D5 Field Tested Review
SAMPLE .NEF IMAGES
MAXIMUM USABLE ISO OF THE D5
SAMPLE .NEF IMAGES
ISO6400 vs ISO8000 - Monks at prayer
ISO16000 vs ISO20000 - Monks at prayer
ISO32000 - standing monk
ISO64000 - 'Aboriginal dot art'
UNBOXING & WHY I BOUGHT THE D5
SAMPLE IMAGES
ABOVE - D5+85mm Otus - ISO100 F1.4 1/125 - FULL SIZE JPEG |RAW FILE
ABOVE - D5+85mm Otus - ISO2,200 F8 1/100 - FULL SIZE JPEG |RAW FILE
ABOVE - D5+85mm Otus - ISO64,000 F16 1/4000 - FULL SIZE JPEG | RAW FILE
ABOVE - D5+85mm Otus - STUPID ISO (3.2 million) F16 1/4000 - FULL SIZE JPEG |RAW FILE
ANNOUNCEMENT COVERAGE
Nikon to announce their new flagship Tuesday 5 January 2016.
Order at Adorama here: http://bit.ly/BUY-D5
UPDATES
- Claimed AF and high FPS shooting exceeds all mirrorless offerings
- Confirmed 4k video
- Confirmed 153 AF points - 99 Cross type
HANDS ON WITH THE D5
SPEC FAIL
Press conference - Part 1
PART 2
- Nikon have confirmed and announced the D5 - and also announcing another DSLR - into a brand new segment they call Mind opening photography...
- looks like 3 items to be announced today
Check back to this page often - I am in Vegas for CES and have been invited to the media release - will be updating with info & sample images as I can.
Below are the current specs:
- Two D5 body types: D5 XQD-type and D5 CF-type
- New 20.82 MP CMOS sensor
- EXPEED 5
- 4k video capped at 3 minutes
- 153 AF points, 99-point cross sensor, F8 corresponding 15 points
- Continuous shooting (continuous shooting up to 200 frames in 14bit lossless compression RAW): 12 fps in the AF / AE tracking
- Continuous shooting speed at the time of the mirror up to 14 fps (AE / AF fixed)
- Highest ISO: 102,400
- Extended sensitivity Hi5: ISO 3,280,000
- 3.2-inch 2.36 million dots LCD touchscreen
- Memory: card slots: D5 (XQD-Type) is double XQD, D5 (CF-Type): double CF
- Shutter speed: 30 seconds to 1/8,000 sec
- Finder coverage: 100% (FX), magnification: 0.72x
- SuperSpeed USB (USB3.0 Micro-B terminal)
- Battery: EN-EL18a
- Weight (battery and media included) D5 (XQD-Type): 1405g. D5 (CF-Type): 1415g
- Shipping starts in March, 2016
For reference - here are the current D4s specs:
| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
|---|---|
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view | Nikon FX format |
| Effective pixels | |
| Effective pixels | 16.2 million |
| Image sensor | |
| Image sensor | 36.0 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format) |
| Total pixels | 16.6 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Storage | |
| Image size(pixels) |
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| File format |
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| Picture Control system | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | XQD and Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant) |
| Dual card slots | Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards |
| File system | DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage |
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| Magnification | Approx. 0.7x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 18 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -3 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Depth-of-field preview | Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes) |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Lens | |
| Compatible lenses | Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), DX lenses (using DX 24x16 1.5x image area) AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used: The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the 11 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster) |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, time, X250 |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower |
| Release | |
| Release mode | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
| Frame advance rate | Up to 10 fps (CL) or 10 to 11 fps (CH) |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s |
| Exposure | |
| Metering | TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx. 91K (91000) pixels |
| Metering method |
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| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
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| Exposure meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI |
| Mode | Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M) |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV; 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with the center of the sub-selector |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3 or 4 EV (ISO 409600 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from auto, extra high +2/+1, high, normal, low or off |
| ADL bracketing | 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 to 5 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Focus | |
| Autofocus | Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 11 sensors) |
| Detection range | -2 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Lens servo |
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| Focus point | Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area mode | Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector |
| Flash | |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 91K (91000) pixels is available with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 or SB-300; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash mode | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off; auto FP high-speed sync supported |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Flash bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV; 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output |
| Accessory shoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) |
Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 or SB-700 as a master flash, and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as commander; auto FP high-speed sync and modeling illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except SB-400 and SB-300; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units |
| Sync terminal | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
| White balance | |
| White balance | Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, Spot White Balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K); all with fine-tuning |
| White balance bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3 |
| Live View | |
| Live view mode | Live view photography (quiet or silent), movie live view |
| Lens servo |
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| AF-area mode | Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF |
| Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Movie | |
| Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
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| File format | MOV |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Audio recording device | Built-in monaural or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| ISO sensitivity |
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| Maximum length | 29 min. 59 s (10 or 20 min. depending on frame size/rate and movie quality settings) |
| Other movie options | Index marking, time-lapse photography |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor | 8-cm (3.2-in.), approx. 921k-dot (VGA) TFT LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control, and automatic monitor brightness control using ambient brightness sensor |
| Playback | |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, voice memo input and playback, and IPTC information embedding and display |
| Interface | |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
| 10-pin remote terminal | Can be used to connect optional remote control, optional WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 Adapter) or WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller, GP-1/GP-1A GPS Unit, or GPS device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires optional MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord and cable with D-sub 9-pin connector) |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 connector
|
| Peripheral connector | For WT-5A/B/C/D Wireless Transmitter |
| Supported languages | |
| Supported languages | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Power source | |
| Battery | One EN-EL18a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
| AC adapter | EH-6b AC Adapter; requires EP-6 Power Connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions / weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 160 x 156.5 x 90.5 mm/ 6.3 x 6.2 x 3.6 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 1350 g/ 2 lb 15.6 oz with battery and XQD memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 1180 g/ 2 lb 9.6 oz (camera body only) |
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