Nikon D90

The Nikon D90 is a fantastic camera. It's Nikon's newest and best DX format DSLR. I prefer it to the old D300, which costs almost twice as much. That's the way it goes with digital cameras: new is almost always better, even for much less cost. The D90 has identical, or slightly better technical image quality than the D300, the exact same rear LCD, and adds several very useful ergonomic features for faster handling compared to the D300. These handling improvements will let you react faster to conditions, meaning you're more likely to get better pictures by being better prepared.

Specification

Style Digital SLR

Megapixels 12

Print Ratios 3:2

File Formats JPEG RAW

Memory Cards SD/SDHC

Shutter Speed 30 seconds to 1/4000 + bulb mode

Sensitivity Auto, 100 - 6400

White Balance Settings Sun, Shade, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash, Preset, Fine Tune by Kelvin color temperature setting , Auto

Exposure Compensation Plus or minus 5EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 1

Viewfinder Pent prism

LCD Screen 3 inches

Flash Modes Auto, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On, Slow sync, Rear-curtain sync

Shooting Modes Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait

Maximum Movie Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels

Maximum Movie Frames Per Second 24 fps

Maximum Movie Duration Unknown

Metering Multi, Spot, Center-weighted

Manual Controls Manual exposure, aperture priority, shutter priority

Self Timer 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds

Video Out (TV Playback) Yes

Computer Connection Yes

Batteries Lithium-ion Rechargeable

Dimensions 132 x 103 x 77mm

Weight 620g

The much-rumored and even more longed-for update to the Nikon D80 has done its predecessor proud. The 12.3-megapixel Nikon D90 doesn't replace the popular 10-megapixel D80, which moves down Nikon's dSLR product line, and unsurprisingly, provides some significant enhancements over that 2-year-old model. Most notably, the D90 was the first digital SLR to support movie capture.