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COOLPIX P5000

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$399.95*MSRP

COOLPIX P5000 25565
Where to buy COOLPIX P5000 25565

Award Winner

American Photo Editor’s Choice 2007 Award

Supplied Accessories

USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5, Battery Charger MH-61, Strap, PictureProject CD-ROM. *Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
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Key Features

  • 10.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches.
  • 3.5x Optical Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens provides exceptional pictures with incredible color and clarity.
  • Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake.
  • Incredible, bright 2.5-inch high resolution LCD and Optical Viewfinder makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with friends and family.
  • Program, Aperture, Shutter and Manual exposure modes gives you as much control over your pictures as you want.
  • Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200 (5MP or lower) to keep shooting, even in lower light.
  • Available Telephoto and Wide Angle adapters to expand the camera's capabilities along with your own.
  • Hot Shoe for i-TTL-compatible Nikon Speedlights.
  • Nikon In-Camera Innovations featuring:
    In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again.
    Face-Priority AF - Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically focuses on faces
    D-Lighting that rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail where needed.

Tech Specs

  • CCD
    Image Sensor Type
     
  • 1/1.8/
    Sensor Size
     
  • 10.37 million
    Total Pixels
     
  • 10 million
    Effective Pixels
     
  • 3648 x 2736(10M)
    2592 x 1944(5M)
    2048 x 1536(3M)
    1600 x 1200(2M)
    1280 x 960(1M)
    1024 x 768(PC)
    640 x 480(TV)
    3648 x 2432(3:2)
    3584 x 2016(16:9)
    Image Area (pixels) - 10M
     
  • 0.8 frames per second
    Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
     
  • Single
    Continuous
    Multi-shot 16
    Continuous Shooting Options
     
  • 2.5 in. diagonal
    LCD Monitor Size
     
  • Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
    LCD Monitor Type
     
  • 230,000 Dots
    LCD Monitor Resolution
     
  • 64
    Lowest ISO Sensitivity
     
  • 3200
    Highest ISO Sensitivity
     
  • SD
    Storage Media
     
  • Approx. 21MB
    Internal Memory
     
  • JPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size priority and Optimal quality
    AVI
    WAV
    Storage System
     
  • DCF 2.0
    DPOF
    EXIF 2.21
    Compatible File System(s)
     
  • Optical
    Image Stabilization
     
  • Movie with sound
    Time lapse movie
    Movie Modes
     
  • Fluorescent
    Incandescent
    Flash
    White Balance Preset
    Auto
    Daylight
    Cloudy
    White Balance
     
  • No
    White Balance Fine Tuning
     
  • Full frame
    Thumbnail (4 or 9 or 16 segments)
    Zoom
    Slideshow
    Histogram
    Sound playback
    Playback Functions
     
  • USB
    Interface
     
  • 3.5x
    Lens Zoom
     
  • 7.5-26.3mm (35mm [135] format picture angle: 35-123mm); f/2.7-5.3;
    Lens Specification
     
  • Real-image zoom viewfinder
    Viewfinder
     
  • Approx. 80%
    Viewfinder Frame Coverage
     
  • Contrast detect AF, Multi area AF
    Autofocus System
     
  • 9
    Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
     
  • Single-servo AF (S)
    Continuous-servo (C)
    Face-Priority AF
    Manual
    Auto
    Focus Modes
     
  • Yes
    Single-point AF Mode
     
  • Yes
    Auto-area AF Mode
     
  • Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
    Focus Lock
     
  • Programmed Auto (P) with Flexible Program
    Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
    Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
    Manual (M)
    Auto
    Scene
    Exposure Modes
     
  • Portrait
    Night Portrait
    Sports
    Landscape
    Party
    Beach/Snow
    Sunset
    Dusk/Dawn
    Night Landscape
    Museum
    Fireworks Show
    Scene Modes
     
  • Yes
    Automatic Exposure Scene Modes
     
  • Plus or minus 2 EV in steps of 1/3
    Exposure Compensation
     
  • Yes
    Exposure Lock
     
  • Normal
    Vivid
    Portrait
    Custom
    B & W
    Image Optimization
     
  • Yes
    Built-in Flash
     
  • 26 ft (8m)
    Built-in Flash Distance
     
  • Yes
    External Flash Shoe
     
  • Slow sync
    Redeye reduction with slow sync
    Flash cancel/ flash off
    Auto
    Auto with red-eye reduction
    Anytime flash
    Flash Sync Modes
     
  • Yes
    Accessory Shoe
     
  • NTSC
    PAL
    Video Output
     
  • Electronically controlled timer with duration of 3 or 10 sec.
    Self-timer
     
  • Rechargeable
    Battery Type
     
  • EN-EL5 Lithium-ion Battery
    Battery / Batteries
     
  • EH-62A AC Adapter
    AC Adapter
     
  • MH-61 Charger
    Battery Charger
     
  • Yes
    Voice Memo Function
     

  • Nikon Rechargeable:
    250 shots (CIPA)
    Battery Life (shots per charge) - CIPA
     
  • ¼-20
    Tripod Socket
     
  • Height: 2.5 in. (64.5mm)
    Width: 3.8 in. (98mm)
    Depth: 1.6 in. (41mm)
    Approx. Dimensions
     
  • 7 oz. (200g)
    Approx. Weight
     
  • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
    Supported Languages
     
  • Software Suite CD-ROM
    Supplied Software
     
  • EH-62A AC Adapter, WC-E67 Wide-angle Converter, TC-E3ED Telephoto Converter, UR-E20 Adapter Ring, SB-400 Speedlight, SB-600 Speedlight, SB-800 Speedlight, Nikon P Series Leather Case
    Optional Accessories
     
  • USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5, Battery Charger MH-61, Strap, PictureProject CD-ROM. *Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
    Supplied Accessories
     

Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.

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*MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) listed only as an estimate. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.

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Award Winner

American Photo Editor’s Choice 2007 Award

The editors at American Photo and Popular Photography have awarded one of their highest honors to the Nikon COOLPIX P5000 compact digital camera. The COOLPIX P5000 was given an American Photo Editor’s Choice 2007 Award and crowned the “Camera of the Year” in the digital compact camera category. Dan Richards and Russell Hart emphasized that the P5000 has a lot of great features that are usually found in Nikon’s digital SLR line. The P5000’s top-deck command dial allowed faster than usual camera settings for compact cameras. Richards and Hart applauded the P5000’s quick manual exposure control, Vibration Reduction, face recognition, D-Lighting and its panorama mode.

Award Winner

TIPA Awards: 2007 - Best Compact Digital Camera: Nikon P5000

The Nikon P5000 brings the creative controls of a digital SLR into the body of a compact camera. It is designed with a prominent grip for stable shooting and features both an optical viewfinder and a large 2.5-inch LCD that offers an excellent display for image composition and review. For the seasoned photographer, the MASP modes are fast to access making this camera feel more like a digital SLR in operation. The hotshoe is i-TTL compatible and works fluently with the SB400, SB600 and SB800 Speedlights. To deliver quality images the P5000 boasts a 10MP sensor, a 36-126mm (equivalent) f/2.7-5.3 zoom lens and the Vibration Reduction optical stabilizer.