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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
Abstract: Video Review: Today, Chris Hardwick gets all foamy about the Nikon D90 DSLR camera, and gives it a good once-over to see if its worth taking on vacation, or wherever else you might want to take pictures....
Abstract: Nikon D90 The First DSLR to Shoot HD Video Video clips used in this report are not original unaltered camera footage.This is impossible with video because of file sizes, with this camerarunning at about 100MB / minute. Other than compression and resiz...
Great handling and ergonomics, Big viewfinder and detailed screen, First DSLR with movie mode, 4.5fps shooting & 11-point AF.
Motion artefacts in movie mode, Tough rival in Canon EOS 40D, Resolution not a big step from D80, Remote & RAW software costs extra.
There’s no doubt the Nikon D90 is a very impressive DSLR, but like its predecessor, it’s more about enhanced features and superior handling, rather than greatly improved image quality. Don’t get us wrong, the D90’s stills look grea...
Enormous image sensor blows open the door to some of the finest 12.3megapixel images weve produced yet. Nikons topoftheline highres 3inch LCD is prettier than looking at a supermodel with beer goggles. Incamera dust reduction is spot on at removing spots...
Only manual focus in the video mode. Seriously, this is really the only problem we had with the D90 and even that was a stretch. Additional photos taken with the D90 by Jackson Lynch [age unknown] and Lola Lynch [age 4]. See the D90 is so simple to use ev...
Excellent photo quality; superb high ISO performance, Well built, easy to hold, Dust reduction system, Large, super high resolution 3inch LCD display, Full manual controls, and then some, Snappy performance (though see exception below), Dedicated AFass...
Poor RAW image editing software included; remote control software costs another $150, Very slow focusing in live view mode; manual focus enlargement not sharp; poor visibility in low light, Flimsy door over memory card slot, Focusing in movie mode take...
The last Nikon digital SLR I reviewed was the D60, and to be honest, it didnt do much for me. My impression of the D90 is the total opposite: it blew me away. In terms of photo quality, manual controls, performance, customizability, and yes, its movie...
Abstract: Building on the incredible critical acclaim of its D80 camera, Nikon is set to add a new model to its D-SLR line. After nearly two years in development, the Nikon D90 is finally ready for release, and it will be the first Nikon D-SLR model to support v...
The D90 is a trophy of a middleweight camera, with the D-movie HD video mode tagging on an extra medal or two. No other DSLR in the world has a video feature to match; which no doubt opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
Abstract: I personally buy from Adorama, Amazon, Ritz, B&H and J&R. The Nikon D90 replaces the D80 from 2006 as Nikons mid-line DSLR. The Nikon D90 is a D80 with Live View, ADR, an almost 3-D 3" LCD and can shoot movies. Forgive me if I go off on a tangent a...
Abstract: Almost exactly two years after the D80 was announced comes its replacement, the rather predictably named D90. The D80 has been one of Nikons quiet successes, and even today, despite being positively Methuselah-like in digital camera terms it continu...
