The best camera I own

Great value for money

Can be slow to focus during filming

This is a great camera loaded with some great features. I have to admit I used the camera mainly for video recording (Ill get into that later), but every aspect is great. My Experience With it Video I saved up my money and bought this thing as an upgrade for my current equipment.

Video Features; Good Picture Quality

Low-Light; Some lacking essential Video Controlls

I like more the way that LCD articulates in D5000, allowing more angles of photo; also, D5100 has no grid to align my pictures... but this camera is a great camera.

Whilst this camera does everything it says on the tin there are certain aspects that one would expect to be better from a product bearing the name Nikon. Other than having a greater pixel count and Live View it seems to perform little better than my Pentax K10 from which I have updated.

- Camera looks good, ticks the box in terms of style, strap is a nice length around your Neck doesnt hang too low. - Image quality by and large looks good, want a wide angle lens and need to understand better ISO's that keep using Auto and pre defined modes for shooting.

Complete Novice like me can pick the camera up and use the different modes

I have been waiting for Nikon to make a DSLR with a flip out screen, and Wow they finaly have, and what a camera. as i have mobility problems, taking shots from low angles or high angles is a real problem.

Only just played with it on automatic for a few pictures but the clarity of the picture is fabulous and sharp with good colour. Changing lenses is going to take some getting used to again but the camera feels nice and solid in my hands and at the moment it is my lack of confidence and need to...

Love this camera. It takes great pictures. I just have to read the manual for all the things it can do. With kids, it's great, no more waiting for the camera to focus and the flash to warm up with a point and shoot. This is like a point and shoot but gives you instant and great results.

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It's a thick book, with high quality photos for a very low price. Buts, it's very long winded on the very basic stuff so it's geared at someone who's starting point is learning to push the shutter button halfway.

I couldn't decide between the Nikon D5100 and the Sony a57 so i bought them both to try them out. Overall they are both great but in the end I chose the Sony. The colours and clarity on both were great as you would expect. The menu system on each are quite different but both very effective.