Nikon D5
DSLR · Nikon F · Announced January 2016 · Discontinued (new stock may be limited)
Lowest new
$3,999
at Camera Wholesalers
Lowest used/refurb
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- Full frame sensor: 20.8 MP, CMOS
- In-body stabilisation: None
- Top video mode: 4K 30p
- Subject-detection AF: Human, 153 AF points
- Viewfinder: Optical
- Burst shooting: 14 fps, Mechanical shutter
- Weight with battery: 1,405 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
Where to buy the D5 in United States
Camera Wholesalers
New · Body only · In stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$3,999
Camera West
Used · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$1,895
Pictureline
New · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$6,496.95
Pictureline
New · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$6,496.95
Camera West
New · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$6,499.95
Camera West
New · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$6,499.95
Camera West
New · Body only · Out of stock
Authorized dealer · Nikon F version
$7,999.95
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Price history
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Used: what it should be worth
No used D5 listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
Low light & noise
6.4 µm pixels
20.8 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 102,400
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
How it stacks up
- 14 fps — faster bursts than 84% of the full frame dslr cameras we list
Compare the D5
Lenses for the D5
All 5 Nikon F lenses →
Telephoto
D5 specifications
Overview
- Type
- DSLR
- Announced
- Jan 2016
- US launch price
- $6,499.95
- Lens
- Interchangeable
Sensor & image
- Sensor size
- Full frame
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Resolution
- 20.8 MP
- Native ISO
- 100–102,400
- In-body stabilisation
- No
Speed & autofocus
- Burst (mechanical)
- 14 fps
- Burst (electronic)
- —
- Fastest shutter (mech.)
- 1/8,000s
- Fastest shutter (elec.)
- —
- AF points
- 153
- Subject detection
- Human
Video
- Max resolution
- 4K
- 4K frame rate
- 30p
- 10-bit internal
- No
- Internal raw video
- No
- Mic input
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
Viewfinder & screen
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Rear screen
- 3.2", 2.36M dots
- Screen articulation
- Fixed
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body & battery
- Weight (with battery)
- 1,405 g
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 160 × 158.5 × 92 mm
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Battery (CIPA shots)
- —
- Card slots
- 2 · XQD + XQD (or CF + CF version)
- USB-C
- No
- Built-in flash
- No
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
- None