D5000

It's always great to get your hands on a new Nikon camera, and the recently introduced D5000 is certainly no exception. After shooting with this newest camera, I'd prefer not to have to give it back.

Right out of the box, the camera is ready to make fine images. Whether in the full auto mode, or one of the scene modes geared toward particular kinds of pictures, you can just point and shoot. The standard 18-55 zoom lens with Nikon's built in vibration reduction (VR) feature covers the typical range of subjects from wide angle to short telephoto images. It can also be used to shoot HD video, and supports Nikon's raw image format, NEF, that allows for the most creative control and the highest quality from computer based digital editing.Read more