Nikon D5000

The Nikon D5000 is a DSLR camera launched on 06/12/2009.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D5000 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 48 overall. The Nikon D5000 weights 590 gr and spans 127 x 104 x 80 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Nikon D5000 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 54, ranks among the worst 39% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 55, ranks among the worst 41% 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 46, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Nikon D5000 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Nikon D5000 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Nikon D5000 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Nikon D5000 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Nikon D5000 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.