Nikon D5000
DSLR Camera
 vs Nikon D200
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D5000

Best price $390
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D200 19.8 oz vs 29.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 64 in³ vs 74 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $390 vs $999
  • Higher sensor resolution 12.3 MP vs 10.2 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2009 vs December 2005
  • Viewscreen flips out D200 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback D200 does not have HDMI
  • Has an External Mic jack D200 does not
Find out more about the Nikon D5000

What’s good about the Nikon D200

Best price
$999
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 5 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
  • Has GPS location tagging D5000 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D5000 does not have Wi-Fi
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What the Nikon D5000 and Nikon D200 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 373 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″ vs 2.5″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D5000 and the Nikon D200

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing
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