If you are stepping up from an older Nikon DSLR, or have film-era Nikon lenses and don't mind focusing manually with them, the D5100 should please you. Its resolution boost over the D5000, better video capture, and articulated LCD screen make it a great imaging tool well adapted to a wide array of...

Are you looking for a digital camera that does a better job of taking pictures than your smartphone or point-and-shoot camera When you're a blogger looking to step up, it's probably a good idea to get a digital SLR camera. But maybe there's another way to approach this.

The D5100 appears to be another strong addition to Nikon's consumer DSLRs. It maintains the small size and light weight similar to the earlier D40, D60, D3000, D3100 and D5000, but its electronics are updated to a DX-format sensor that is the best among current Nikon DSLRs and a high-resolution LCD...