Testers are saying the resolution holds up very well. Voldemort says a little sharpening and it is close to a GH2's resolution. I've seen the before and after picture at Voldemort's hideout. The before is pretty fuzzy which could be good on a beauty shoot, but not for filmmakers. Is this before resolution similar to the resolution on a 5D MKIII and D800? This looks like something from a 720p on a GH2. And is it the absence of moire and aliasing which allows the D5200 to be more easily sharpened than a D800? I personally don't like sharpening in post as it isn't true resolution. If sharpening is so easily accepted, why not sharpen a hacked GH2's image and up rez and call it a 2.5K camera?

:) I started to get Jaws flashbacks. I live on an Island and in an industry surrounded by sharks.

From what I've seen/heard it appears that the D5200 has an optical low pass filter like the 5D MKIII which reduces the aliasing and moire but is a bit soft straight out of the camera (although it doesn't look that soft to me). Sharpening the 5D in post does increase the resolution, it's not false detail. And yes it's the absence of aliasing that makes this possible on the 5D and not possible on the GH2.

@Mimirsan of course the MK3 or d800 can be used by filmmakers. It's what's called "filmic" by some.

@tinyrobot

Absolutely no need to sharpen in post as far as I'm concerned...just change the menu sharpness setting from factory default (relatively low) to middle position on the scale. I've tweaked my D5200 for the video to show sharpness/resolution virtually the same a my GH2's. Do not put sharpness too low (soft) or too high (edges look terrible). Unlike the GH2 where sharpness sometimes needs to be dialed way down, the optimum setting (for me) on the D5200 is near mid-point.

@LPowell

"Sorry, but you're mistaken. On Nikon prosumer cameras, with Shutter Priority in Live View video mode, the camera cannot automatically adjust exposure by controlling the lens aperture. Once you enter Live View mode, the lens iris can no longer be adjusted due to the mechanical construction of the mirror box."

This is true for the D800 but incorrect for the D5200 (and I have both cameras in front of me). In live view during actual video shooting the D5200 can automatically adjust exposure (CPU lens) by controlling the lens aperture. The actual aperture value is also displayed as it changes according to the ambient light. An annoying message will even tell you if there is not enough light to make a correct exposure.

This is the very reason (i.e. Shutter Priority auto exposure during live view) that I bought the D5200 and am now using it for video while the D800's go back to landscape still photography...since they have NO auto-exposure capability (or even metering!) during live view.

LPowell does not like the d5200 ;-(

@Mimirsan Thanks for uploading that video. The "aperture adjustment while in liveview" issues is important to clarify.

As I understand, we now know that: - Using shutter prioriy in live view, the aperture succesfully auto adjusts it self (a great advantage over e.g. D600). Even while filming.

What still would need to be confirmed:

1. Will using aperture priority in live view, enable us to manually adjust the aperture? (see no reason why it shouldn't work).

2a) Is it possible to enable auto ISO in manual mode (so you can "lock" shutter and aperture), and let the camera smoothly auto adjust exposure with ISO ??

2b) Can you use assign exposure lock button, so that the auto-ISO method mentioned above can be "locked" while recording and in that way quickly enable full manual mode "on the fly"?

I just want to clarify all cases involving aperture, because this is really important in run and gun shooting. And I totally understand people confused by the aperture control, several reviews states the aperture problems. E.g. why does DigitalRevCom in real use state that manually changing aperture while in live view still won't work? It might be me misunderstanding the review aswell. Please see the folowing seconds here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yl0IAYPMJ_E#t=494s

Is there maybe confusion about how the D5200 behaves in live view photo mode, and live view video mode? (I don' know if there is even two such modes, only referring to my D600).

Thanks again!

@rigs @evero see edited post. Seems to be some exposure comp even though the exposure comp isnt saying so.

@evero for your questions 1.no 2a.no 2b.no

Aperture can only be changed out of live view with chipped lenses.

@LPowell I find that the d5200 is perfectly usable for videowork as much as a GH2 is. But then I use my eyes and lcd to do exposure and to be honest what ive seen on the d5200 lcd is a more accurate representation than what I see through the GH2 evf.

I never use anything but in manual anyway. And im using AF-S lenses. :-D

@Mimirsan Hi, and thanks! I used the Standard Picture style with almost no contrast and sharpness set to 3. But with some shots I added some extra sharpness in post. This lens is great for video and for the 60 euro I paid for It a no brainer for me!

@Mimirsan The version I have is a push-pull zoom and focusing with one big ring, and must say that it works great! Also the aperture ring can be used and the results can be seen realtime on the lcd screen. If you have good eyes then there should be no problem using these old lenses. This one has really good optics btw.

It seems the operative word is PATIENCE. As is often the case, we need to allow time for cameras like the D5200, GH3 etc. to be fully flushed out. A HECK of a lot more testing needs to be done to really learn everything about these cameras. I'm very pleased with some of the early reports about the D5200, but we definitely need to be reasonable in terms of taking hard stances so early in the game.

@GH2UW

...unfortunately THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS APPROACH which will render the D5200 useless for most cinematographers.

Yes, it's lame that with the D5200, Nikon has chosen to disguise its chronically dysfunctional aperture mechanism, rather than fix it to work properly like the D800.

However, this glitch doesn't ruin the camera, it just rules out using Shutter Priority for video shooting. The bottom line is that you must preset the aperture before engaging Live View, and then adjust exposure via shutter speed and/or ISO. This is straightforward in Manual exposure mode, and in Aperture Priority mode, you can use the AE-Lock button to insure that your exposure settings will not change during a video take.

@Mimirsan

"I doubt Nikon had underwater videography in mind when designing the D5200."

But unfortunately it's not just UW photography that's affected by this issue (see frame grabs in previous post...they are from the SAME sequence/file!). I haven't had time to test other conditions under which the Black Banding might occur...hopefully only if Shutter Priority is selected.