The nikon d5100 is a high performance light weight and easy to use dslr aimed at photographers wanting to develop the creative side of their still images and movies the nikon d5100 offers professional technologies at a level suitable for enthusiast photographers including the combination of a 162 megapixel cmos digital sensor and expeed 2 image processor which provides staggering image quality its focus system features 11 individual focusing points while a fast continuous shooting rate ca