Nikon D5000 DSLR Review

Name: Nikon D5000 DSLR Review - Page 7
Brand: Nikon

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, November 30, 2009, 01:15 PM EDT

Like the Nikon D90, the D5000 supports a standard ISO range of 200 to 3200 with high and low expansion options. Even though these expansion settings and a wide ISO range are available, it's still best to use a low ISO setting whenever possible to avoid noise. Here’s a closer look at each of the ISO settings.

Lo1	Lo0.7	Lo0.3	ISO-200
ISO-250	ISO-320	ISO-400	ISO-500
ISO-640	ISO-800	ISO-1000	ISO-1250
ISO-1600	ISO-2000	ISO-2500	ISO-3200

Hi0.3

Hi0.7

Hi1

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Images were practically noise-free up to 500, then artifacts began to appear, but images were still very usable. Even images at 1600 weren’t too bad, though there was definite noise.

Tags: Nikon, DSLR, digital cameras, D5000

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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