Nikon D5000 vs Ricoh GXR

Nikon D5000 advantages over Ricoh GXR

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Less expensive
  $850 vs $1380 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  510 vs 320 shots
  Capture more photos
• Bulb shutter
  Bulb vs No bulb
  Hold the shutter open manually for long exposures
• Faster JPEG shooting
  4.0 fps vs 3.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  100 vs 15 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility