Nikon D5

The Nikon D5 is a DSLR camera launched on 01/05/2016.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D5 ranks in the best 5% of its category (and in the best 97 of all cameras in our database) scoring 69 overall. The Nikon D5 weights 1415 gr and spans 160 x 158 x 92 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D5 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 65, ranks in the category best 15%.
• Speed Performance - Score 85, ranks in the category best 1%.
• Versatility - Score 86, ranks in the category best 15%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D5 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 43, ranks among the worst 14% 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 - Great, score 66, ranks in the best 10% of its category. Nikon D5 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 67, ranks in the best 9% of its category. Nikon D5 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 80, ranks in the best 1% of its category. Nikon D5 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Great, score 63, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Nikon D5 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Good, score 65, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Nikon D5 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 6999.99 CAD and 6999.99 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Nikon D5 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.