11-area AF system, Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes
Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), (Q) quiet mode.
The Nikon D5100 is a 16.2-megapixel
DX-formatDSLRF-mount camera announced by
Nikon on April 5, 2011.[3] It features the same 16.2-
megapixelCMOS sensor as the
D7000 with 14-bit depth,[1] while delivering Full HD 1080p video mode at either 24, 25 or 30fps. The D5100 is the first Nikon DSLR to offer 1080p video at a choice of frame rates; previous Nikon DSLRs that recorded 1080p only did so at 24 fps. It replaced the
D5000 and was replaced by the
D5200.
Automatic correction of lateral
chromatic aberration for
JPEGs. Correction-data is additionally stored in RAW-files and used by Nikon
Capture NX, View NX and some other RAW tools.
D-Movie mode with autofocus. (Up to 1080p at
24,
25 or
30, 720p at 25 or 30 frames per second.)
Enhanced built-in RAW processing with extended Retouch menu for image processing without using a computer: D-Lighting, Red-eye reduction, Trimming, Monochrome & filter effects, Color balance, Image overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, Quick retouch, Straighten, Distortion control, Fisheye, Color outline, Color sketch, Perspective control, Miniature effect, Selective Color, Edit movie, Side-by-side comparison.
File formats:
JPEG, NEF (Nikon's
RAW, 14-bit),
H.264 video codec.
EN-EL14 Lithium-ion Battery with up to 660 shots per charge (CIPA).
Third party solutions for
WLAN transmitter are available.[24]
Various Nikon
Speedlight or third party flash units[25] including devices with Nikon Creative Lighting System wireless flash commander or support for SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander.
Third party radio (wireless) flash control triggers[26] are partly supporting
i-TTL,[27][28] but do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS).[29][30] See reviews.[31][32]
DxO Labs awarded its sensor an overall score of 80.[44]
Filming
Nikon France used the D5100 for the production of the short film "Fragments".
Nikon used the D5100 to film one of the television commercials for the camera itself, which feature actor and perennial Nikon pitchman Ashton Kutcher.