Nikon D5 (2016–2019)

Name: Nikon D5
Brand: Nikon

The D5 was Nikon's flagship professional DSLR, announced in January 2016 as the successor to the D4s. It was built for sports, action, and news photographers. The D6 replaced it in 2019. At launch it cost £5,199 / $6,499.

The core of the D5 was a new 20.8MP full-frame CMOS sensor paired with the EXPEED 5 processor. Native ISO ran from 100 - 102,400, and it could be expanded up to ISO 3,280,000. That number sounded like a typo when the camera launched. Autofocus came from a new Multi-CAM 20000 module with 153 points, 99 of them cross-type, sensitive down to -4EV. Continuous shooting ran at 12fps with full AF/AE tracking. It could reach 14fps with the mirror locked up or when using the AC adapter.

It was also Nikon's first DSLR with a touchscreen. The screen was a fixed 3.2-inch, 2,359k-dot LCD that handled touch focus but not menu navigation. The viewfinder offered 100% coverage. Video was a major step forward for the line, with 4K UHD recording at up to 30p plus Full HD at up to 60p. The body was magnesium alloy and weather-sealed. The D5 shipped in two card configurations, dual XQD or dual CFast. A 2019 firmware update (v1.30) added CFexpress support to the XQD version, which also cut buffer clearing times.

Battery life was rated at approximately 3,780 shots per charge on the EN-EL18a pack. The buffer was the largest of any Nikon DSLR at the time: up to 200 14-bit lossless compressed RAW frames in a single burst.