|
Nikon Announces D90 Digital SLR - First Ever With Movie Mode
Introduction
Nikon today announced the D90 Digital SLR - successor to the D80. It's slated for availability some time (late?) September, at an ESP (estimated street price) of $999.95. You can pre-order one as of today from the likes of BHPhotoVideo and Calumet, though the latter has it listed a full four cents higher than Nikon's ESP - imagine that. At this point, I should mention that I'm a Canon user. I love my 5D and my treasure chest full of expensive L lenses. Point being, I'm so happy with Canon that it's rare for me to get excited about anything from the Nikon camp. In fact, this is the first time my eyes have wandered. [Forgive me, Canon, 'tis but a fling.] So what is it that could possibly get me so interested in this new offering from Nikon? Well, it looks like a pretty decent camera overall, but it has nothing to do with megapixels, big super-dense live-view-capable LCDs, or self-cleaning sensors... None of those things could ever tempt me to abandon my 5D. The D90's packing something no other DSLR has ever had before: freaking... movies... from a DSLR. It's like... a DSLR'corder. Now, I'm still not giving up my 5D, but the D90 is going to get a lot of attention, and may usher in a whole new subset of photographers. This camera may just mean the end of the high-end point-n-shoot.   What's New The D90's new and/or improved features include: - Sensor cleaning - 3D tracking focus mode - Extended ISO range: up to 6400, expanded - Active D-Lighting - Faster continuous shooting: 4.5fps vs 3fps - Marginally larger viewfinder coverage: 96% vs 95% - 3.0" TFT LCD w/ 920,000 pixels vs 2.5" TFT LCD w/ 230,000 pixels - Extra heft to keep your back in shape: 703g vs 668g (with battery) - Expeed 12-bit processing engine - More in-camera retouching options - Movie mode (!) - Live view - Scene recognition - Face detection - Calendar display Photos                
Page 1: Introduction, What's New & Photos
Page 2: Specifications Page 3: D-Movie Mode & 720p Footage by Chase Jarvis 
Related Articles Photography February 2, 2009
Photography May 19, 2008
Photography February 6, 2007
Photography November 14, 2006
Add Comment
1 User Comment 1 - Posted by
MiguelLane
on December 15, 2009 - 2:35 am Add Comment To add a comment without being a member, you may omit the password field, but you must enter your name (or nickname) along with your comment. * Denotes required fields. |
Recent Reviews Mid-Tower December 2, 2009
Video Cards September 23, 2009
Gaming Devices July 17, 2009
Portable Media Players July 16, 2009
Recent News Inside Bay Area Jan. 29, 2010 - 12:08 am
Ars Technica Jan. 28, 2010 - 11:58 pm
Develop Online Jan. 27, 2010 - 11:48 pm
Rock Paper Shotgun Jan. 27, 2010 - 11:31 pm
Tom's Hardware Jan. 27, 2010 - 11:23 pm
Rock Paper Shotgun Jan. 26, 2010 - 11:56 pm
MSNBC Jan. 25, 2010 - 10:54 pm
cnet Jan. 25, 2010 - 10:27 pm
CNN Jan. 18, 2010 - 11:47 pm
|
|||||||||||||||
