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September 2008
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The editors liked
Excellent stills with low noise
Solid build
Excellent viewfinder and AF system
Responsive with 4.5fps burst option
Sharp results even at highest ISO
Fairly priced
Kit lens is image stabilised
Build quality
Handling and viewfinder
Reactivity in reflex mode
Advanced customization options
Great image quality up to 3200 ISO
Live View and 720p HD video
Amazing high-ISO performance. Good HD video. Live View. Great controls and build
Excellent performer and accurately exposed images.
HD video mode
Great specifications
Fast autofocus
Excellent kit lens
Mobile phones have been converging the heck out of technology for years – it’s about time cameras did the same. The D90 is not just a semi-professional digital SLR with every visual tweak you can imagine (plus a few more besides)
It’s a...
Total control over every aspect of each image
Huge screen
Video mode
First-rate performance
Solid
Well-constructed body with good viewfinder
Video capture capability
Great photo quality
Build and handling
Superb image quality
Ease of use
Screen size
AF performance (non-Live View)
White Balance control
EXPEED image processing and noise control
HD movies
The editors didn't like
Rolling shutter is prone to skew and wobble
Video compression artefacts
Mono sound with no additional input option
Video isn’t full HD quality and sound is mono
Ridiculously complicated menus
Impossible to modify ISO in Live View mode
No AutoFocus in video mode
Hard to access playback from Live View
No image stabiliser. Harsh flash
No autofocus on video mode. 'Only' 720p video capture.
Limited burst in RAW mode
Naff bundled software
The kit lens might be big but it’s not as sharp as similar optics from Canon. And the movie mode still needs some work – you’re stuck with the same exposure throughout the clip
Sound is only mono
And you have to focus manually
Too &nd...
Kit lens is average
Scene modes not needed on a camera of this type
Middling kit lens
Poor HDMI output implementation
Live View AF
SD card port
VR kit lens barrel and pincushion distortion
Loss of shadow detail (dynamic range issues)
SD cards held very tightly making safe removal awkward
In conclusion the Nikon D90 is a great camera for beginners and experts alike. A mid-range D-SLR with the quick startup and functionality of a point-and-shoot and high end functionality of any interchangeable lens camera, the D90 is the best of both wo...
Abstract: Released in August of 2008, the Nikon D90 DSLR raises the bar with a plethora of digital photography features, including:The first DSLR to record video Live View mode Face priority auto-focus for razor sharp portraits and candids Large 3″ LCD screen w...
Abstract: It's a week short of two years since I reviewed the Nikon D80 , at the time Nikon's top consumer digital SLR. I was very impressed by its superb build quality, creative versatility and excellent image quality, giving it 9/10 and a Recommended award. Howev...
Abstract: It would seem logical for the first DSLR with video capture to come from a company that also makes camcorders. Nikon defied that logic, though, by creating the D90 ($1,000, estimated street, body only; $1,300 with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED ...
Abstract: Nikons D90 Through the Eyes of a Video Pro - Page 2Okay, Ill stop beating the D90 up because there is some good here. Frankly, the price-per-pixel ratio is outstanding if youre looking to buy a fun DSLR. This is a great place for students and other ...
A very easy-to-use, high-quality digital SLR for shooting both HD video and still images; deserves props for being the first camera to pull off this one-two punch successfully; excellent low-light shooting with low noise
HD video is slightly jittery at 24 frames per second; panning in video mode produces some lag; test unit I tried had persistent error message and camera lock-up issue.
If, like me, you never thought you’d have much use for shooting video with a digital SLR, it’s worth it to give the D90 a whirl. As the first camera on the market to offer both HD video and stills—now since joined by the Canon 5D Mark II...
Good image/color quality, Good AF and shutter performance, Good build quality, Good high ISO performance, HD video capability, Good flash performance/recycle times,
HD video time limited, No AF for video, Limitations of current technology mean video is via Live View only,
Folks who've been paying attention to Nikon DSLRs for the past several years have noticed a trend: a high performance Nikon comes out, followed some months later by a lower priced camera that offers a chunk of the performance at a fraction of the price...
