Nikon D5000

	Sample Photos Summary
• Resolution adequate for most purposes, though substantial enlargement reveals softness • Color reproduction accurate and attractive throughout • Pivoting LCD made overhead shot simple
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Landscape Example
				Focal length: 18mm Aperture: f/9 Shutter: 1/250 ISO: 200 Taken in Brightwaters, NY on a sunny spring day, shot in program mode with automatic white balance using the neutral Picture Control setting.
				This image looks sharp enough at small sizes, but the full-size crops at left reveal an overall softness, especially in the corners, where chromatic aberration is also visible.

Waterfront Example
				Focal length: 55mm Aperture: f/10 Shutter: 1/400 ISO: 200 Taken in program mode with the standard Picture Control setting, automatic white balance and center-weighted metering.
				Here the sharpness differences across the lens are clearly shown. The color reproduction is precisely what we saw when shooting.

Noise Reduction Example
	Focal length: 44mm Aperture: f/7.1 Shutter: 1/200 ISO: 1600 To see how much image detail was lost when we cranked up the high-ISO noise filter setting, we shot this graphic in indirect sunlight, with a manual white balance reading, at a consistent  ISO 1600. The D5000 has low noise even with noise reduction off, but we were pleased to see that even at the maximum setting, much less detail is lost than with most cameras we test.
	Noise Reduction Off
	Noise Reduction Low
	Noise Reduction Standard
	Noise Reduction High

Close-Up Example
				Focal length: 55mm Aperture: f/14 Shutter: 1/800 ISO: 200 Shot handheld under overcast skies, using the standard Picture Control.
				The exposure is a bit dark, but levels of detail are reasonable, particularly in the center, and the subtle differences in the shell colors were captured nicely.

Overhead Shot Example
				Focal length: 55mm Aperture: f/6.3 Shutter: 1/160 ISO: 800 Shot using spot metering in Live View mode, on an overcast day with lens stabilization turned on.
				The articulated LCD was the key to getting this shot. The cat was in a raised window, so we held the camera overhead with the screen tilted down and got the framing we wanted.

Long Exposure Example
				Focal length: 40mm Aperture: f/11 Shutter: 3 seconds ISO: 1600 Taken in a very dark room, with only indirect sunlight through curtains for illumination, using a manual white balance reading in shutter priority mode, with high ISO noise reduction at normal setting.
				The D600 did a fine job on this long exposure shot, with good detail, minimal noise and spot-on colors.

Still Life Examples

Clicking on any of the thumbnails of our still life shots below will download the full-resolution image.

	Still Life Comparisons
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800

NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.

Noise Examples

Shown in the table below are full-size crops taken from photos of our still life setup, at all standard ISO settings.

	Noise Comparison Table
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 100
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 200
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 400
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 800
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 1600
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 3200
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 6400
	Nikon D5000	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel XS	Nikon D90	Pentax K2000
ISO 12800

NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.