text: Front Alternate front view Alternate front view Angled view (with LCD screen extended) Back (angled view with LCD screen extended) Back (with LCD screen extended and rotated up) Back (with LCD screen facing in for storage) Back (with LCD screen facing out) Back (with LCD screen fully extended) Camera in vertical orientation with LCD screen partially extended Front (direct view) Front (with LCD screen extended and rotated forward) Front (with lens removed) LCD screen position range Left Right Shooting menu Shooting menu Shooting menu Shooting menu (horizontal orientation) Top (mode dial with Live View switch) Top view (with lens attached) Top view (with lens removed) With built-in flash raised View larger Nikon D5100 Kit 16.2-megapixel digital SLR camera with 18-55mm lens & HD movie mode Item #: 054D5100 34 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $649.95 Shop all Digital SLR Cameras Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by Dave Bar Uncap a well of creativity The gentle blur of water in motion as it tumbles over a hidden mountain waterfall. The crisply focused portrait of your daughter's face against a softly blurred field of sunflowers. A spinning neon Ferris wheel at a nighttime carnival. Nikon's D5100 SLR camera offers the tools you need to paint pictures that tell stories with amazing image quality. Plus, it records stunning HD movies, for times when you'd prefer to capture the scene in full motion. High-performance image sensor, tilt-and-swivel LCD, and more The D5100's 16.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor ensures razor-sharp, detailed photos even when shooting in low light without a flash. The big 3" high-res LCD tilts and swivels, making it easy to grab shots high over crowds or down low from a toddler's point of view. And a 1080p movie recording mode with full-time autofocus helps keep your subjects looking crisp and detailed at all times (unless you choose to manually dial in a softer focus for artistic effect). Add some special effects to make your pics and movies even more unique The D5100 is Nikon's first digital SLR to provide in-camera effects that can be applied to both photos and movies for cool, creative options. Twist the cam's mode dial to the Effects position and select Color Sketch to create photos or a stop-motion movie with a colorful sketched drawing style. Or try the Miniature effect to record photos and high-speed movies that have the look of a miniature-scale model. Along with the Effects settings, the D5100 can create photos with amazing tonal range thanks to a high dynamic range (HDR) mode. Select this function and the camera will automatically snap two images in rapid succession one overexposed and one underexposed to deliver a finished photo with an amazing range of midtones and highlights that wouldn't otherwise be possible in a single shot. Plus, Nikon's Active D-Lighting can be combined with HDR for an even more dramatic effect. Product Highlights:16.2-megapixel effective recordingAPS-C-size CMOS image sensor (23.6 x 15.6 mm)AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR (vibration reduction) lens (35mm equivalent focal length: 27-82.5mm)3X optical zoom (approximate)filter/attachment size: 52mm1080p high-def movie mode with sound and full-time autofocustilt-and-swivel 3" high-res (921,000 dots) LCD screen with Live View for composing stills and movies on-screen in real-timeoptical SLR viewfinder (with diopter adjustment)Nikon EXPEED 2 image processing engine for detailed photos and fast, responsive handling11-point autofocus system and 3D Color Matrix Metering II for precise autofocusing and accurate exposureAuto Active D-Lighting mode plus HDR (High Dynamic Range) setting for better shadow and highlight detail in high-contrast shooting conditionsintelligent pop-up flash and flash exposure compensationin-camera effects filters plus editing in both still and video modescompatible with optional Nikon wireless and wired remote controlswarranty: 1 year camera body, 5 years lensOur 60-day money-back guaranteeCompatible Lenses:AF-S and AF-I Nikkor lenses: all autofocus and metering functions supportedAF Nikkor lenses (type G or D) not equipped with an autofocus motor: all functions supported except autofocusExposure Modes and Controls:continuous shooting mode: 4 frames per second (up to 100 Large/Fine JPEG frames or 16 RAW frames)shutter speed range: 30-1/4,000 seconds, bulbsensitivity or ISO (film speed equivalent) range: 100-25,600program auto, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual, and fully automatic exposure modesauto exposure and white balance bracketing (up to 3 frames for each)17 preset scene modes for accurately exposed images in virtually any shooting environmentFile Formats and Storage:image storage modes: JPEG, RAW (NEF 14-bit), and RAW+JPEG (Fine)JPEG options (pixels): 4,928 x 3,264; 3,696 x 2,448; 2,464 x 1,632movie options: MOV (H.264/MPEG-4) up to 1920 x 1080 resolution at 24, 25, or 30 frames per second with mono soundrecords photos and video onto SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cards (not included)Connections and Dimensions:high-speed USB interfacemini HDMI output (cable not included)accessory terminal for optional Nikon GPS unit and MC-DC2 wired remoteaudio input terminal for optional stereo microphone5-1/8"W x 3-15/16"H x 5-15/16"D (with lens attached)weight (body only): 18 oz.supplied lens weight: 9.3 oz.Supplied Accessories:18-55mm vibration reduction Nikon lensrechargeable EN-EL14 lithium ion batterybattery chargeradjustable neck strapUSB and audio/video cablesoftware CD-ROM (PC and Mac) Develop your photography hobby You don't have to be an expert photographer to use an SLR they all offer easy automatic shooting. Because of their build quality and the physics of good glass and large sensors, even their built-in automatic settings will get you better pictures than most point-and-shoots or mobile devices. But experienced photographers and budding hobbyists can get more creative by manually adjusting settings like aperture and shutter speed. SLRs let you expand your shooting options with additional lenses and flashes to suit just about any situation. If you'd like to record the occasional video, look for a model with high-def movie mode. Nikon D5100 Kit Reviews Average Customer Review: 34 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. 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Enter the URL of your YouTube™ video review or product demonstration. e.g., "http://www.youtube.com/v/o79TWHh598U" 500 characters left Pros 500 characters left Cons * Agree to Terms By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield, that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Great camera! Written By Brenda, Richmond VA on Thursday, March 06, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) rating "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use rating Features Picture Quality Value Awesome deal and camera Pros: Came with strap and lens Cons: None yet! Was this review helpful? Yes No nikon 5100 kit Written By rescue23, KC, MO on Monday, June 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Fit and finish excellent, ergonomics great for my large hands and for my wifes small hands, the camera is very easy to use with the auto setting, a little bulky compared to a point and shoot but the quality of pictures are far superior to my point and shoot from my recent vacation shots. As a novice photographer the Nikon has me really wanting to take more pictures than in the past, and use the camera to it's full potential. Pros: Picture quality, ease of use. Cons: Charger broke, but Crutchfield has said they will take care of it. 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No amazing camera Written By Barry, Key West, FL on Friday, May 17, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I bought this camera a couple of months ago and love it. Very easy to use and plenty of features. Pros: Great camera for the price Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon d5100 Written By Dushman, Yorba Lunda, CA on Friday, April 05, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Haven't had a lot of time to play around, but the few samples I took look pretty great. I think that the built in features are pretty fun like the color selection. I'm an amateur so I think this a great starter SLR to learn with. Pros: Easy to use. Cons: None so Far Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Written By MLV, Ohio on Friday, October 12, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Although the camera is significantly smaller than my Nikon D-200, it responds with sharper images and substantially higher iso numbers. It also has some very fun features to play with such as a fish eye filter and some line art as well as color art features. It makes for very interesting subject matter. When shooting at the higher iso settings, you can get nice prints without the noise factor of the typical low light image. It focuses rapidly and accurately even in action situations. I will want to add the 18-300 Nikon zoom lens in the very near future as my current Nikon zoom lens will not work with the new camera. :( 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Very pleased Written By DiannM, Maryland on Monday, October 01, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use rating Features Picture Quality Value Just bought recently but so far I'm very pleased with this camera. The color quality of phots taken is very good and very true to life. Lenses are very easy to change out. Love the bag that I purchased with the camera - it's large enough and secure enuogh to leave a lense attached to the body so I can quickly get ready for shots. Very easy to focus. Image quality is great for my purposes. Pros: Excellent battery life. Very easy to use. Great quality photos. Many lenses to choose from.o Cons: A little pricey for an amatuer but worth it for performance over point and shoot cameras. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No So far, so good Written By Brian B, Cortland , NY on Friday, August 24, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I've been using the 5100 for a few weeks now and can say I'm very satisfied with the image quality. I've been away from SLR (loved my AE1) photography for more than a while using point-and-shoots. New, wonderful grandchildren provided the motivation for better photo quality and more flexibility. The camera is outstanding: very intuitive, excellent picture quality, video is adequate, the exposure sensor and imagery "math" are terrific. With the available 1.8 fixed lens (future purchase) this will be a great low-light camera. Pros: excellent available light ability when set on "P" mode and the ISO upper limit set to 1600 exposure metering excellent easy to navigate good viewfinder good solid camera (hopefully, the plastic will stand up) great value considering the current price reduction and extra lens deal Cons: not as many "gee-whiz" features as Sony's translucent mirror models if you want to be cool I suppose you could purchase the translucent mirror or go mirrorless plastic mount on the kit lens 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Camera and service Written By dw, Greenville NC on Monday, August 20, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value LOVE my new camera and the Crutchfield service! I will need time to figure it all out as it does have quite a few features to use. Definitely need to buy the additional lens package if you plan on taking any close ups! 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Written By Ray, Hawaii on Saturday, August 11, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I am an amateur and this camera has more features that it will take me quite some time to use all of them. I like the size and especially the LCD screen that can be positioned to hold the camera high or low or taking a self portrait. Pros: Ease of use and over 10 different set scene positions that the camera sets the speed, aperture, and ISO speed. Camera has more features than I will ever use. Cons: Pricey for an amateur. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Written By hmsol, Ponce, PR on Thursday, August 09, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Extremely easy to use. Great pictures. My old Vivitar lenses work but need to focus manually. Still learning about all the features. Excellent entry level digital SLR. Pros: Ease of use. Excellent battery life. Cons: Would've liked lens other than the 18-55mm 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Written By LarryH, Oakridge, TN on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Excellent picture quality, features rival other cameras in same price range, as easy to use as a point-and-shoot camera, with the versatility of SLR, in a digital format and, has one of the largest image sensors available in a DSLR. Pros: Large image sensor, excellent picture quality, loaded with features 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 kit Written By amyg_teach, Schodack, NY on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Excellent camera!! I have a two year old and love taking pictures of her. I owned the D3000 for 2 years and thought I loved that camera. I wanted to upgrade to the D5100 and I'm so glad I did! My sister now loves my old camera and I LOVE this camera! My husband and I have seen a huge difference in the picture quality and are both extremely satisfied. Now I want a better lens too! This camera is extremely easy to use in Auto mode if you're just beginning. Great value and excellent customer service through Crutchfield. My camera was shipped for free within a couple of days! Highly recommended! 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great crop sensor camera. I love it. Written By jcr, Irvine, CA on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I love this camera as soon as I bought it. I had a Nikon D3100 for one year and I decided to sell it and buy this nice toy. It is a crop sensor camera. But I love all the additional features it has. Flip LCD is a great thing for me. I had lot of problems with taking my kids pictures in concerts. When I held my camera above my head, I cannot see what I am shooting. With this LCD, I can see what I shoot. I decided not to go for D7000 because it does not have a flip LCD. Pros: Flip LCD HDR Superior image quality Low noise sensor Cons: No internal motor for lens 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 kit Written By Anonymous, Orlando, FL on Thursday, June 07, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value This camera takes excellent pictures and the the autofocus feature is very quick to respond. We recently used this unit to shoot pics from a sunrise hot air ballon ride, the result was amazing pictures regardless of what lense I used. To get the most out of the camera, take time to read the manual. This camera does a lot more that you would ever expect. I'm still learning features one at a time. Practice makes perfect! If you want to shot out of the box, just flip it to auto mode and pull the trigger, that it! Pros: Compact and light weight even with 200mm lense attached. Easy to use autofocus featured and fast shutt speed for action shots. Highly recommend having an iPad with camera kit for fast picture and video download and immediate playback. Great camera for a great price! Highly recommended! Cons: Not so much a con, but take the time to read thru to learn all of the features and possibilities of this unit. Need to take time to really explore everything. I downloaded the manual to my iPad for quick and easy reference on the go. 12 out of 12 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great package Written By Matt, Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, June 03, 2012 rating "Coolness Factor" rating Ease of Use rating Features rating Picture Quality rating Value You can take a great photo with any camera, so why chose this one over any other? The D5100 is an amazing photo tool, especially for the price. What you get with this kit are all the adjustments you need on a DSLR, a fantastic sensor (the same found on the D7000), a flip-out 3in, hi-res LCD screen, easy-to-navigate menu/shooting functions, and the best kit lens on the market. What really sets the D5100 apart from the competition (mainly the T3i) is build quality and the lens. Nikon's kit lens has a smoother and more sturdy feeling zoom motion and sharper optics. It also has a quiet focusing motor whereas the Canon does not. The body of the D5100 has tighter seems and textured plastic that provides better grip. The only complaints I have are that the battery life is not great (but at least a Nikon brand battery for it is only $39) and there is no direct button to change the ISO setting. Taken all together, this is an Awesome camera! Pros: Low-noise sensor with excellent resolution; 3in flip-out lcd screen; excellent kit lens; easy to use; fun "effects" mode; auto-focuses in live view mode; solid construction Cons: short battery life and no direct ISO button. 9 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Anonymous, Blairsville, GA on Friday, June 01, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Still learning to use it, but so far have been very pleased. Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Mimi83, Maine on Monday, May 14, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Best camera ever! I dont have alot of time to mess with buttons and settings when I'm trying to catch once in a lifetime moments but with my new AWESOME NIkopn 5100 I can :) Love the features, too! Thanks Crutchfield for making my dream a reality! 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Fantastic Camera Written By Orionron1, Saint George, UT on Sunday, May 13, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value With a wide range of features and a sharp, standard zoom lens, I could not be more pleased with the Nikon d5100. You can also use standard Nikon A1 lenses when the camera is set on the manual mode. That gives you a simple "film camera" picture taking mode. I highly recommend getting the wireless shutter release for vibration free picture taking. Throw away your film camera! Pros: High quality optics with advanced electronics in a compact. lightweight system. Cons: None 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Exceptional Value Written By Big AL, Finksburg MD. on Saturday, April 28, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Although my wife and I are still getting fimiliar with the Nikon, everything is very easy to understand and fits our hands well. This is our first SLR and will be purchasing other lenses in the very near future. I would recommend this camera to all. And best of all Crutchfield has best value and service. Pros: ease of use Cons: none 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome !!!!! Written By Jim Swenson, Bedford Indiana on Saturday, April 07, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Just got my Nikon 5100 just a few day ago,and have to say this is the best camera I have ever owned.I have had some pretty good SLR's from the 80's and some good Digital point and shoots,but this cameras just blows them away. Easy to use,light to carry,so many different modes,you'll never get bored with trying things out,or just go to auto and click away. Seems to have really good battery life,and menus and software are very user friendly. My advisor was Lee and he was very helpful in helping me select a zoom lens,and the camera. So much easier than talking to some kid at a brick and mortar store that doesn't have a clue. I don't usually write reviews,but this camera was worth the time to write one. You won't go wrong buying a Nikon 5100 and do yourself a favor,skip the stress of the high pressure sales people at the stores and the kids that would rather play the video games than help customers,,talk to Crutchfield first,you will be a lot happier in the long run. Pros: The whole package is just awesome!!!!! Cons: None 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Nick S, Mount Laurel, NJ on Friday, March 30, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value The Nikon D5100 is an amazing camera. Pros: I'm having more fun with this camera than any SLR that I've owned. Cons: User's manual could offer more detailed instructions. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Anonymous, Collegeville, PA on Friday, March 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Awesome camera. Just love it. Got the product at door within 2 days of order. Everything was great about this purchase. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Anonymous, Roxboro, NC on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Love the camera 1 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome camera! Written By Gadget Head, Baltimore on Sunday, February 26, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value The Nikon D5100 Is an awesome camera. It's hard to believe how far things have come since my D50 in 2006. I really don't understand why any non-pro would need anything more. But with the introduction of the 36 megapixel D800, I know Nikon has not finished making improvements. I suppose I will be equally amazed in 6 years to see what kind of brilliance they have for us enthusiasts. Pros: Utterly beautiful images. No excuses left for a bad shot. Cons: You will need to invest in the equally awesome 18-200 lens. It really makes the camera versatile, and the combination of the two is magic. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Julie S, Colorado on Sunday, February 05, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Really easy to use and has some great features. I have a lot to learn though so I may not be the best reference. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great camera perfect for portraits Written By mmontalvo, Toa Alta, PR on Sunday, February 05, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value Previous to owning the Nikon 5100 I tested the Canon 60D and Sony A580 and this camera is definitely the best in overall picture quality. The camera offers image editing and effects that are quite good. The video is excellent in sunny days or well lighted rooms. In low light you must force a low ISO with the Exposure Lock button to avoid excessive digital noise. Also like that is light weight for a camera of this class. For portrait this camera is amazing. You will have studio looking results even on Auto mode. For landscapes I find that the photos need a little more sharpness but that can be easily fixed with software like Picasa or Photoshop. It is not easy to get great macros with the kit lens but with good practice you will be able to achieve some good ones. Forgot to mentioned that the main reason I purchased this camera is for low light photos without flash. The results are amazing. Even in ISO 6400 the image looks quite good. I recommend using High ISO noise reduction, and you will be amazed. In summary, I recommend this camera. Pros: Portrait photos, image editing, image effects, light weight, battery life, low light photos Cons: Difficult for macros, landscape images sometimes need more sharpness, low light videos, menu options not so friendly at first 8 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By robert e, Knoxville TN on Monday, January 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value really nice ! cant wait to go to the National and State Parks Pros: Should keep my wife plenty busy Cons: not really a negative, just wish we had purchased a lens filter to act as protection... we did pick one up 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Camera, Great Retailer Written By John H, Birmingham, AL on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value The D5100 is a great mid-level DSLR. I used a Canon S3IS for 5 years, and after much research settled on the D5100. I am very satisfied, the menus are logical and controls are ergonomic. You can buy them anywhere, but with Crutchfield I got a great price (best I found shopping online, and no comparison to local with my local 9% tax). I have been a Crutchfield customer for many years and will continue of course. Can't wait to acquire some high-end lenses for this. Pros: Very high end for a great price. Controls easy to reach and use, menus pretty logical. Kit lens included is a nice starter lens. Solid construction. Can download manual from Nikon on an e-reader (PDF) as well as the free Nikon Iphone App with manual, so no need to carry manual with you. But, manual, like most, is no substitute for training and use. Battery life is good, and out of the box it's easy to take great pictures. Cons: Generic batteries will not work! While many DSLRs can use cheap generic batteries, not the D5100! Apparently there is some sort of microchip in the Nikon battery that the D5100 looks for, the generics, which may work on other Nikon cameras, lack this and the D5100 will let you know (ask me how I know!). But, the Nikon battery is not too expensive, and I would not let this be a consideration in deciding to purchase the D5100, just sharing my experience! 10 out of 11 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Camera Written By Chad A, Renton, WA on Friday, November 25, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I bought this camera because my second child was on the way and I "needed" a video camera; and I already had Nikon gear. I love the camera. The ability to shoot in low light without a flash just blows me away. I have it paired with the 35mm 1.8 lens and there are virtually no shots I can't get (actually have to shoot manual in many instances because the camera over compensates in low light - pictures are brighter than the actual scene). My only complaint has to do with the continuous auto-focus while in movie mode. It really doesn't work very well and if you think it's going to work like a traditional video camera you'll be disapointed. That being said, you can get beautiful movies if you are willing to work for them. The screen is sharp enough that using manual focus isn't a big problem. And using the manual focus eliminates the noise from the auto-focus in the recording. Also, battery life does suffer when shooting movies but I've yet to run it down completely. All in all, this is a great all around camera. Pros: Great image sensor and works with all my existing Nikon lenses. Fast action. Good low light performance. Manual controls in movie mode. Cons: Continuous auto focus in movie mode doesn't work well. 9 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome photos Written By samier, Orlando,FL on Friday, November 11, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) "Coolness Factor" Ease of Use Features Picture Quality Value I am not really an experienced photographer, I just wanted a camera that can take great pictures the easy way, after I did intense search for few weeks to find the right camera that fit my needs and my budget, finally I bought it from Crutchfield.com, after searching for the best deal, not only that, they deliver on time. All I can say, I am so happy and impressed with my new Nikon D5100. Pros: It take great pictures in all conditions, the price is very reasonable for this type of camera. Cons: Since i am not an experienced photographer, I have to go through the manual and the learning CD to learn everything about this machine, it's fun but take some time to figure out all the settings. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By headpane, New Jersey on Sunday, September 04, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The 5100 is an extraodinary camera in its class. Easy to use right out of the box;it takes crystal clear photos. The 5100 feels right in your hands, it's comfortable to hold and the features are easy to reach. All in all, I highly recommedn this camera to the serious amateur. Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Product, great price Written By Al, Superior Township, Michigan on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I am an amateur but wanted something better than a point-and-shoot camera. I have always been partial to Nikon but seriously considered Canon as an alternative. I found the Crutchfield site and support far superior than any other site and they provided information that was extremely helpful making the decision. The D5100 is very easy to use and I am still learning all the features and functions. I will use this camera for travl photo's, the Grand kids, Family and I started to dabble in photographing Hummingbirds in our backyard. The pictures are crystal clear and I am able to capture hummingbirds in flight, spectacular. 9 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Easy to use right out of the box Written By Dan W, Willow Grove, Pa on Sunday, August 14, 2011 I got the D5100 w/18-55mm lens last fall and have taken about 1200 photos since. I am just an amature photographer but have about many years experience with slr Minoltas. I also bought the 55-300mm Zoom and have used it about half the time. The results are fantastic. I love the closeups - faces, butterfly's, flowers etc. The builtin flash works great and am impressed with indoor lighting shots. Functions are easy to use. Nikon advertises the D3100 more because it price is against the Canon but the D5100 is really worth the extra. U will Love it! 8 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon D5100 Kit Written By Dave, Hudson Valley NY on Thursday, July 21, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) So far so good. I am not a pro but I am very happy with the results I have been getting with the 5100. I've been exploring the default settings so far, and they work as explained in the manual. My friends say, "Wow", when they see the photos I've taken. I say, "Wow", too! I'm loving it. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual D5100 Camera body with body cap and accessory shoe cover installed Viewfinder eyepiece cover EN-EL14 (7.4V/1030mAh) Lithium Ion battery pack with plastic cap MH-24 Battery charger (8.4V/0.9A) 5' UC-E6 USB cable with micro-USB type-B connector on one end and a USB type-A connector on other end 5' EG-CP14 Audio-Video cable (with micro-USB connector on one end and RCA mono audio and composite video plugs on the other end Nylon adjustable shoulder strap AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens with LC-52 front and rear lens caps installed ViewNX2 software on CD-ROM Nikon Reference Manual on CD-ROM User's Manual (English) User Manual (Spanish) Quick Start Guide (English) Quick Start Guide (Spanish) Nikon Digital Imaging Limited Warranty sheet Lens Warranty card Lens Extended Warranty form Product Registration card Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD Yes Wi-Fi No GPS-enabled Optional Lens 35mm Equivalent 27-82.5mm Optical Zoom 3x Digital Zoom N/A Filter Diameter 52mm Manual Focusing Yes Manual Exposure Yes Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Mini Memory Internal Memory None Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 16.2 Total Megapixels 16.9 Image Stabilization Optical Highest Resolution 4928 x 3264 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 Dimensions Width (inches) 5-1/8 Height (inches) 3-15/16 Depth (inches) 6 Weight With Battery (ounces) 29 Warranty Parts Warranty 1Y body, 5Y lens w/reg Labor Warranty 1Y body, 5Y lens w/reg Product Research Recording Features Lens Features Playback, Editing And Printing Functions Connections Battery Information Supplied Software Image Capacity Recording Features Overview: The Nikon D5100 18-55mm VR Kit includes the Nikon D5100 digital SLR camera body and the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Image Stabilization Zoom Lens. The kit also includes a EN-EL14 rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack and a battery charger. Vari-angle LCD Monitor: The Nikon D5100 has a 3" TFT LCD monitor featuring approximately 921,000 dots and adjustable brightness (-3 to +3). The Vari-angle monitor opens outward 180°, and can be rotated 180° forward or 90° backward for high- and low-angle photography. The large 3-inch LCD monitor has large fonts with easy-to-view menus. The monitor can display shooting information such as shutter speed, aperture, and number of exposures remaining as well as the settings currently applied. You can choose from a classic information display or a graphic display. Live View: The camera features Live View, which allows you to frame your photographs in the monitor instead of the viewfinder. When the Live View switch is rotated, the mirror is raised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the monitor. The subject will no longer be visible in the viewfinder. The Live View display will show up to 10 items, including shooting, focus, and AF-area modes, along with other status indicators. You can opt to hide many of the indicators, or overlay a framing grid in the monitor. Optical Viewfinder: The D5100 uses a fixed eye-level penta-mirror single-lens reflex viewfinder with a built-in diopter adjustment to set the viewfinder to your personal eyesight (with or without glasses). The viewfinder's coverage area is approximately 95% horizontal and vertical. During self-timer or remote control operation when your eye does not cover the viewfinder eyepiece, stray light may enter the eyepiece and affect the exposure when the image is captured. To prevent this, you can use the supplied eyepiece cap to cover the eyepiece. Image Sensor: The D5100 features a 23.6mm x 15.6mm CMOS image sensor with a total pixel count of approximately 16.9 million pixels and an effective pixel count of approximately 16.2 million. Dust Reduction System: The image sensor is equipped with a low-pass filter to remove dust or dirt on the sensor. You can set the camera to clean the image sensor automatically at startup, or at shut down, or both. It can also be set to turn the auto cleaning function off. Recording Media: The camera records images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards up to 2 GB in size, SDHC memory cards up to 32 GB, and SDXC cards up to 64 GB. No SD cards are included with the camera. The camera has no internal memory. Still Image Formats: The D5100 records still images in JPEG and NEF (RAW) formats. You can choose from the following Image Quality and Image Size settings: Quality Option (Compression ratio) Available Image Sizes Description NEF (Raw) 4928 x 3264 Raw 14-bit data from the image sensor is saved directly to the memory card in compressed Nikon Electronic Format (NEF). Settings such as white balance and contrast can be adjusted on a computer after shooting. NEF + JPEG Fine 4928 x 3264 Two images are recorded, one NEF image and one fine-quality JPEG image. NEF + JPEG Normal Two images are recorded, one NEF image and one normal-quality JPEG image. NEF + JPEG Basic Two images are recorded, one NEF image and one basic-quality JPEG image. JPEG Fine (1:4) L: 4928 x 3264 M: 3696 x 2448 S: 2464 x 1632 Fine image quality, suitable for enlargements or high-quality prints. JPEG Normal (1:8) Normal image quality, suited to most applications JPEG Basic (1:16) Basic image quality, suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages. Movie Recording: The D5100 records movies in High Definition in 16:9 aspect ratio and Standard Definition in 3:2. Movies are recorded in MOV file format, with H.264/MPEG-4 advanced video coding, and Linear PCM audio, recorded by the built-in monaural microphone. The maximum clip length is 20 minutes or 4 GB in size. The only metering method available is Matrix. Movies can be recorded in the following frame sizes and rates: Frame Size (pixels) Frame Rate (frames per second) 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30 fps (29.97) 25 fps (for PAL displays) 24 fps (23.976) 1280 x 720 (16:9) 30 fps (29.97) 25 fps (for PAL displays) 24 fps (23.976) 640 x 424 (3:2) 30 fps (29.97) 25 fps (for PAL displays) Focus Modes: You can choose from the following autofocus and manual focus modes: Auto-servo AF (AF-A): Camera automatically selects single-servo autofocus if subject is stationary, and continuous-servo autofocus if subject is moving. Single-servo Autofocus (AF-S): For stationary subjects. Focus locks when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Continuous-servo Autofocus (AF-C): For moving subjects. Camera focuses continuously while shutter release button is pressed halfway. Manual (M): Manual focus is available for lenses that do not support autofocus (non-AF Nikkor lenses) or when autofocus does not produce the desired results. AF Assist Illuminator: The built-in AF assist illuminator enables the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit. This feature will light automatically to assist the autofocus operation when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. It has an operating range of 1'-8" to 9'-10". AF-Area Modes: The D5100 offers a choice of four focus areas that together cover a wide area of the frame. The AF-area mode determines how the focus area is selected and what happens if the subject moves out of the selected focus area while the camera is still focusing. You can choose one of the following AF-area modes: Single Point: You select the focus area manually and the camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus area only. The selection can be made from any one of the eleven AF spot sensors. Dynamic Area: In AF-A and AF-C modes, user selects focus point manually but camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if subject briefly leaves the selected point. In AF-S focus mode, you select the focus point manually. Auto Area: Camera automatically detects subject and selects focus point. 3D-Tracking (11 points): In AF-A and AF-C focus modes, you select the focus point using the multi-selector. If subject moves after camera has focused, camera uses 3D tracking to select new focus point and keep focus locked on original subject while shutter release pressed halfway. If subject leaves viewfinder, you will need to remove finger from shutter release button and recompose photo with subject in the selected focus point. Focus Lock: Focus Lock can be used to change the composition after focusing, making it possible to focus on a subject that will not be in one of the focus points in the final composition. Release Modes: The camera can take pictures one at a time, or continuously as long as the shutter release button is pressed. You can also take photos using the self-timer or with an optional remote control. The camera allows you to choose from the following Release Modes: Single Frame: The camera takes one photograph each time the shutter release button is pressed Continuous: The camera records photographs up to 4 frames per second while the shutter release button is held down. Self-timer: This mode can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits. The shutter is released about 10 or 2 seconds after shutter-release button is pressed depending on setting. Delayed Remote: Shutter is released 2 seconds after the shutter release button on the optional ML-L3 remote is pressed. Quick-response Remote: Shutter is released when the shutter release button on the optional ML-L3 remote is pressed. Quiet Shutter Release: The camera takes a single photograph, as in Single Frame mode, except that the camera makes no shutter sound when shooting or beep when focusing. Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II: The D5100's 3D Color Matrix Metering II evaluates each scene for brightness, color, contrast, size and position of shadows and highlights, selected focus area and camera-to-subject distance, comparing that information against an onboard database of more than 30,000 actual photographic scenes. The result delivers instantly and precisely determined exposures for each scene, even in challenging lighting conditions. Metering: You can choose from the following Metering Modes to determine how the camera sets exposure: Matrix: Produces natural results in most situations. Camera uses 420-pixel RGB sensor to meter a wide area of the frame and set exposure according to tone distribution, color, composition, and with type G or D lenses, range information. (See 3D Color Matrix Metering II above). With other CPU lenses, the camera uses color matrix metering II, which does not include 3D range information. Center-weighted: The camera meters the entire frame but assigns greatest weight to center area. Spot: The camera meters exposure in active focus point only. This ensures that the subject will be correctly exposed, even when background is much brighter or darker. Shooting Modes: The Mode Dial on the top of the camera offers a choice of shooting modes: Auto Modes: Auto: The camera handles exposure, shutter-speed, ISO sensitivity and White balance so you can just point and shoot. Auto Flash Off: Captures scenes using only available lighting. Ideal for museums, weddings or any situation where a flash is prohibited or inappropriate. Scene Auto Selector: When in Live View in Auto or Auto Flash Off modes, the camera will automatically analyze the subject and select the appropriate shooting mode when autofocus is enabled. Modes that can be selected include: portrait, landscape, close up, and night portrait (see descriptions below). P, S, A, and M Modes: Programmed Auto: Choose from one of the automatically selected shutter speed/aperture combinations and allows control over exposure compensation, metering and other features. Shutter-Priority Auto: You determine the shutter speed to freeze or blur motion, while the camera decides the ideal aperture. Aperture-Priority Auto: Simply select the aperture to control the depth-of-field and the camera determines the ideal shutter speed. Manual: Choose both the shutter speed and the aperture on your own. You can refer to the electronic analog exposure display of the camera for help with appropriate exposures. Scene Modes: Portrait: Keeps your main subject in sharp focus with a soft background for more pleasing portraits. Landscape: Ideal for beautiful scenery with great perspectives and optimized greens and blues. Child: Delivers fresh, natural skin tones for stunning shots of children. Clothing also vividly rendered. Sports: Freezes fast-moving subjects easily. Close Up: Find beauty in small details by focusing sharply on a small area with a softly blurred background. Ideal for flowers and coins or other small treasures. Other Scenes: After selecting Other Scenes, you can use the command dial to find these scene settings: Night Portrait: Capture your main subject in low light while retaining a natural looking background exposure. Night Landscape: For shooting night nightscapes with street lighting and neon signs (tripod recommended) Party/Indoor: For parties and other indoor scenes. Beach/Snow: Capture the brightness of sunlit expanses of water, snow, or sand Sunset: For preserving the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises (tripod recommended when lighting is poor) Dusk/Dawn: For preserving the colors in weak natural light before dawn or after sunset. Pet Portrait: For portraits of active pets. Candlelight: For taking photos lit by candlelight (tripod recommended) Blossom: For fields of flowers, orchards in bloom, or other landscapes featuring expanses of blossoms. Autumn Colors: For capturing the brilliant reds and yellows of autumn leaves. Food: For vivid photos of food. Effects: You can choose from the following special effects for still images and movies: Night Vision: records monochrome images in darkness Color Sketch: camera detects and colors outlines for a color sketch effect. Miniature Effect: distant subjects appear as miniatures Selective Color: records in black and white except those items in a chosen color. Silhouette: silhouettes subjects against bright backgrounds High Key: use with bright scenes to create bright images Low Key: use with dark scenes to create dark, somber images with highlights AE/AF Lock: If your subject is off-centered in the frame, it can become difficult to achieve proper exposure and focus. By engaging the AE/AF Lock feature, you can focus and meter on your subject, lock the exposure and focus by pressing the shutter release button halfway, then recompose your shot before taking the picture. You can choose from the following AE/AF Lock settings. AE/AF Lock: both focus and exposure lock while the AE/AF lock button is pressed AE Lock: exposure locks while the AE/AF lock button is pressed while the focus is unaffected AF Lock: focus locks while the AE/AF lock button is pressed while the exposure is unaffected align AE Lock Hold: exposure locks when the AE/AF lock button is pressed and remains locked until the button is pressed again AF-On: the AE/AF button initiates autofocus while the shutter-release button cannot be used to focus Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -5.0 to +5.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Noise Reduction: This option controls whether photographs taken at high sensitivities (over ISO 400) or shutter speeds slower than 8 seconds are processed to reduce noise before being recorded to the memory card. If turned off, noise reduction will only be performed at ISO sensitivities over ISO 800, and does not apply to noise caused by slow shutter speeds. White Balance: White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. When the camera is set to one of the exposure modes, you can choose one of the following white balance options: Auto: The white balance is automatically adjusted to suit the lighting conditions. Incandescent: This is used under incandescent lighting situations. Fluorescent: This is used for most fluorescent lighting conditions. Direct Sunlight: This is for use with subjects that are under direct sunlight. Flash: This is for use with built-in Speedlight or optional Nikon Speedlights are used. Cloudy: This is used when taking pictures under overcast skies. Shade: This is used under sunny skies when subject is in shade. Preset: A white object is used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions. Note: In addition to the the basic White Balance options, the camera features advanced White Balance (color temperature) settings for specific types of lighting. You can choose from Sodium-vapor lamps, Incandescent/Warm-white fluorescent, White fluorescent, Cool-white fluorescent, Day white fluorescent, Daylight fluorescent, and Mercury-vapor lamps. ISO Sensitivity: ISO Sensitivity is the digital equivalent of film speed. When lighting is poor, the camera will automatically increase sensitivity, permitting faster exposures, and minimizing blur caused by inadvertent camera movement, up to a maximum equivalent of ISO 6400. Using the ISO button and main command dial, you can manually select from ISO settings 100 to 6400, with incremental steps of 1EV. You can also choose HI 0.3, HI 0.7, HI 1 (ISO 12800 equivalent) or HI 2 (ISO 25600 equivalent) for even higher sensitivity. Active D-Lighting: Nikon's Active D-Lighting can correct exposure issues due to difficult lighting conditions instantly and automatically while you shoot. Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Speedlight With i-TTL Automatic Flash Control: Nikon's innovative i-TTL flash control evaluates flash exposure with incredible precision to achieve better automatic flash balance and deliver outstanding results. The built-in Speedlight is always ready to bring beautiful exposures to darkened conditions, as well as add sparkle for fill flash in outdoor situations for enhanced twilight shots or an added impact to daylight images. In low-light or back-light situations, added illumination from the built-in Speedlight can make the difference between an average snapshot and a great picture. You can choose one of the following flash modes: TTL: output of built-in Speedlight is adjusted automatically in response to shooting conditions Manual: allows you to adjust the power of the Speedlight to one of the following settings: 1/32 power, 1/16 power, 1/8 power, 1/4 power, 1/2 power, or Full power Flash Sync Modes: The camera offers the following flash sync modes depending upon the shooting mode selected: Off: flash does not fire even when lighting is poor or subject is backlit Auto: When lighting is poor or the subject is back lit, flash pops up automatically when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Red-eye Reduction: reduces the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash Slow Sync: flash is combined with shutter speeds as slow as 30 seconds to capture both subject and background at night or under dim light Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction: combines red-eye reduction with slow sync Rear-curtain Sync: The flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating effect of stream of light following moving subjects Fill Flash: flash will fire whenever a picture is taken Flash Compensation: In P, S, A, and M modes, the flash compensation can be used to increase or reduce flash output from the level chosen by the camera's flash control system. The flash exposure compensation can be set to values between -3 EV (darker) and +1 EV (brighter) in increments of 1/3 EV. Accessory Shoe: The camera's integrate accessory shoe located above the viewfinder allows you to connect optional SB-series Speedlights. The shoe is equipped with a safety lock for flash units with a locking pin, such as the SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, and SB-400. The camera supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) and can be used with CLS-compatible flash units. Histogram: The D5100 features the ability to view a histogram on the LCD monitor screen. A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Separate histograms of the red, green, and blue channels are also available for viewing. Picture Controls: When the camera is set to one of the P, S, A, or M modes, you can choose from the following Picture Control options: Standard: Standard processing for balanced results--recommended for most situations. Neutral: Minimal processing for natural results. Choose for photos that will later be extensively processed or retouched. Vivid: Pictures are enhanced for a vivid photoprint effect. Choose for photographs that emphasize primary colors. Monochrome: takes photos in black and white Portrait: lowers contrast while lending natural texture and rounded feel Landscape: produces vibrant landscapes and cityscapes Custom Settings: The D5100 features a custom settings menu that allows you to customize the camera settings to suit your individual preferences. There are six main setting areas: Autofocus: AF-C Priority selection Built-in AF-assist illuminator Rangefinder Exposure: EV steps for exposure control Timers/AE Lock: Shutter-release button AE-L Auto off timers Self timer Remote on duration Shooting/Display: Beep ISO display File number sequence Exposure delay mode Print date Bracketing/Flash: Flash control for built-in flash Auto bracketing set Controls: Assign function button Assign AE-L/AF-L button Reverse dial rotation Slot empty release lock Reverse indicators Optional GPS: The GP-1 GPS unit (sold separately) can be connected to the camera's accessory terminal to allow information on the camera's current position to be recorded when photographs are taken. Multi-Language Menu: You can choose from one of 22 languages for display of the camera menus and messages including English, French and Spanish. Compatible Lenses: The D5100 is equipped with the standard Nikon F bayonet mount. It is compatible with the following types of optional lenses: AF-S or AF-I: all functions supported Type G or D AF NIKKOR (w/o built-in autofocus motor): All functions except autofocus supported. IX NIKKOR lenses not supported. Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Lenses for F3AF not supported. Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes. AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in Manual mode, but exposure meter does not function. Warranty Information: The warranty on the camera body is 1 Year Parts & Labor. The warranty on the included lens is 5 Years Parts & Labor. Lens Features 18-55mm Lens: This package includes an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens. The lens includes a 52mm snap-on front lens cap (LC-52) and a slip-on rear lens cap. 3X Optical Zoom: The compact 3x zoom lens has a broad 18-55mm focal range for use in a variety of situations. When mounted to the camera the lens' picture angle is equivalent to approximately 1.5x the focal length of 35mm format (27-82.5mm). Close focusing distance to 0.9 feet (10.8") throughout the entire zoom range is possible. Separate zoom and focusing rings ensure responsive operation. Silent Wave Motor (SWM): Nikon's exclusive Silent Wave Motor (SWM) ensures fast, quiet auto focus operation. Auto Focus-Silent Wave (AF-S) is a type of focusing motor used in a number of AF-Nikkor lenses; the AF-S motor is very fast and quiet. AF-S lenses also have an A-M mode selector which allows the user to switch from automatic to manual focus with almost no lag time. Vibration Reduction (VR): Vibration Reduction (VR) minimizes image blur caused by camera shake, enabling sharper pictures, hand-held, at shutter speeds up to three stops slower than would otherwise be possible. Focus Mode Switch: Focus mode switch enables quick switching between A (Autofocus) and M (Manual Focus). Super Integrated Coating (SIC): High-performance Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) offers superior color reproduction, while substantially reducing ghosting and flare. Lens Element: A Hybrid aspherical lens element minimizes various types of lens aberration. Diaphragm: A rounded seven-blade diaphragm opening makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural. Specifications: Type of Lens: G-type AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR lens with built-in CPU Type of Mount: Nikon F-bayonet type Filter Diameter: 52mm Focal Length Range: 18mm to 55mm Maximum Aperture: f/3.5 (wide) - f/5.6 (telephoto) Minimum Aperture: f/22 (wide) - f/32 (telephoto) Minimum Focus Distance: 0.9 feet (10.8") Lens Construction: 11 elements in 8 groups (1 aspherical lens element) Picture Angle: 76° to 28° 50' Focal Length Scale: 18, 24, 35, 45, 55mm Playback, Editing And Printing Functions Auto Image Rotation: Photographs taken while this feature is set to "On" allow the image to be played back automatically in the orientation it was taken, including Landscape, Portrait (rotated clockwise) or Portrait (rotated counter-clockwise). Rotate Tall: Portrait photos are displayed in tall orientation during playback. This feature can be turned off in the menu, if desired. Image Review: When this setting is enabled, the camera displays the image on the LCD monitor after the picture is taken. You can choose how long photographs are displayed in the monitor after shooting. If Image Review is turned off, pictures can only be displayed by pressing the playback button. Single-Image Playback: During single-image playback, you can view all the pictures stored on the memory card one at a time. Thumbnail Playback: This feature allows you to view 4, 9, or 72 images at once on the LCD monitor so that you can search for an image quickly. You can also choose a calendar playback, sorted by date. Slide Show: This features plays photographs back in an automatic slide show manner. You can set the frame interval (2, 3, 5, or 10 seconds) and the transition type (zoom/fade, cube, or none). Playback Zoom: During single-image and thumbnail playback, you can zoom in on the selected image. You can zoom in up to 31x for large images, up to 23x for medium images, and up to 15x for small images. Once the image is enlarged, you can pan around the image on the LCD monitor using the multi selector. In-Camera Image Editing with Retouching Menu: These options can be used to create, trimmed, resized, or retouch existing copies of the photographs in the memory card. You can choose from the following options: D-Lighting: D-Lighting can be used to brighten dark or backlit subjects. Red-eye Correction: Correct "red-eye" caused by flash. Image Trimming: Create cropped copies of existing photos. You can change the aspect ratio from 3:2 to 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, or 16:9. Each copy is saved as a separate file. Monochrome: Copy pictures in the Black and White, Sepia and Cyanotype colors. Filter Effects: Create copies with color filter effects. You can choose from one of the following: Skylight: Creates the effect of a skylight filter, giving the copy a "cold" blue cast. Warm Filter: Creates a copy with warm tone filter effects, giving the copy "warm" red cast. Red Intensifier: Intensifies reds Green Intensifier: Intensifies greens Blue Intensifier: Intensifies blues Cross Screen: Just as with a cross screen filter, this feature produces a star pattern with lines radiating outward from bright objects. Soft: Add a soft filter effect; choose from high, normal, or low effect. Color Balance: You can create a copy with modified color balance using the multi-selector to increase the amount of amber, magenta, green, or blue. Resize: You can create a small copy of a recorded image. The copy will be stored as a JPEG file. You can choose from the following sizes: 1920 x 1280, 1280 x 856, 960 x 640, 640 x 424, and 320 x 216. Image Overlay: Combine two RAW photographs. NEF (RAW) Processing: Create JPEG-format copies of NEF (RAW) photographs recorded at an image quality setting of RAW or RAW+B. Quick Retouch: Create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. Straighten: You can create a straightened copy of an image. You can rotate the image clockwise or counterclockwise up to five degrees in increments of 0.25 degrees. Distortion Control: Create copies with reduced peripheral distortion (barrel distortion or pin-cushion distortion). Fisheye: You can create a copy that appears to have been taken with a fisheye lens. You can increase or reduce the effect using the multi-selector. Color Outline: You can create an outline copy of a photograph to use as a base for painting. Color Sketch: Create a copy of a photograph that resembles a sketch made with colored pencils. Perspective Control: Copies can be created that reduce the effects of perspective taken from the base of a tall object. Miniature Effect: You can create a copy that appears to be a photo of a diorama. Works best with photos taken from a high vantage point. Edit Movie: You can trim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills. Side-by-Side Comparison: Compare a retouched copy to the source image by displaying them side-by-side. Protecting Images: The protect feature allows you to protect important images from accidental erasure. PictBridge Printing Capability: You can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is a new standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand. The supplied USB cable is required for connecting the camera to the printer. DPOF: The DPOF feature enables you to create a digital "print order" for PictBridge-compatible printers and other devices that support DPOF. Exif Print (Exif 2.3): The D5100 conforms to "Exif Print", a worldwide standard. Vital camera settings (such as: exposure mode, white balance, exposure time) and scene data are recorded to the image file when it is captured. Printers compatible with "Exif Print" are able to use this information to produce high quality photographs, exactly the way they were intended at the time of capture. This intelligent communication process also allows the printer to correct for poor lighting or mistakes, resulting in photos that can be even better than the originals. Connections USB/AV Connection: The Nikon D5100 utilizes a single connector for interfacing the camera with your computer via USB or with your standard definition TV. This micro-USB jack is USB 2.0 High-Speed compatible. A UC-E6 USB cable is supplied for connecting the camera to your computer. Also, the EG-CP14 audio/video cable is supplied for connecting the D5100 to your TV. You can select between NTSC or PAL video playback. HDMI: For playing back High Definition movies and high resolution still images on an HDTV, you can connect the camera via an optional HDMI cable. A Type C mini-HDMI cable is required (such as 119HDMICAM). The HDMI output resolution can be set to Auto, 480p, 576p, 720p, or 1080i. Microphone Input: A 3.5mm stereo mini-jack microphone input lets you connect an optional external microphone. GPS: A proprietary connection is provided for connecting the optional GP-1 GPS receiver. The GP-1 can supply time and location information (latitude, longitude, altitude) to the camera, which can be recorded into the image file. Battery Information Li-ion Battery Pack: The D5100 comes with a long lasting rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (EN-EL14), with the capacity of approximately 660 shots per charge (when measured using the 18-55mm VR lens). Quick Charger: The camera also comes with a Battery Charger (MH-24) to the charge the supplied Li-ion battery pack. The MH-24 will charge the EN-EL14 battery pack in approximately 90 minutes. Backup Battery: The camera's internal backup battery can provide up to a month of backup power after about three days of charging from the EN-EL14 battery pack. The backup battery powers the camera's internal clock, and maintains settings when the power is turned off. Auto Off Timers: This feature allows you to choose how long the monitor and exposure meters remain on when no operations are performed to prevent battery drain. You can choose from the following four selections: Selection Playback/Menus Image Review Live View Auto Meter Off Short 12 sec 4 sec 3 min 4 sec Normal 20 sec 4 sec 3 min 8 sec Long 1 min 20 sec 10 min 1 min Custom Make separate adjustments to each of the three timers. Optional AC Adapter: The optional EH-5A AC adapter and optional EP-5A power connector are recommended for extended playback. Supplied Software ViewNX 2 CD-ROM: The supplied ViewNX 2 CD-ROM contains Nikon Transfer 2, View NX and related software. Nikon Transfer is used to copy (transfer) pictures from the camera to the computer and to perform such other transfer-related functions as making backups and embedding information in pictures as they are transferred. View NX 2 is used to view pictures after transfer; among the other tasks it can perform are grouping pictures, restoring and making simple adjustments to NEF (RAW) images and converting the file format. 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Comic 5
Link: Comic 5
Title: Steve has a date - part 1
Date: September 15, 2004
Summary: Beaver has a date with a dead fish.
Onomatopoeias used: "DINGA-DONG!"
Number of panels: 5
Panel 1
Steve: "Hey Beaver, how do I look?"
Beaver: "Looking pretty sharp there Steve. What's the occasion?"
Panel 2
Steve: "I've got a date!"
Beaver: "Way to go Steve! Who's the lucky lady?"
Panel 3
Doorbell rings with a DINGA-DONG!
Steve: "That'll be her now"
Panel 4
Steve walks in with a dressed-up dead fish. Steve: "Beaver, I'd like you to meet my date, Miranda. Miranda, this is Beaver."
Panel 5
Beaver: "Steve, she's a dead fish"
Beaver: "And from the smell if it, her passing wasn't recent"
Steve: "Don't listen to him Miranda, he's just jealous of our love"
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The nuber of lines on Beaver's tail changes in the panels.
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Mumbai Rush Visit Colorado
12 Players and one coach from Mumbai Rush in India, are in Colorado for the next few weeks learning American customs and the 'Rush Way to Play' from the place where Rush began! The players are staying with members of the Colorado Rush family during their stay.
Training sessions, sightseeing and more will highlight the trip for the team from Mumbai.
When asked the purpose of the trip, Rush Soccer President Tim Schulz commented, "We are building bridges between our two clubs. The players hosting and visiting will not only gain new international friendships but also learn each-others customs and culture."
A very new club in the grand scheme of things, Mumbai Rush is growing quickly. "Over the last year, Mumbai Rush has been in the local news papers with a lot of promotions. One of them being the trip to Denver," said Mumbai Rush Technical Director Mitch Bickmore. "A lot of people here have been very skeptical of this trip. The word on the streets is they think its a scam because it sounds too good to be true. Now that we have made good on our promise, I except a lot of positive chit chat from the Mumbai community." Bickmore continued, "There is no doubt that this first trip will open the floodgates. Our numbers will increase in all our programs simply because now we have credibility with our members. I can't say enough about how important this trip is for Mumbai Rush's growth in the very near future!"
All at Colorado Rush and Rush Soccer are happy to have the Indian contingent in our backyard and look forward to getting to know everyone over the next few weeks!
Rushsoccer.com will have more on the Mumbai players in the coming weeks. Follow the clubs social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram) for more pictures.
Also a special thank you to the CO Rush membership who have opened up their homes to make this all possible!


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Chinese 张: the origin of this name goes back 4500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented bows and arrows, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for 'bow' and 'long', meaning 'to stretch open a bow'. Zhang has now become one of the most common names in China.
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Xiaoqing, Xiaojing, Xiaogang, Xiaosong, Xiaoxing, Xiaokang, Xiaocong, Xiaoding, Xiaoseng, Xiaoging
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Donizetti's La Fille du régiment at Covent Garden
11 March 2014, London, UK
Patrizia Ciofi as Marie(Photo: Catherine Ashmore)
Review by Francis Muzzu
Patrizia Ciofi has inherited the role of Marie at Covent Garden from Natalie Dessay and I must admit I prefer the relative newcomer (she sang it here in 2012). Her voice is up to the considerable vocal demands and her interpretation just as funny but less knowing. Her tone spreads slightly at the top but to be fair she has literally been a trooper and sung despite an infection. Her acting is exceptional – not many singers would dare to mime for two minutes whilst peeling potatoes and still get the house to laugh.
Juan Diego Flórez sings his umpteenth Tonio – not a complaint as he's on stunning top form. (Debutant Frédéric Antoun takes over – one to watch.) Pietro Spagnoli is a stylish Sulpice and Ewa Podleś is great fun as the Marquise, putting many a baritone to shame: is it too much to ask that the house casts her in something serious and doesn't treat her like a pantomime dame.
Talking of dames, you get Kiri Te Kanawa as the Duchesse, with the bonus of an aria from Puccini's Edgar revealing some sweetly floated top notes. Yves Abel conducts with verve and charm and Christian Räth revives Laurent Pelly's production with a fresh touch.
La Fille du regiment runs at Covent Garden until 18 March.
Controversial opera impresario Gerard Mortier dies of cancer
10 March 2014, Brussels, Belgium
Gerard Mortier in 2013(Photo: Javier del Real / Teatro Real)
Gerard Mortier, one of the great opera managers and impresarios of recent times, died of cancer last Saturday at his home in Brussels, aged 70.
Mortier was a charismatic and controversial figure throughout his career, described by his colleagues variously as a visionary, an iconoclast, a dictator and a shameless self-publicist. He held several prominent posts in the opera world, starting in 1981 when he was appointed general manager of La Monnaie Theatre in Brussels, transforming a parochial opera company into an international phenomenon. He went on to run the Salzburg Festival, challenging the festival's traditions and upsetting the ultra-conservative audience by introducing a new generation of radical directors. At the end of his tenure at Salzburg, he founded the Ruhr Triennale, a festival of culture celebrating young performers and innovative work. From 2004 to 2009, he held the post of general director of the Paris Opera, again inspiring a mixture of devotion and loathing among the demanding Parisian opera-going public, whose conservatism he refused to accommodate.
While still in Paris, he accepted an invitation to go to the US to turn around the fortunes of the ailing New York City Opera, and immediately set about programming a daring (some would say foolhardy) season consisting entirely of 20th-century opera. However, after clashes with the company's board over budgets, he resigned from NYCO before he had even officially started his tenure there, saying: 'I cannot go to run a company that has less money than the smallest company in France – you don't need me for that.'
Having flirted unsuccessfully with the idea of running the Bayreuth Festival, Mortier's final years were spent as general director of the Teatro Real in Madrid, where he once again set about transforming a respected but parochial company into an international player, presenting a raft of contemporary work and new commissions including, last month, the world premiere of Charles Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain.
Flemish by birth, the son of a baker and raised by Jesuits, Gerard Mortier studied law before embarking on a career in opera. Confrontational throughout his career, he felt he had a mission to engage an opera-going public with the intellectual rather than sentimental aspects of the art form. He dismissed Puccini as 'superficial' and tended to champion challenging modern work such as Berg's Wozzeck and Messiaen's François d'Assise over popular, lyrical operas from the 19th century. 'Opera audiences are, almost by definition, conservative,' Mortier told Opera Now in our last interview with him. 'They feel that opera should be no more than a form of amusement or a purely aesthetic pleasure. I fight against that. OK, great singing is part of the enjoyment of opera, but all great opera has a political and social dimension which needs to be engaged with.'
Wherever Mortier went, controversy was never far behind. He caused consternation at his first press conference in Madrid, when he suggested that Spanish singers had no grasp of style and couldn't tell the difference between Puccini and Verdi. Provocative to the last, he always thoughtful and even his most unpalatable views were delivered with a twinkle in the eye: 'It's true that everywhere I go, I have enemies,' he said, 'but I don't seek out controversy. I have a very clear idea of what I want. I think that comes from my Jesuit upbringing. You're taught to question everything and never accept anything at face value.'
Mortier announced shortly before his death that his successor should not be Spanish, in order to prevent the Teatro Real from sliding back into provincialism. In fact, Madrid house appointed Joan Matabosch, artistic director of the Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, to take over from Mortier last September.
In spite of a difficult tenure in Madrid, Mortier was commemorated at the Teatro Real yesterday with the dedication of yesterday's performance of Gluck's Alceste to his memory. A minute's silence was observed and the flag in the theatre square was flown at half-mast. The opera house announced that at a future date, it would be organising a tribute to celebrate Mortier's investment in young talent and new work.
- Gerard Mortier, opera director and impresario, born 25 November 1943; died 8 March 2014
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa takes her final bow at the opera
7 March 2014, London, UK
Dame Kiri te Kanawa as Desdemona in 'Otello' at the Metropolitan Opera, 1974(Photo: Louis Mélançon / Metropolitan Opera Archives)
She's had one of the most spectacular and successful operatic careers of our time, but as she turned 70 this week, Kiri Te Kanawa announced that she would be giving her silken vocal chords a rest – for good.
Last night, the redoubtable Dame celebrated her birthday in the place she has referred to as her 'second home' – the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She made her debut there in 1971 as a recent graduate of the National opera Studio, and now it looks as if she won't be back. Her current performances as the comical aristocrat, the Duchesse von Crackentorp, in Donizetti's delightfully screwball La Fille du régiment have been billed as her final appearances at the opera.
In truth, Te Kanawa retired from the operatic stage some time ago (Donizetti's ludicrous Duchesse is officially a non-singing cameo role that doesn't really give a lot of scope for vocal gymnastics). Her last major operatic incarnation was as Samuel Barber's Vanessa, which she sang in Monaco in 2004. Since then, her appearances have been mostly on the concert platform and in fundraising events for the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation for young singers: to celebrate her 70th birthday, she has awarded £70,000 in grants to young artists this year. 'Behind every great career is a great teacher,' she says, 'but a decent singing lesson costs between £50 and £100 these days – that's a lot for a student to find.'
Not that this will be the last we hear from Dame Kiri. She remains an active teacher herself, and a shrewd mentor to young singers. She is also patron of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, a position which allows her to be a powerful advocate for the opera profession, while roundly condemning those whom she feels are failing a new generation of talent – uncaring agents and ignorant conductors in particular have been at the sharp end of her criticism: 'I don't think there's a real understanding of what a singing voice is, how it works these days,' she told Opera Now. 'Recently, I was talking to a doctor who told me that the workload on singers is just horrendous – they're expected to take on large roles all too close together. So we're seeing serious vocal problems among opera singers throughout the world. Even professionals who should know better don't recognise that singing without microphones is the essence of opera and makes huge demands on voices.'
In spite of her prodigious success and huge popular appeal beyond the operatic stage (which has included a guest appearance in the latest series of Downton Abbey and a recording of Maori folksongs which has been an unexpected hit), Dame Kiri still has some regrets: 'I wish I'd learnt more roles and been better at languages. I never really got to grips with Russian opera, which is a sadness, and I should have been able to speak at least three languages fluently by now.'
As far as performing is concerned, Dame Kiri is keeping an open mind about the future: 'I might try some acting if the right roles came my way. I really don't intend to do another opera, but it's silly to say "never" about anything.' She might well find herself quoting the words of her fellow Antipodean Diva, Dame Edna Everidge, who at the end of 'her' Farewell tour of the UK last month, announced at the curtain call: 'You've been a lovely audience, and I look forward to seeing you all again at my next Farewell Tour…'
Metropolitan Opera reports falling attendance
30 January 2014, New York, US
Peter Gelb(Photo: Dario Acosta)
New York's Metropolitan Opera has announced that ticket sales figures for its live performances fell to just 79 per cent last year, achieving only 69 per cent of its potential total box office revenue – significantly less than at any other time over the past decade.
Although income from fundraising and cinema screenings increased during the same period, the company has been left with a budget deficit of US$2.8 million for 2012-13.
High ticket prices are thought to be one reason for the shrinking sales: in February last year the Met acknowledged that attendance fell after prices were raised by around 10 percent. Responding to this trend, the average price of a ticket for the current season has been lowered to $156 from $174.
Commenting on the figures, the Met's general director Peter Gelb said they reflect 'the challenges that opera companies face in wooing an audience'.
Gelb told the New York Times: 'We have been, I think, successful in getting younger, newer audiences to come to the Met. But there's no question that our older audience is ageing, and not attending as frequently as they once did. This is a reality we have to live with, and we're trying to meet that challenge by keeping our artistic standards as high as possible, introducing new productions and having the greatest singers in the world on our stage.'
Wagner's Rienzi opens Riga 2014 European Capital of Culture
30 January 2014, Riga, Latvia
Opus in images: Wagner's 'Rienzi' at Latvian National Opera(Photo: Kaspars Garda)
Review by Karyl Charna Lynn
Wagner composed the overture and first two acts of Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes in Riga, before fleeing to Paris. That connection was the reason the opera, in an abbreviated version, was chosen to open Riga 2014, European Capital of Culture.
Rienzi, based on the real-life Italian Cola di Rienzi, deals with power, revenge, class struggle, and star-crossed lovers – universal and timeless themes. It follows Rienzi's rise to power as a populist leader against the nobility's tyranny until he became a tyrant himself, and falls from power as the people and Church turned against him.
This production of Rienzi, condensed to two hours and two acts (from six hours and five acts), was renamed Rienzi, Rise and Fall. The Rape of Lucretia ballet was replaced by a classic snippet from Bayadère, performed to Voldemārs Jansons' electronic music, and the opera opened with a boys chorus singing (Wagner's song) Der Tannenbaum to set up the evening's 'surprise ending', when the boys chorus (so corrupted) took up arms and aimed at the audience.
Director Kirsten Dehlholm conceived the opera as an opus in images with a message, suffused with symbolism and dominated by a white horse that traditionally represents Fate in Latvia; a projection of Vienna's Spanish Riding School was the production's only 'scenery'. The characters' costume and make-up took on a larger role, embodying their psychological states and positions: Rienzi wore 'Tannenbaum' green, face blackened with soot of sin; Irene (Rienzi's sister) wore 'water' blue, still haunted by her brother's drowning death; Adriano (Colonna's son) wore rose, signifying sentimentality in sacrificing his life trying to save his love Irene; and the Roman noblemen (Paolo Orsini and Stefano Colonna) dressed in yellow, recalling their cunning to keep power. Characters often moved in a stylised manner, and the ever-present chorus walked back and forth in place to add motion to this action-deprived work.
Modelled after French Grand Opera, Rienzi exuded a tone more French than German, recalling Les Huguenots and La Juive, but also numerous sounds from Wagner's next opera, Der fliegende Holländer. The flowery, occasionally bombastic music, lushly played by the Latvian National Opera Orchestra, was efficiently led by maestro Modestas Pitrenas. The cast, especially Torsten Kerl (Rienzi), Elisabet Strid (Irene), Ursula Hesse (Adriano) executed their roles with aplomb.
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Series: ECF Conference Plenary Lectures (2 entries)
This series features the plenary lectures from the Evolution and Christian Faith conference in Grand Rapids, MI, held from June 20 to July 2, 2015.
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This series features the plenary lectures from the Evolution and Christian Faith conference in Grand Rapids, MI, held from June 20 to July 2, 2015.
The history of interpretation of Adam from Genesis to the 1st Century reveals a bold and astonishing diversity in which the authors made of Adam what they needed of Adam.
When we make distinctions between natural and supernatural activity in Scripture, not only do we push our modern categories into the Bible, but we also limit God's action.
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
By getting rid of the miracle stories in the Bible, Bultmann and his followers hoped to make the Christian story more palatable to modern man. Although I recognize the emotional weight of this sentiment, I am not convinced that it is an intellectually coherent approach, mainly for reasons of self-consistency.
Collection of the best articles of the past several weeks on science (and faith) from around the web.
Some of the Christian objections to evolutionary creation come from a misunderstanding of what the Bible means when it says "God created".
Wright reminds us that robust Christian faith takes evidence on board, but fuses reason with faith, hope and love.
When we sit down to read sacred Scripture, we need to develop a rapport with the Bible's various authors and their worldviews. Otherwise, we will unintentionally demand they communicate in the same manner we do.
We now take for granted an understanding of the Christian story that was largely worked out by Paul and later theologians. Even though the Gospels were composed after Paul's letters, they were concerned to tell the story itself in all its strangeness as it had been preserved by the first generation of Christians. And what we find in the stories themselves is the shock and wonder and surprise that the resurrection caused.
So what then does Resurrection mean? For Benedict it represents a new dimension of reality breaking through into human experience. It is not a violation of the old; it is the manifestation of something new.
To understand more clearly where Polkinghorne lies on the larger landscape of science and religion, let's consider his approach to the Resurrection. Many contemporary thinkers, including some theologians and clergy, believe that "science" has somehow made it impossible to believe in the Resurrection, the deity of Jesus, and even belief in the transcendent God of the Bible.
The God who created the cosmos is the God who came to us as a child in Bethlehem.
In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
"I flatter myself," Hume triumphantly proclaimed, "that I have discovered an argument . . . which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an everlasting check to all kinds of superstitious delusion, and consequently, will be useful as long as the world endures."
In this talk, Professor Plantinga addresses the fact that many contemporary thinkers—including many theologians—believe that God cannot perform miracles, providentially guide history, or interact in the lives of people, as these activities would be contrary to science. Plantinga, on the other hand, makes the case that this popular view is mistaken; excluding divine action in the world is not a central feature of natural science itself, but a philosophical or theological preference that has been added on to science (and can just as readily be removed). Plantinga concludes that it is completely logical to accept the miracles of the Bible and support contemporary science.
Charles Darwin's personal struggles and ultimate rejection of Christianity are well documented, and people are eager to link his loss of faith to his evolutionary theory. David Lack, on the other hand, began his scientific career as an agnostic, but shortly after publishing his famous book on the evolution of "Darwin's finches", he converted to Christianity.
Does God need to supernaturally "intervene" in order to bring about the diversity of life that we observe today? Is that kind of action different from God's ordinary action? We begin our three-part series with Robert John Russell's description of how views of divine action have changed throughout history, excerpted from his book Cosmology: From Alpha to Omega. Part 2 addresses why "intervention" in the natural world is a problem philosophically, theologically, and scientifically; and Part 3 explains Russell's own theory of divine action in the natural world.
We think that God created all living organisms, including humans, through the evolutionary process. But acceptance of creation through evolution does not mean that we reject the notion of a miracle-working God. On the contrary...
In today's video, Brian McLaren discusses the value of considering Scripture in light of the cultures that surrounded them. The Biblical writers were aware of the myths of the power nations that surrounded them, but flipped their stories on their heads to reveal truth about God.


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