what's diff between Nikon Coolpix 5000 and 5400?

DPReview compares them very well:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp5400/" target="_blank">http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp5400/</a>

"dan glenn" <dan_danboy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > Can someone who knows off the top of their head tell me the difference
 > between Nikon Coolpix 5000 and the later 5400? I've been lusting after the
 > 5400 (can get new with 512MB FC for ~$350), but I might be able to get a
 > used 5000 for quite a bit less. What improvements did Nikon make between
 > the 5000 model and the 5400? And neat features the 5400 has that the 5000
 > does not?
 >
 > thanks for any help,
 > dg
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 >> Stay informed about: what's diff between Nikon Coolpix 5000 and 5400? 

The links are handy, that said, the differences are basically:

* The 5400 has 4x zoom instead of 3x, both start out at 28mm (equivalent)
* The 5400 has customizable menus, for instance I can have Flash options
(flash exposure compensation) on the 1st page rather than scrolling to the
end
* Both have great image quality, but the 5400 is less prone to blown
highlights (not to say the 5000 is a lemon, the 5400 is better though)
* 5400 has ISO range of 50-400 vs 100-800 for 5000
* The LCD of the 5400 is smaller (1.5 vs 1. but on the other hand it
doesn't have "soft buttons" intrude on the LCD space the way the 5000 does
* The 5000 put the flash sensor cell near the handgrip in an awful place,
the 5400 moved it to a more sensible place
* Revised controls--the 5000 resembles the 5700 a lot, the 5400 less so
* The 5400 loses the LCD "control panel"
* The 5400 has "scene" modes and a very quick way to go to "auto" mode
* The 5400 offers rear-curtain sync (I never use it)

That's it in a nutshell.

LRH
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Thanks to all, especially Larry. Very helpful!

-dg

"Larry R Harrison Jr" <noone RemoveThis @noone.net> wrote in message
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 > The links are handy, that said, the differences are basically:
 >
 > * The 5400 has 4x zoom instead of 3x, both start out at 28mm (equivalent)
 > * The 5400 has customizable menus, for instance I can have Flash options
 > (flash exposure compensation) on the 1st page rather than scrolling to the
 > end
 > * Both have great image quality, but the 5400 is less prone to blown
 > highlights (not to say the 5000 is a lemon, the 5400 is better though)
 > * 5400 has ISO range of 50-400 vs 100-800 for 5000
 > * The LCD of the 5400 is smaller (1.5 vs 1. but on the other hand it
 > doesn't have "soft buttons" intrude on the LCD space the way the 5000 does
 > * The 5000 put the flash sensor cell near the handgrip in an awful place,
 > the 5400 moved it to a more sensible place
 > * Revised controls--the 5000 resembles the 5700 a lot, the 5400 less so
 > * The 5400 loses the LCD "control panel"
 > * The 5400 has "scene" modes and a very quick way to go to "auto" mode
 > * The 5400 offers rear-curtain sync (I never use it)
 >
 > That's it in a nutshell.
 >
 > LRH
 >
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 >> Stay informed about: what's diff between Nikon Coolpix 5000 and 5400? 

No problem. And no offense meant, seriously, but I typically try to answer
questions with actual explanations and not just links alone. That said, the
link given is very helpful.

LRH
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