The D90 defaults to the wrong file-numbering convention. You need to remember to set Custom Setting d7 to ON to prevent starting file numbers from DSC_0001.JPG every time you format a card. (All other recent cameras do this by default.) With a 12.3-megapixel sensor, the Nikon D90 rises to the resolution of the more professional D300. It also shares the same sensitivity as the D300, ranging from ISO 200 to 3,200, plus L1 (100) and H1 (6,400). You can use particle-compatible lenses for your camera. But you’ll have to use a manual focus system to capture footage and images. And for a new photographer, it’s hard to find the right focus for the right photographs.

It’s a proven fact by many professional photographers that the Nikon d90 is a good camera for photography, even now. As stated earlier, because of its simpler and built-in buttons, it’s much easier to use. The Nikon D90 matches the more expensive D300 for resolution, in offering a newly designed 12.3MP DX-format sensor. Unlike the Nikon D80, the Nikon D90 uses the CMOS sensor technology that has been implemented in all three of Nikon’s current professional DSLRs, signalling that CCD chips may soon be confined to entry-level DSLR models, if they are used at all. The D90’s sensor has been fitted with a self-cleaning unit to minimise the effects of dust incursion on images, while the Nikon’s EXPEED processing concept handles image processing and operation. Nikon D90 Review – ISO Range and Active D-Lighting Bottom Line: D80 upgraders. Certainly, one large group of potential D90 buyers are current owners of the previous D80. Building on the strengths of its excellent predecessor, the Nikon D90 has an awful lot going for it. It upgrades several specs and adds a number of new features over the D80. The key question is whether current D80 owners will find upgrading to the Nikon D90 a worthwhile move or not. To my mind, there are several factors that could drive this decision: As with other DSLRs, the D90's CMOS sensor captures video frames using a rolling shutter, which may cause skewing artifacts during rapid camera or subject motion. Recorded videos are limited to a 2GB file size and a duration of 5–20 minutes for each continuous clip, depending on resolution. This threshold limit is due to the overheating of the sensor if it is active for longer periods of time. [10] Vertical shots come up with rotated thumbnails in my Mac's Finder. Just like all other cameras today, the images themselves aren't rotated, unless you read the with the right software. I prefer to hard-rotate the images using the Lossless JPG Rotate command in iView, so they are always vertical, no matter what software is used to read them

The D90 works great. I can't find any real flaws, just the occasional small feature not present on more expensive cameras. The Nikon D80 emerges as the winner in the storage and battery category with a score of 53, while the D90 trails behind at 37. Both cameras share similarities in storage capabilities, with one memory card slot each and compatibility with SD and SDHC cards. Additionally, neither camera offers USB charging, utilizing the same battery type, EN-EL3e. Contrast-detection: Face priority AF automatically detects up to five faces and focuses on the closest, Wide area AF, and normal area AF used on a tripod. As you’re probably aware if you’ve read this far, the D90’s main claim to fame is that it is the world’s first digital SLR to feature video shooting capability, in high-definition 1280 x 720 pixel resolution at 24 frames a second with mono audio. However this isn’t the D90’s only unique feature, beacuse it also has GPS location logging via an optional external satellite receiver which slots onto the flash hot-shoe. I’m hoping to take a look at this gadget when it is launched next week.

Nikon specifies 1 lb. 6 oz. (620 g), stripped naked like abandoned cars in the Bronx (no battery, no card, no lens, no cap, no strap and no monitor cover). As we Nikon users expect, flash metering is perfect. Pop up the built-in, and you get perfect fill light outdoors, or as the only source of light indoors. Very low in camera JPEGs, but moderately high at wide-angle in RAW files with the 18-105mm VR kit lens.

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The "Auto" position works OK, but I got better results with a manual in-camera adjustment. Neither was perfect; there's still curvature.