+ Relatively light weight and good handling (for dei Amateur class camera)
+ Very good image quality, even at high ISO values (min. To 6400)
+ Turning and swiveling screen class for certain shooting situations
+ No blur in the images (such as., For example, often at Canon or in Comp. Camera sector at Panasonic) possible therefore good image processing
+ Tips price-performance ratio
- Found no negative points
- Attention: The first Nikon D5100 I ordered, had a defect. Probably the exposure or the like. The camera has the ISO value ratcheted already in daylight at 1600. Shots in the dark were out of hand hardly possible because the exposure time went into seconds. Untüpisch! Luckily I had previously the Nikon D3100 and knew what it can, so I was convinced that the D5100 could not be worse. Camera returned as defective, ordered new and behold, a great camera, as expected :-)
Would recommend it anytime!