Nikon's 2004 metal-bodied 5MP compact — 1/1.8" CCD, 38-114mm equiv ED 3x zoom, EN-EL5 battery, SD storage.
The Nikon Coolpix 5200 was a 5-megapixel premium compact announced in February 2004 together with the 4-megapixel Coolpix 4200. Housed in an all-metal aluminium body, it sat above Nikon's plastic entry models and offered an ED-glass lens and 30fps movie mode as its headline features.
It couples a 5.1-megapixel 1/1.8-inch CCD with a 3x ED Zoom-Nikkor of 7.8-23.4mm, equivalent to 38-114mm. Movies record at 640x480 at 30fps with smaller sizes available, macro focusing reaches about 4cm, and fifteen scene modes include scene-assist framing help. The rear LCD measures 1.5 inches, storage is on SD cards, and power comes from Nikon's rechargeable EN-EL5 lithium-ion battery, rated around 150 shots. The body measures 88x60x36.5mm and weighs 155g without battery and card.
With its metal shell, larger-than-average sensor for the class and sharp ED optics, the 5200 was pitched at buyers wanting quality in a shirt-pocket size, and it remains one of the nicer mid-2000s Nikon compacts to use. Control is still scene-mode automation rather than manual exposure, so it suits travel and everyday shooting more than deliberate enthusiast work.
The proprietary EN-EL5 is the key used-buying check: the same cell serves many later Coolpix P-series models, so third-party batteries and chargers remain easy to source, but confirm what is included. Inspect the metal body corners for dent damage that can misalign the lens barrel, test for lens errors and stuck shutter blades, and note early SD-era cameras like this may reject high-capacity cards.