NIKON D5000 feature highlights
* new vari-angle monitor
* Nikon DX-format 12.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor
* specially designed EXPEED image processing system
* live view shooting
* movie clips with D-movie
* 19 scene modes
* scene recognition system with face detection system
* active D-lighting
* 11-point AF system with multi-cam 1000 auto focus module
* picture control system
* photo editing
* Nikon integrated dust reduction system
there are some the new features of nikon D5000, and the most interesting is the new vari-angle monitor which can turning and swings down approximately 90 and rotates 180 degrees. then photo editing, after shooting the D5000's newly expand photo editing functions allow for in-camera retouching, lessening the need for a computer to enhance or modify images.