Nikon D5000 User Manual

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White balance
bracketing

3 frames in steps of 1

ADL bracketing

2 frames

Exposure lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

ISO sensitivity
(Recommended
Exposure Index)

ISO 200 – 3200 in steps of

EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or

1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO
6400 equivalent) above ISO 3200.

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off

Focus

Autofocus

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with TTL phase detection, 11
focus points (including one cross-type sensor), and AF-assist illuminator
(range approx. 0.5–3 m/1 ft. 8 in.–9 ft. 10 in.)

Detection range

–1 – +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)

Lens servo

• Autofocus (AF): Instant single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C);

auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated
automatically according to subject status

• Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus point

Can be selected from 11 focus points

AF-area mode

Single point, dynamic area, auto-area, 3D-tracking (11 points)

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-
servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Flash

Built-in flash

i, k, p, n, o, s, w: Auto flash with auto pop-up
0, P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release

Guide Number (m/ft.,
at 20 °C/68 °F)

• At ISO 200: Approx. 17/56, 18/59 with manual flash
• At ISO 100: Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash

Flash control

• TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR

using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-900,
SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 (i-TTL balanced fill-flash is available when
matrix or center-weighted metering is selected)

• Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and CPU lens
• Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX,

SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S

• Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800

Flash mode

•

i, k, p, n, s, w: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, off; fill-flash and
red-eye reduction available with optional flash units

•

o: Auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, off; slow
sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction available with optional
flash units

•

l, m, r, t, u, v, x, y, z, 1, 2, 3: Fill-flash and red-eye reduction
available with optional flash units

•

0: Fill-flash

• P, A: Fill-flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with

red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction

• S, M: Fill-flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction

Flash compensation

–3 – +1 EV in increments of

Exposure