Nikon D5200: A move up
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 Camera Review
The Nikon D5200 refurbishes the D5100 and moves upmarket by adopting a 24Mpix APS-C sensor and some of the elements that have been the joy of photographers equipped with a D7000: a 39-point autofocus and an exposure meter that incorporates a 2016 pixels RGB sensor and scene recognition.
24-megapixel APS-C sensor
The D5200 most certainly uses the same 24Mpix APS-C CMOS sensor as the D3200 (thus a change from the D5100 which it replaces), placing it right in the middle of entry-level and advanced DSLRs.
This new DSLR can shoot in Full HD up to 50i/60i (no progressive scan at 50p) and retains the ergonomic appeal of its predecessor – a 3-inch, 921,000-point articulated screen – and offers some new artistic filters.
Enhanced autofocus
Apart from the progress that the D5200’s sensor should achieve (the D5100 / D7000’s 16Mpix sensor is excellent), it’s this Nikon’s autofocus that represents a real leap forward. Whereas the D5100 simply reused the D3100’s module, the D5200 adopts instead the efficient and attractive Multi-Cam 4800 DX, the D700’s 39-point autofocus system.
The exposure meter receives the same favorable treatment and embeds a 2016Mpix RGB scene recognition sensor, making the D5200 very attractive and even making its new 24Mpix sensor seem like a second-tier improvement.
The Nikon D5200 would have been an entirely up-to-date DSLR had Nikon chosen to endow it with integrated WiFi or GPS sensor (so useful when traveling). For that, however, we have to turn to optional accessories, which are nowhere near as practical as an integrated solution. The D5200 is compatible with the Nikon WU-1a WiFi module which allows for instantaneous sharing of photos and for wireless camera remote control.
Price and availability
The Nikon D5200 will be available in December 2012 at a price of 879 euros (tax included) with an 18-55mm VR lens.
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Added by Ericgon123 |
March 29
Sensor Size
I believe you when you say that the D5200 has a better sensor overall compared to the D7100 (Although it is hard to believe), however, on this site it is listed that the sensor on the D5200 is 15.7x23.6 and on Nikon's official site it shows that both the D7100 and the D5200 have the same 15.6x23.5 sensor. Having the same sensor seems like they would have the same low light performance, but since this is not the case based on your tests, do you think it could possibly have something to do with the lack of the filter?
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Added by MJSfoto1956 |
March 11
In actual shooting, the new 24Mp D5200 produces superb results
I had an opportunity to shoot with a D5200 for about an hour and found that the results were similar in overall IQ as my D800. My initial impression: I would have no problem marrying the D5200 (or better yet, the D7100) as a backup camera for my D800 -- particularly if mated to the 70-300 as a lightweight super-long companion to the D800 with 24-120mm f/4.
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Added by HAKANNV |
March 02
Ohh, too bad even at base iso under bright light!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonfrance/8160816485/sizes/o/in/photostream/
take a look at this full size sample published from NikonFrance,,, even at iso200 under daylight, IQ is terrible, very much like a photo from basic P&S camera,,, charts and numbers here are very meaningless,, real life still are too bad for this sensor...shocked! Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark |
March 04
Re: Ohh, too bad even at base iso under bright light!!
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark. The DxOMark scores includes RAW measurement only. Sometimes, RAW converter embedded on cameras does not fit the sensor IQ (the old sony JPEG images is a good sample for that : RAW measurement were pretty good when JPEG were very bad). Best regards, The DxOMark team Reply |
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Added by AngryCorgi |
January 24
Banding Issues
There have been several samples floating about now that people in the USA are receiving their orders. The raw samples, unlike the raw NEFs from the D7000/D5100, behave poorly when the shadows are brought up. There is a distinct banding pattern that appears to be an issue with the DAC/readout-process that creates evenly spaced horizontal lines (in landscape orientation) on recoveries of 2EV and up. This is not unlike the banding visible in the early 5D mk2 samples. I see this as a major strike against a camera replacing the excellent sensor of the D5100/D7000. I definitely would not trade "up" in this case.
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Added by martinmartinov |
January 22
Chroma noise at ISO200
At FLICKR there is a sample of the D5200: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonfrance/8160816485/sizes/o/in/photostream/
How could this camera earn such a high score, when pronounced chroma noise starts appearing even at ISO200 (check EXIF for the picture above). Please check out this sample in the region of the girl's hair, it's full of blueish chroma noise. It is also evident that the camera loses detail (masks it and sharpens it)even at the lowest setting, giving a "cartoonish" feel to it. Reply |
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Added by kar guy |
January 21
Nikon D5200
Sorry, this isn't particular to the sensor. I hope Nikon/Toshiba is really able to control noise while upping the mexapixels.
I bought a D5100 in early 2012. I tried it at the camera store and liked what I felt there. It wasn't till I got it outside and went to use it "for real" that I noticed what would have been a deal-breaker: No Depth of Field Preview! I have used a bunch of Nilons over the yars -- they all had a DOF preview button to the right of the lens mount. A (D)SLR without a DOF preview? Why would Nikon leave off this most useful feature? They don't seem to have added it to the D5200. Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by JDT |
January 22
Re: Nikon D5200
Nikon removed the DoF preview button on the entry-level cameras dating all the way back to the D40. The D40/X, D50, D60, D3000, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, all of these lack DoF preview. As a matter of fact it's not even an option to set to the Fn. button.
My best guess as to why the DoF preview is gone is that most people using entry-level cameras wouldn't use it. They would take a picture and look at the screen to judge DoF. Personally, I like DoF Preview and I use it all the time. On Nikon's current lineup only the D90 and higher have DoF Preview options. Reply |
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Added by bobn2 |
January 20
Source of D3200 Sensor
The D3200 sensor is a Nikon, not a Sony as you suggest above. It seems that Nikon is not using the 24MP APS-C sensor at all.
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Added by romanjohnston |
January 12
D5200 Sensor Toshiba not Sony
Different sensor than D3200. So will have to wait for the tests. It is supposed to be better than the D3200 sensor.
Ya'll should think about changing your opening statement here on the D5200 Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by Nicolas |
January 14
Re: D5200 Sensor Toshiba not Sony
Hello!
It has not been corrected already? Regards, Reply |
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Added by mike211 |
January 20
Re: D5200 Sensor Toshiba not Sony
So it is a Sony sensor built by Toshiba and designed by Nikon ;-)
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Added by timon |
November 18, 2012
you needed to know more about these 3.8μm or 4.8μm sensors
you needed to know more about these 3.8μm or 4.8μm sensors in a camera
Please read here, forum.dxomark.com/index.php/topic,940.0.html Most of the camera review in the mercantile websites would not say what the problems about the 3.8μm or 4.8μm sensor. Reply |
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