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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | CCD |
| Maximum resolution | 3,008 × 2,000 (6.1 effective megapixels) |
| Recording medium | SD memory card |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Manual, Single shot AF, Continuous AF, Automatic AF Selection (AF operation subject to lens compatibility) |
| Focus areas | 5 zone selectable: single area, dynamic area, closest subject |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Automatic, Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sport, Closeup, Night Portrait, Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Programmed Auto |
| Exposure metering | TTL full-aperture exposure metering system |
| Metering modes | Spot, Center Weighted, Matrix |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electromechanical vertical-travel focal-plane type |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb; 1/500 flash X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 2.5 frame/s, up to 12 shots (JPEG) or 4 shots (NEF) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical TTL |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Automatic, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset (Custom) |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.0 in (51 mm), 130,000 dot TFT |
| Battery | Nikon EN-EL3 family |
| Optional battery packs | Nikon EN-EL3a and EN-EL3e |
| Weight | 544 g (1.199 lb) body only; 616 g (1.358 lb) with EN-EL3 battery; 826 g (1.821 lb) with battery and AF-S DX ZOOM - NIKKOR 1 8 - 5 5 mm f/3.5-5.6 GED kit lens |
| Made in |  Thailand |
The Nikon D50 is a 6.1-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera, sold from June 2005 until November 2006 by Nikon. It was Nikon's first DSLR aimed at the consumer market, and sold for US$899. It uses the Nikon F mount. The D50 is similar to the slightly older D70 using the same CCD sensor, with a slower maximum shutter speed and slightly smaller size. However, it continued to offer the internal focus motor of prior autofocus film and digital SLRs; making it suitable for the use of autofocus with late film-era Nikkor AF and AF-D lenses. Future entry-level Nikon DSLRs (D40, D60, D3000, D5000) would eliminate the internal focus motor and require these motors to be in the lenses.