Advantages of the Nikon D90 Camera

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By guest | June 30, 2009

The Nikon D90 camera looks so much like the Nikon D80. When I finally got the unit, I needed to check the badge to make sure that I got the right camera.

Because the D90 appears similar to its precursor, it looks as if this camera is one of those with subdued incremental upgrades. You are wrong. Just take a closer look and you will find that the D90 sports many cool features to keep you more than satisfied.

Optical viewfinder

The D90 viewfinder, like the Nikon D80 viewfinder, sports an AF system (11-point) in a diamond arrangement. Still going by the Multi-Cam 1000 name, the D90’s autofocus engine has been upgraded to include 3-dimensional focus tracking. The 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

Using other Nikon DSLRs, you need to turn the Drive Mode face to Lv, then you must depress the shutter button to lock the mirror. This is barely instinctive, but the D90 features a live view button that you can find at the back of the camera. Your thumb can easily reach this.

Scene recognition system

Nikon has been developing the scene recognition system for years; they are now harvesting the fruit of their efforts. Their newest units now have this system. Face recognition comes with the Nikon D90.

In general

The potentialD90 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. Highly recommended.