Better sensor: Nikon D90 or D5100?

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

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Ron, the humblest guy in town

Ron wrote:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

I believe the D5100 uses the Sony IMX071 sensor, as also used in the
Pentax K5, Sony A570 & NEX 5N and many others, and at least a generation
ahead of the sensor in the D90.

See DXOmark:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...nsors/Compare-
cameras-side-by-
side/(appareil1)/698%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/439%7C0/(brand2)/Nikon

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Alex Monro wrote:

Ron wrote:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

I believe the D5100 uses the Sony IMX071 sensor, as also used in the
Pentax K5, Sony A570 & NEX 5N and many others, and at least a generation
ahead of the sensor in the D90.

See DXOmark:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...nsors/Compare-
cameras-side-by-
side/(appareil1)/698%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/439%7C0/(brand2)/Nikon

Wow, great comparison tool. Thanks.
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Alex Monro wrote:
Ron wrote:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

I believe the D5100 uses the Sony IMX071 sensor, as also used in the
Pentax K5, Sony A570 & NEX 5N and many others, and at least a generation
ahead of the sensor in the D90.

See DXOmark:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...nsors/Compare-
cameras-side-by-
side/(appareil1)/698%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/439%7C0/(brand2)/Nikon



Hi,

I clicked onto your link and go an on-screen message, "module not
found". Is your link correct? Is there another link to that comparison site?

Thanks.

Mort Linder

On 2013-01-11 17:34:13 -0800, Mort said:

Alex Monro wrote:
Ron wrote:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

I believe the D5100 uses the Sony IMX071 sensor, as also used in the
Pentax K5, Sony A570 & NEX 5N and many others, and at least a generation
ahead of the sensor in the D90.

See DXOmark:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...nsors/Compare-
cameras-side-by-
side/(appareil1)/698%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/439%7C0/(brand2)/Nikon



Hi,

I clicked onto your link and go an on-screen message, "module not
found". Is your link correct? Is there another link to that comparison
site?

Thanks.

Mort Linder

That is a somewhat fractured URL.
It is always best to contain pasted long URL's like so:

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...(brand2)/Nikon


or use a shortener such as TinyURL;

http://tinyurl.com/d6b3nmz


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Savageduck

lid (Ron) writes:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

They're far enough apart in time that you can near-certainly choose the
newer one. Especially since they're in vaguely similar parts of the
product line.

So that should be the D5100.

(D5200 just got released in the US this week I believe.)
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Savageduck wrote:
On 2013-01-11 17:34:13 -0800, Mort said:

Alex Monro wrote:
Ron wrote:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

I believe the D5100 uses the Sony IMX071 sensor, as also used in the
Pentax K5, Sony A570 & NEX 5N and many others, and at least a generation
ahead of the sensor in the D90.

See DXOmark:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...nsors/Compare-
cameras-side-by-
side/(appareil1)/698%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/439%7C0/(brand2)/Nikon




Hi,

I clicked onto your link and go an on-screen message, "module not
found". Is your link correct? Is there another link to that comparison
site?

Thanks.

Mort Linder

That is a somewhat fractured URL.
It is always best to contain pasted long URL's like so:

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cam...(brand2)/Nikon



or use a shortener such as TinyURL;

http://tinyurl.com/d6b3nmz


Thanks a lot. Your shortened tinyurl link worked nicely.

Mort Linder

On 12/01/2013 4:11 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
lid (Ron) writes:

Disregarding the other differences between these two bodies, which one
has the better sensor for high ISO, low noise, and general image
quality?

They're far enough apart in time that you can near-certainly choose the
newer one. Especially since they're in vaguely similar parts of the
product line.

So that should be the D5100.

(D5200 just got released in the US this week I believe.)


Do you need the 5100 (or 5200) quite a few have bought the 3200 (22MP)
and shoing great results. This is even cheaper that the D90.