Nikon D90 Camera
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by anthony cruz in Photography
At first look, the Nikon D90 camera looks like the D80. When I got my Nikon D90 at last, I had to check the badge twice just to ensure I got the right DSLR.
Because the D90 appears so similar to its predecessor, it seems at first glance that it is one of those subdued incremental upgrades. You are wrong. Dig deeper and you will be surprised to know that it has features to keep Nikon fans more than happy.
Viewfinder
The Nikon D90 viewfinder, like the Nikon D80 viewfinder, sports an AF system (11-point) in a diamond arrangement. Still sporting the name Multi-Cam 1000, the autofocus engine of the Nikon D90 has been updated to include the 3-dimensional focus tracking. The Nikon D90 also sports the Face Detection system that biases AF points to favor eyes over noses and other objects in the scene.
Live view features
Activating the Live shooting feature on other Nikon cameras means turning the Drive Mode control to Lv, hen you should press the shutter button to lock up the mirror. This is hardly instinctive, but the Nikon D90 sports a live view button found on its back. Your thumb can easily reach this.
Scene recognition
Nikon has been working on scene recognition for years, and they are reaping the fruit of their labor. Their latest models have seen improvements to the system. Face recognition comes with the D90.
In general
The potential Nikon D90 consumers are the existing owners of the D80. Building on the potency of its exceptional predecessor, the D90 has an awful lot going for it. This latest offering from Nikon upgrades a number of specs and comes with several new features over the excellent D80.
Overall, the D90 is an amazing DSLR offering from Nikon. I highly recommend it.
