Although there has been some overlap, digital SLR development has gone through some quite distinct phases.

I usually don't take out my Nikon D5100 for heavy duty or casual purposes. That's because it is high resolution DSLR and I am totally in love with it. You can say I am very possessive about this first ever DSLR I ever bought. Even a bit possessive perhaps.

I wanted a camera that could deliver both high quality photos and high quality video. Though I haven't pushed the camera to it's limits, I have been able to use it in the exact manner I was hoping for.

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Quiet; Tilt /Swivel LCD

Short Battery Life

Although there has been some overlap, digital SLR development has gone through some quite distinct phases. Initially the battle was to produce affordable models, and once this was achieved manufacturers turned their attention to producing cameras with higher pixel counts.

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.

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...

Alot of my pictures come out blurred and out of focus, even when I focus myself, still not that clear of an image. loved it when I first got it, helped me learn alot more as an intermediate photographer however I feel I have grown out of it quickly and now am looking for other options, thinking of...

Mark provided excellent advice (both by email and on the phone) to guide me to this product. Being an enthusiastic camera user himself he was wanting to make sure he matched the product to what I required... and not just make a sale.

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.

Nikon's followup to the D5000 digital SLR brings a higher-resolution image sensor with improved noise performance and dynamic range, as well as the company's latest-generation image processing algorithms.

Excellent image quality and high ISO performance; very similar to the D7000; Excellent dynamic range; especially from RAW; Compact body; Versatile left-hinged swivel LCD with high resolution; Records 1080p movies at up to 30fps; Dedicated movie record button; Chromatic aberration automatically

No support for screw-drive autofocus; Somewhat weak flash with narrow coverage; Built-in flash does not support wireless operation; No dedicated ISO button; No control over shutter speed or ISO for movies; though aperture can be set before recording begins; Warm Auto and Incandescent WB in tungsten