approx. 1.5 × lens focal length (Nikon DX format)
Effective pixels
Effective pixels 12.3 million
Image sensor
Image sensor 23.6× 15.8 mm CMOS sensor
Total pi xels 12.9 million
Dust-reduction System Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional
CaptureNX 2 soft ware required)
Storage
Image size (pixels) •4,288× 2,848 (L) •3,216× 2,136 (M)
•2,144× 1,424 (S)
File format •NEF (RAW)
•JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1: 4), normal (approx.
1: 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression
•NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and
JPEG formats
Picture Control System Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape; storage for additional custom Picture Controls
Media SD (Secure Digital) memory cards, SDHC-compliant
File system DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order
Format), Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still
Cameras), PictBridge
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.78× (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0m–1)
Eyepoint 17.9 mm (–1.0 m–1)
Diopter adjustment –1.7–+0.7 m–1
Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark V screen with focus frame (framing
grid can be displayed)
Reflex mirror Quick return
Lens aperture Instant return, electronically controlled