The Nikon D5100 is a excellent camera, updating it's predecessor and offering a competitive alternative to the Canon rival at a similar price and spec. The Canon offers, we feel, more direct control (including on-board wireless flash control), but the Nikon on-screen information is excellently...

Image quality; focusing; video quality; Effects mode gives some quick and fun results; vari-angle screen; low light performance

Controls could be better arranged to give you direct control of shooting features with less dependency on the menus; Effects could offer more settings; camera neither feels simple enough for newcomers or direct enough for the more advanced photographer

The D5100 is the latest addition to Nikon's expansive DSLR line.

Overall, I had a very positive experience with the Nikon D5100. The camera is capable of delivering excellent results both for digital stills and video. As can be seen from image comparisons against other older Nikon DSLRs, the sensor on the Nikon D5100 and D7000 DSLRs is truly remarkable.

In addition to delivering superb image quality, both aim to strike a balance between ease of use for the beginner and sophisticated controls for the more advanced photographer.

The DSLR can shoot three photos -- one regular exposure, one slightly higher and one slightly lower -- just in case the regular exposure isn't quite right, then you can choose from several Effects options such as Color Sketch, Miniature, Selective Color or Night Vision.

Terrific image quality; even in low light; Compact and lightweight; Swiveling LCD screen; Shoots 1,080p full HD video with manual control; Exposure bracketing

Less beginner-friendly than Nikon D3200; Sluggish autofocus in Live View and Movie mode

An update to the 12Mp Nikon D5000 , this new ￡658 model offers some features that may entice current D5000 owners to upgrade, including full 1080p HD video, a bigger and better articulating LCD screen, larger burst mode capacity, expanded ISO, full-time autofocus in video and Live View, and special...

Well-rounded feature set; Top notch image quality (still and video); Excellent low light/high ISO performance; Beautiful 3-inch, high resolution articulated LCD; New special effects; Full time AF in Live View and Video

No dedicated ISO button; Requires AF-S lens with built-in AF motor; Live View and video AF aren't lightning fast; Special Effects parameters must be set in Live View

This review of this camera is currently available only as a low-resolution pdf version of the original magazine pages. You can download it here: Nikon D5100 Review

The Nikon D5100 is a digital SLR that offers plenty to satisfy the needs of buyers looking to get a big sensor interchangeable lens camera for a relatively affordable price (under a thousand bucks/Euros).

Excellent image quality with low noise and good image traits (sharpness could be improved using good lenses; Small size for an SLR with good ergonomics; Flexible rotating 3 inch high resolution LCD with very good legibility; Great (Above average) battery life; Excellent performance; great burst mode...

Kit lenses produce photos on the soft side (Solution: get better lenses if you want better sharpness; Limited movie mode functions: No manual exposure control; no wind filter; slow AF; Poor autofocus performance in live view mode; Camera is a tad too reliant on menus (needs more function-assigned...

The new Nikon D5100 D-SLR is a compact and lightweight DX-format camera. The body is about two-thirds the size of a D300, recording on SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards. The similarly compact kit lens, an 18-55mm VR, provides good balance, and, along with my Nikon SB-900 Speedlight, all fits neatly into a...

Benefitting from some of the technology developed for Nikon's high-end D7000, this more affordable camera employs a similar 16.2MP sensor and EXPEED 2 processor, but gains a new articulated LCD screen.