Aimed at photographers who want more oversee than is offered by uncounted digital cameras, the Nikon P5000 offers a sensor the nod of 10 megapixel coupled to a Nikkor-branded 3.5x optical tear lens with optical vibration abridgement -- a tailor-made appendix that helps avoid blurring caused by camera shake in low light situations. There's also a sizeable 2.5 inches LCD display with anti-reflective coating on the Nikon P5000, and both Shutter- and Aperture-priority modes plus a true Manual mode to help unleash your creative side. If you prefer ease of use (or you might share the camera with a less experienced photographer), you'll be happy to know that the Nikon Coolpix P5000 can do all the work -- just put it in full Auto mode, or one of 16 different Scene modes.

Nikon is further celebrated whereas a few private bag that are included network the Coolpix P5000, including D-Lighting (which enhances darker images to develop protect detail), Best Shot Selector system (which takes a layout of shots, letting the camera automatically pick the sharpest one, and discard the others), Red-Eye Fix (which automatically finds red-eye in your images, and eliminates it), and finally Face-Priority AF. This last feature can be pretty entertaining at first contact. It’ll keep you, and your friends dancing around in front of the camera to watch it put a "focus box" around your faces. Once you get used to face recognition though, you'll find it very reassuring to know that your loved one's faces will indeed be in focus before you take the shot.

Other humor of the Nikon P5000 take a built-in impression since thoroughly being a hot-shoe corresponding with Nikon's graceful it’ll Speed light essence units, further  ISO sensitivity values ranging from 64 to 2,000 (3,200 ISO is available at a reduced resolution of five megapixel). Images are stored in 21MB of internal memory, or on SD/MMC cards including newer SDHC types. The P5000 derives its power from a proprietary Lithium Ion battery.

Basic Points

• 10 megapixel sensor
• 2.5 inch LCD (High resolution, 230,000 pixels)
• Optical viewfinder
• Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual exposure modes
• 3.5x optical zoom Nikkor glass lens
• 4x digital zoom with Crop restriction to maintain image quality
• 21MB internal memory
• SD memory card storage
 
Special Points

• Nikon's Vibration Reduction optical image stabilization
• Converter lens adapter for wide angle and telephoto converters
• ISO sensitivity to 3200 (at reduced resolution, and only usable for ~4x6 inch prints)
• Hot shoe works with iTTL-compatible Nikon speedlights
• D-Lighting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, Face Priority AF
• Text or Icon interface options with context-sensitive Help
• Interval timing
• Voice memo recording
• Magnesium body
 
Inside Items

The Coolpix P5000 ships with the following items in the box:

• Coolpix P5000
• Accessory shoe cover
• EN-EL5 rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
• MH-61 battery charger with power cable
• Camera strap
• Wrist strap
• UC-E6 USB cable
• EG-CP14 audio/video cable
• User's Manual, Quick Start Guide, registration card, warranty
• PictureProject installer and reference manual CDs