The Nikon D90 SLR Digital Camera, with its 12.3-megapixel DX-format CCD, 3" High resolution LCD display, Scene Recognition System, Picture Control, Active D-Lighting, and one-button Live View, provides photo enthusiasts with the image quality and performance they need to pursue their own vision while still being intuitive enough for use as an everyday camera. It features Nikon's EXPEED image processing engine to deliver outstanding images featuring fine details, smooth tones, rich colors and low noise across a wide ISO sensitivity range, and significantly accelerate camera performance on all levels. With a start up time of just 0.15 seconds and a shutter release lag time of approx. 65 milliseconds, the D90 delivers instant response, and provides continuous shooting at a rapid 4.5 frames per second. In addition, the D90 introduces the D-Movie mode, allowing for the first time, an interchangeable lens SLR camera that is capable of recording 720p HD movie clips. The Nikon D90 lets users take advantage of the superior optical quality and broad selection of available NIKKOR lenses, and the refined 11-area AF System (based on Nikon's advanced Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor Module) ensures consistently fast and precise focus lock in various shooting conditions while Nikon's exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering II ensures accurate automatic exposure control, even in the most challenging lighting conditions. The D90 provides remarkable user operability, featuring Nikon's exclusive Scene Recognition System that advances precision in auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance in diverse shooting situations - so you'll get stunning images with point-and-shoot simplicity. The Live View mode allows for users to frame their images on the large 3" high resolution color LCD - providing for easy image framing, even when shooting at odd angles. There are also three contrast-detect AF modes to allow photographers to focus on any point in the frame, and enabling a greater variety of composition. In addition, the D90 has a face priority AF mode available in the Live View mode for even sharper pictures of people. * 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes; 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes; MP = MegaPixels
** Approximate number of JPEG (compressed file) pictures. JPEG file sizes vary based upon camera model and internal file size and compression settings, as well as user-selected resolution and compression mode settings. In addition, JPEG compression will result in different file sizes based upon picture complexity. Some host devices may not support all of the Flash storage capacities listed. Consult your device's owner's manual for supported capacitities.
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Customer Reviews for D90 DSLR 12.3MP Camera Body
Reviews & Ratings for D90 DSLR 12.3MP Camera Body
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Picture Quality:
55
Battery Life:
55
Great camera, especially in low-light situations
Date: August 16, 2009
Written By:
LocationmanFrom: Los Angeles, CA
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: Large Display Screen, picture quality, Portability/Compact, user friendly, value for money
Reviews & Ratings for D90 DSLR 12.3MP Camera Body Haven't had it long, but the results have been great so far.
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Review 2 for D90 DSLR 12.3MP Camera Body
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
35
Picture Quality:
45
Battery Life:
45
A smaller, smarter, cheaper D300
Date: July 24, 2009
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ModestHoldingsFrom: Thermopolis, WY
Owned this Product for:
3-12 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: design, Large Display Screen, value for money Cons: battery life, kit lens
Reviews & Ratings for D90 DSLR 12.3MP Camera Body The Nikon D90 is a great camera, if you're willing to take the time to learn how to use it.
For less advanced users I'd suggest the D40, which has fewer features to worry about learning and is even leaner than the '90. The D40 also brings professional grade 1/500 flash sync.
Photographers coming to the D90 from elsewhere in the Nikon system should find an immediate familiarity. Consider it a smaller, smarter, cheaper D300. This is good.
The D90 fires at a respectable 4.5 FPS, from 30 sec. to 1/4000 with bulb and time. Useful ISO sensitivities range from Lo1 (~ISO 100) to about 1200, if you're printing big.
Avoid the 18-105VR kit lens. (See my separate review.)
While the '90 is capable of taking some fantastic photos on full-auto, this camera deserves to be dialed in and driven. It's an excellent long-exposure camera (with the caveat that the otherwise excellent battery life falls off a cliff as exposures reach into the minutes) with low amp noise and few hot pixels.
As a professional journo-photog, I've put nearly 30,000 shots on my '90, and it continues to work like day one. The built in sensor cleaning mechanism is fantastic.
The pop-up flash can be used to fire capable Speedlights (SB-600, SB-800, SB-900) remotely.
So long as you shoot JPEG, the built in processing handles lens issues such as chromatic noise in the corners with ease.
The dVideo feature is handy to have in a pinch but you'll want to invest in a real digital cinicam if you expect to shoot many moving pictures. The D90 excels, however, in regular old photography.
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