I got the 5100 when it first came out. I love it. Here's the bottom line with DSLR cameras....there are two versions...FX and DX. FX are full frame and DX are a smaller frame size. FX are pro cameras and usually much more expensive. This one, like the 3100, 7000, 7100 and others are DX.

Picture quality; Available accessories; Nikon community; Available lenses

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From the beginning, I was like cat on a wall situation having doubt about the product was genuine or not? whether its new or refurbished coz the product mentioned in offer was unbelievable (White Friday). After I received it, i was like wow., Souq.com was surprised me. Big Thank you for that.

Good offer mentioned @ white friday

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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.

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

photos really pop, shine, however you describe it, nikons in general have excellent image quality. not very good battery life, buy another battery or two. auto focus is kind of slow and squirrely, build quality is cheap but great pics.

The Pentax ist DL was a good travel recorder with quick point and shoot options but its battery life was a pain and the 6M Raw capture was quickly left behind with technology. Nikon screen size about equal, battery life greatly improved over DL and far greater pixel per image (16 M Raw capture) for...

Compact; Build quality; Battery life

Complicated

The Nikon D5100 has long since been considered a reliable yet affordable DSLR, even with the various advancements made in camera technology over the past year. It has a CMOS sensor with an optical resolution of 16.2 megapixels, an 11 point phase detection auto focus system and an ISO range of 100 to...

I'm a serious amateur photographer of over 15 years, shooting both large format cameras and a wide variety of 35mm slr cameras. This camera is a great mid-range camera in the Nikon line-up. The controls are easy to manipulate and most importantly the camera makes incredible photos.

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Image Quality; Great photos; High ISO Performance; Large Clear LCD; Tilt /Swivel LCD

Buttons On Some Functions

Fantastic Camera!!! Easy to use, right out of the box; in automatic modes. But, also has many advanced features that would make any advanced photographer happy! I especially love the variable position monitor: it makes it extremely easy to shoot pictures at floor level, or to shoot down on a...

All I can say is plan for the future. If you are going to keep using a DX and never plan on upgrading to a FX, you can not lose, period. When you do plan on upgrading every thing you have lens wise will work on any Nikon D series.

Name says it all; I have owned Nikon camera's from the late 70's to now; I purchased this camera to see if I still had the passion for photography I use to have, I do; I selected the D5100 because it was cheap and had great reviews.

The *only* con that I would report would be somewhat limited total control; But I know this going in, so it's not really a con