Explore your creative side with the Special Effects mode that is now available in a Nikon D-SLR for the first time.
Make your pictures and movies more fun and artistic. Discover the hidden potential in you. Your images should always be able to communicate the mood and the message you desire.
One way to accomplish this is to set the mode dial to EFFECTS and choose from creative options such as Selective color, Color sketch and Miniature effect. Explore the available modes below.
Selective Color Mode: Select up to three colors to show in the image, and the rest will remain in black and white.
Miniature
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High-Key
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Low-Key
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Color Sketch
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Silhouette
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Night Vision
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Incorporating the latest Nikon D-SLR technologies such as the DX-format CMOS sensor and EXPEED 2 image processing engine, the D5100 delivers outstanding image quality.
The D5100 provides all the technologies you need to achieve excellent results even when available light is scarce. Its CMOS sensor offers a remarkably wide ISO range (ISO 100 to 6400*) with reduced noise. This enables you to shoot at faster shutter speeds and capture scenes and subjects with less blur. Even handheld shots and full HD movies come out looking great in low light.
When shooting extreme contrasts such as sunlit clouds and a foreground deep in shadow, it was once quite difficult to render both textures equally. Not any more. With the HDR setting, the D5100 takes two shots within a single shutter release: one overexposed and one underexposed. The camera then combines the two images to reveal an extremely wide dynamic range, but with less noise and richer color gradation than ever before.
Useful in a variety of situations, Active D-Lighting automatically renders the highlights and shadows of high-contrast scenes so that they appear more like how they are perceived by the human eye. Leave Active D-Lighting on Auto for effortless adjustment, or select the strength level according to your shooting conditions.
Digital SLR cameras enhance the enjoyment of shooting with a variety of interchangeable lenses. NIKKOR lenses, highly praised by photographers around the world, cover a wide range of focal lengths and provide an extensive lineup of fixed focal length, zoom, fisheye, micro and PC-E models.
AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
This powerful super-telephoto zoom with Vibration Reduction (VRII) lets you get close to distant subjects while shooting handheld. The strong compression effect makes for dynamic images. Great for sports and wildlife.
AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR
With its long working distance and Vibration Reduction (VRII), this lens enables handheld macro photography for subjects that are difficult to approach.
AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Compact prime lenses like this one deliver beautiful background blur in portraits, as well as sharp handheld pictures at the maximum aperture — even in low light.
AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
Emphasize perspective in your pictures with this ultra-wide-angle zoom. Great for wide landscapes, as well as tight spaces such as narrow interiors.
The D5100 comes equipped with a convenient built-in pop-up flash, but with optional Speedlights, inspired flash photography becomes even easier and more creative with every use.
The compact and lightweight SB-400 flash unit ensures superior portability, and delivers i-TTL flash control and bounce flash capability, while the multifunctional SB-700 is compatible with various functions of the Nikon Creative Lighting System.