Nikon D50

Nikon D50

Nikon D50
Nikon D50
Announced: 23 Jul 2005
Sensor Resolution: 6Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CCD
ISO: 200-1600
Weight: 620g
Physical Dimensions: 133 x 102 x 76 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
41
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
34
Speed Performance
21
Versatility
58
Comfort
Portrait

40

Portrait
Landscape

40

Landscape
Sport

39

Sport
Street

46

Street
Everyday

45

Everyday
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prospros

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D50 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D50 does not support wireless connection

Nikon D50 and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D50 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Nikon D50 Nikon
D50
41 40 40 39 46 45

Nikon D50: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D50 is a DSLR camera launched on 23/07/2005.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D50 ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Nikon D50 weights 620 gr and spans 133 x 102 x 76 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D50 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 58, ranks in the category best 47%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D50 is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 34, ranks among the worst 9% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 21, ranks among the worst 21% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 40, ranks in the best 76% of its category. Nikon D50 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 24% in its category. Nikon D50 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 14% in its category. Nikon D50 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 46, ranks 21% in its category. Nikon D50 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 18% in its category. Nikon D50 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Nikon D50 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.7 x 15.5 mm

Sensor Area

367.35 mm2

Sensor Resolution

6 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3008 x 2000

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.0"

Screen Resolution

130Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.5

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

11.0

Max Flash Sync

1/500s

Flash Modes

Front curtain
Rear curtain
Red-Eye
Slow
Red-Eye Slow

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

55

DxO Color Depth

20.9

DxO Dynamic Range

10.8

DxO Low Light ISO

560

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

620g

Physical Dimensions

133 x 102 x 76 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

EN-EL3

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD card

Storage Slots

1

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