Nikon D90 12 megapixel DX DSLR
A professional camera in an amateur cameras price tag and it's extremely easy to
use. No amount of words can describe it; you have to get out and experience it
to fully grasp it. The big colorful LCD screen on the Nikon D90 instantly tells
the story "Did I get the shot". There are a incredible set of individual buttons
right on the D90 to control functions like white balance, ISO, autofocus,
metering, shooting mode, image quality, etc.
The starting point for the D90 was the D300 they equally share the same 12.3MP sensor, the identical 920,000 pixel 3" LCD screen, the exact same Picture Control system and EXPEED image processor. The D90, in the vein of the other professional models that were there before it, creates images that a lot of people see as somewhat flat and soft who are acclimatize to to point and shoot pictures. The D90 images resemble the D300 images and the resulting JPEG images do not have the intensity and sharpness those shot using an entry-level D40 camera. Nikon purposely did this and placed the D90 to appeal to professionals , advanced amateurs and other photography enthusiasts and searching for a lighter weight second camera to go along with their existing D300 or D3. These photographers are more likely than not to run their images through post processing and no way do they want a camera doing it before they even get a look at the image.
When Nikon decided to modify the resulting default JPEG pictures to correspond
more with those shot from the higher end D3, D300, D700 cameras that create a
more neutral image thus resulting in the D90 images being less punchy than those
shot from the D50, D40, D40x, D60 and D80 cameras many photographers (particularly
amateurs) started whining about having to crank up the in-camera contrast and
saturation.
There three things about the D90 that jump out a way above all the others
Sharpness: O. M. G. this camera is sharp. being a pixel peeper and a sharpness nut and trust me
here. It's astonishing sharp.
Auto Exposure:
very good; although not blown away good. For those accustomed to Point and Shoots and lower entry level DSLRs
auto exposure may take some initial getting used to and many will want to retune
it to more resemble their entry level cameras. No big deal and not all that bad;
it's just not punchy or vivid enough to knock your socks off right out of the
box.
Low-light performance: Somewhat unfortunate, but the low-light implementation is not anything to text or email home about. It certainly is better than the previous Nikon D50, D60, D70, D80, and D200 cameras, but this D90 does not perform as good in low-light as the D3 or the D700 (And you can't pay a lot of attention to the camera makers marketing hype) so this might be a
deterrent to those that do care about poor-light performance (being more of a big deal in today's world). Frankly it is fine for certain professional efforts at ISO 400 to 800 although nowhere near the competence level of the D3 or the D700. The old "What you pay for is what you get thing popping up again", keep in mind it is better than the Nikon D50, D60, D70, D80 and D200 cameras.
A successor to the D80 The D90 is a 12.3-mp
DX-format
DSLR camera. The D90 is compatible with all traditional Nikkor
AF,
AF-I,
AF-D and
AF-S lenses in fact it's
great with every
AF lens made since 1986.
The D90 CMOS image sensor has the identical rolling shutter issue as other CMOS video image recorders when capturing video. When moving the camera, in
particular, horizontally, there's a or "rubber-banding or "jelly:" effect and the image significantly wobbles. The video feature are nice, which looks very cool at 720p, but it's no substitute for a real video camera. By using a tripod, and avoid quick zooms and pans, then video is excellent quality. However, without a tripod, you may become nauseous viewing a wobbly video. Also the sound is mono, not
stereo.
The flash synch of 1/200 is extremely slow. There is not a stitch of weather sealing: Although it's on the Nikon D3, D300 and even on
competitor's similarly priced cameras
The camera buffer fills up after around 8 continuous JPG (FINE) + RAW photos. This number varies dependent upon the shooting functions that you select. If you primarily shoot JPG, the buffer appears to allow a huge number of continuous shots
Introduced August 27, 2008
Sep 26, 2011
Features
Exceptional image quality - the D90 will change the notion of whats expected from an enthusiast D-SLR.
New D-Movie Mode Features 720p HD cinematic quality
Comprehensive feature set Compact, yet powerful
Continuous shooting as fast as 4.5 frames-per-second
Low noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 3200 High signal-to-noise components
3-inch super-density 920,000-dot color LCD monitor High resolution, 170-degree
wide-angle viewing
Built-in image sensor cleaning Effective 4-frequency, ultrasonic sensor cleaning
11-point AF system with Face Priority Consistently fast and accurate autofocus,
One-button Live View Easy Live View access activates 3 contrast detection focus
modes
Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System
Comprehensive exposure control
- Five Advanced Scene Modes plus Program Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual.
Auto Active D-Lighting Selectable and automatic,
Durable, high-precision shutter
Testing to over 100,000 cycles assures shutter life and accuracy.
In-camera image editing Creative freedom stems from exclusive in-camera image
editing
GPS geo-tagging
The optional GP-1 GPS unit provides automatic real-time geo-tagging.
Blending 12.3-mp image quality obtained from the groundbreaking
Nikon D300with award-winning attributes, the D90s out of this world, low-noise image performance is advanced further with Split-second shutter action, EXPEED
image processing. and nonstop shooting at speeds up to 4.5 fps give up the power to shoot fast action and exacting bits of time flawlessly, while Nikons elite Scene Recognition Function contributes to finer white balance recognition, quicker 11-area autofocus implementation, and much more. The D90 really delivers the goods that passionate
photographers require, making use of all-embracing exposure modes and the astuteness of 3D Color Matrix Metering II. Magnificant results spring to life on this 920,000-dot 3-inch color
LCD screen, supplying accurate image playback,
Live View
creation and brilliant playback using the D90s movie quality 24-frames per second HD D-video mode.
Camera Includes
EN-EL3e battery
MH-18a charger
DK-5 eyepiece cap
DK-21 Rubber Eyecup
UC-E4 USB cable
EG-D2 AV cable
AN-DC1 Strap
BM-10 LCD Monitor Cover
Body Cap
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
Software CD
Nikon ViewNX browsing and editing software, which also does raw (NEF)
image adjustments and conversions.
Nikon View is one of the few good software programs from Nikon.
