The Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera Preview
The D90 is a huge leap with incremental upgrades to the ever successful and popular Nikon D80. After two years of Nikon D80′s quiet success, D90 was announced as its replacement. But still D80 is still continuing to sell in the market and is always on top 10 most click on digital cameras.
The Nikon D80 and D90 is very similar especially it’s looks but there are plenty of upgrades and features in Nikon D90 that will make the users very happy. There are many major features and specification differences compared to Nikon D80. Its not just a reinvention of the popular D80 but a very solid incremental upgrade where it has lots of key improvements such as the sensor and screen.
The Nikon D90 has excellent picture quality which is the same as D300 because it has a new CMOS censor that can produce the same quality output to that of D300 at up to ISO 6400. It allows you to mximize detail of the RAW image and you can adjust exposure. But the image quality will still depends on your RAW Converter. Nikon D90 has a 3.0 inch VGA screen that is the same as the D3/D300 that is pretty amazing. The D90 has a Live View which is occationally great for high or low shot with contrast-detect AF. Nikon includes of the world’s first DSLR movie mode with 720p HDTV quality and HDMI output in its D90. There is an implementation of the 3D tracking AF seen on the D3/300 in the D90 and it has a new shutter. Users will enjoy using lots of core photographic spec which is very similar to the D80.
The 18-105 VR lens of the D90 DSLR camera is a huge suprise because it delivers a sharp and clear output. It gives better results than the 18-55 VR.
The Nikon D90 digital SLR camera is solid, tight and well balanced with the 18-105 VR lens. Many users likes this camera because it is lighter and fits to their hands perfectly and very manageable to carry around. You are always ready to shoot using this camera. You will love using this camera because of the easy access to the buttons where it is easy to press and shoots very fast.
Here is the Key Features of Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera:
- 12.9 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor (effective pixels: 12.3 million)
- 3.0-inch 920,000 pixel (VGA x 3 colors) TFT-LCD (same as D3 and D300)
- Live View with contrast-detect AF, face detection
- Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
- Illuminated focus points
- Movie capture at up to 1280 x 720 (720p) 24 fps with mono sound
- IS0 200-3200 range (100-6400 expanded)
- 4.5 frames per second continuous shooting (buffer: 7 RAW, 25 JPEG fine, 100 JPEG Normal)
- Expeed image processing engine
- 3D tracking AF (11 point)
- Short startup time, viewfinder blackout and shutter lag
- Slightly improved viewfinder (96% frame coverage)
- Extensive in-camera retouching including raw development and straightening
- Improved user interface
- New optional compact GPS unit (fits on hot shoe)
- Same battery and vertical grip as D80
- Vignetting control in-camera
- 72 thumbnail and calendar view in playback
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