Nikon D90

Nikon D90

Nikon D90
Announced: 13 Oct 2008
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 200-3200
Weight: 703g
Physical Dimensions: 132 x 103 x 77 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1280 x 720
49
Overall Score
47
Image Quality
37
Speed Performance
56
Versatility
56
Comfort
Portrait

46

Portrait
Landscape

45

Landscape
Sport

47

Sport
Street

52

Street
Everyday

54

Everyday

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propro

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D90 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D90 does not support wireless connection

Nikon D90 and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D90 con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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49 46 45 47 52 54 $179.99

Nikon D90: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D90 is a DSLR camera launched on 10/13/2008.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D90 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 49 overall. The Nikon D90 weights 703 gr and spans 132 x 103 x 77 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Nikon D90 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 56, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 56, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Nikon D90 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Nikon D90 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Nikon D90 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Nikon D90 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Nikon D90 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D90 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 179.99 CAD and 319.95 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon D90 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.

Nikon D90 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.6 x 15.8 mm

Sensor Area

372.88 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4288 x 2848

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

920Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

96

Viewfinder Magnification

0.64

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

5fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

17.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Front curtain
Rear curtain
Red-Eye
Slow Sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

73

DxO Color Depth

22.7

DxO Dynamic Range

12.5

DxO Low Light ISO

977

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

11

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1280 x 720 (24 fps) 640 x 424 (24 fps) 320 x 216 (24 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1280x720

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Eye-Fi Connected

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

703g

Physical Dimensions

132 x 103 x 77 mm

Battery Life

850

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL3e

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

yes

Storage Type

SD SDHC

Storage Slots

1

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