The D50 is the ideal introduction to Digital SLR photography, with a wide range of automatic features to make great photographs easily. Whatever you shoot there is a Digital Vari Program that sets up the camera for the best exposure. Just select the mode dial and the D50 takes care of the rest. It's small, it's light, it fits snugly in your hands and delivers clear, sharp results that allow you to take your image onto your computer and explore extra creative possibilities.
1. The 6.1 megapixel DX CCD image sensor produces exceptionally vivid and detailed high-resolution images – ideal for enlargements.
2. Continuous shooting at 2.5 frames per second combined with shutter speeds of up to 1/4000 sec and Flash Sync Speed of 1/500 sec.
3. The high-energy rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery EN-EL3 delivers the power to shoot up to 2,000 images on a single charge and is supplied with a new and smaller battery charger MH-18a.
4. A large, bright 2-inch LCD screen makes it easy to preview images and also displays an easy-to-understand, colour-coded menu. A handy 'Help' button brings up a straightforward explanation of the features.
5. 7 Digital Vari-Program Modes that automatically optimize the camera settings to produce great results in any condition. Selections include Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait and the new Child Mode which enhances the colour of young skin tones. There’s also a full manual mode for users who want to stay in complete creative control.
6. Ensures accurate and optimum exposure control in all types of lighting conditions. Its new technology detects highlights and shadows and compensates for them to prevent under or over exposure.
7. An advanced 5-area autofocus system with predictive focus tracking and Lock-on™ delivers greater precision and improved focus tracking to clearly capture the action. The automatic AF-assist illuminator helps to maintain focus in low-light conditions.
8. Images can be printed without a computer, quickly and easily to any PictBridge compatible printer.
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Author
Dennis1234567 Wild Member
Registered: October 2006 Location: 200 feet below the Heathrow flightpath, London Posts: 159
Review Date: Fri 13, October, 2006
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £400.00| Rating: 10
Strengths:
Robust. Cheap. Menu screen nice and bright. Fast rapid fire with the right settings.
Weaknesses:
The Nikon Capture software package that comes as part of the bundle is not compatible with the camera without upgrading to a later version.
The Nikon D50 is an ideal entry digital camera for the novice. The transformation from Nikon film to Nikon digital was made both easy and cheap because the Nikon lenses I use fits both cameras, pity they forgot I had a £285 Nikon flash as well though. The camera itself I found middle of the road in it's abilities due the scope of some of the settings. The 200-1600 ISO range is a bit limited, but the 30sec-4000/sec manual shutter range is more than enough to play with. I was a little disappointed with the metering system, in particular the matrix setting which I found little better than a point and shoot setting. Add a little contrast and the Matrix setup falls apart, resulting in bad over and under exposure areas of the shot. Having said that, there is a setting in the preview screen that can show the over exposed areas of a shot by flashing them, giving you the chance of a retake. Most of the controls unique to digital I found easy enough due to the thoughtful help button on the back of the camera. One thing that has caused a stir throughout the photographic forums is the trial version of Nikon Capture in the software package that comes with the camera. It’s not designed to work with the camera it comes with, requiring an upgrade to a very later version.
