Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
D5
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 21 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5588 x 3712
- ISO
- Auto, 100-102400 (expandable to 50-3280000)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 3280000
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon F
- Number of focus points
- 153
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 14.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe and flash sync port)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 3840 x 2160 (30p/25p/24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/50p)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.72×
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,359,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Dual CompactFlash or dual XQD
- Battery description
- EN-EL18a lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 3780
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 1415 g (3.12 lb / 49.91 oz)
- Dimensions
- 160 x 159 x 92 mm (6.3 x 6.26 x 3.62″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Optional
- Remote control
- Yes (wired, wireless, smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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