Why d90 is bad

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Is there a safe way to clean a mirror? Good for what it is, but not exactly my d4. But problems and quality aside, I still like the creative potential of the mode. Ultimately, the Nikon D90 gets high marks because it's a fast camera that delivers a great shooting experience and first-rate photos for the money. If your budget can't stretch quite that far, the D80 remains an excellent deal at its price.

Lori Grunin. The Good First-rate performance; solid, well-constructed body with nice viewfinder; video capture capability; great photo quality. Middling kit lens; poor HDMI output implementation. Photo gallery: Nikon D Shooting speed in seconds Shorter bars indicate better performance.

Nikon D90 0. Pentax K20D 0. Canon EOS 40D 0. Nikon D80 0. Typical continuous-shooting speed in frames per second Longer bars indicate better performance. Nikon D90 4. Nikon D80 3. Canon EOS 40D 3. Pentax K20D 3. See full specs See all prices. Cameras Culture. Make sure that the new battery is the same model as the previous one because inserting the wrong type may cause damage to the camera.

When attempting to save images to the memory card, you are unable to do so and may have been prompted with a message. Your memory card may not have room for more images. Try to make room on the card. Next, copy and save all the images from the memory card to the computer. Then, delete the pictures off the memory card. This process should free up space on the memory card. Another option is to buy a new memory card of the same model to replace the full card to take more photos.

Memory card may be damaged or corrupted. Try using a different memory card. If the camera is able to save images to this new card, then the original card is corrupted. The flash on the camera will not work if there is not enough battery power to work it. Charge the battery or replace it with another battery that has been charged. The bulb may have burnt and needs to be replaced.

The best option is to order a bulb through Nikon. Replace the bulb with this guide. If either of these are switched to MF, the AF is automatically turned off.

Dirty electrical contacts between the camera and the camera lense may cause issues with the autofocus. Turn off the camera, and use a microfiber cloth along with a small amount of alcohol to clean the electrical contacts on the camera and lense. Allow the electrical contacts to air dry for a few minutes, reassemble the camera and lense, and then see if the issue is resolved. When the Nikon D90 camera is turned on, it freezes. Scene Recognition System.

Scene recognition is something that Nikon has been working on for years, and these last few models have seen incremental improvements to the system. With the Nikon D90 comes Face recognition. As in past models, the Color Matrix Metering system compares what it sees in the image to a database of 30, photos to make its metering decisions for each scene. They've added more to properly gauge factors like white balance and subject motion, and now they're tracking faces with SRS.

The autofocus sensors are another piece of the SRS puzzle, each aspect informing and tuning the other. Finding and focusing on eyes rather than foreground objects, or even foreheads and noses, is one particular benefit of the overall integration.

Another is improved 3D tracking of objects as they move across the image area. The RGB sensor may not be able to help focus on an object, but it can add a set of data for the Nikon D90 to use while tracking a subject with the autofocus system. For example, if a red object is traversing the frame from left to right, and growing in size as it does so, the SRS would add this information to the AF-sensor data to help it tune the focus more quickly.

Active D-Lighting. No longer new, Active D-Lighting keeps gaining enhancements. Picture Control. You can also apply Picture Control settings to movies, and Scene modes have complete control over adjusting which Picture Control setting they use, based on information from the Scene Recognition System. Outputs and inputs.

Battery and storage. If you have large hands or shoot in portrait mode a lot like I do, battery grips can really raise your comfort level. Adding the battery grip does not increase frame rate, as it does on the Nikon D and D, but it does add greater control if you don't mind the weight. Image storage is via SD cards, which offer up to 32GB capacity at this point.

Some are disappointed that Nikon switched to SD in this level of digital SLR camera, but other manufacturers have begun to follow suit, including Canon. On a practical basis, current SD cards provide plenty of storage does anyone really need more than 32GB on a single card? SD cards are also somewhat more robust, less prone to bent contact fingers in the camera or card reader jamming the card connector while also rendering the camera useless.

Bottom Line: D80 upgraders. Certainly, one large group of potential D90 buyers are current owners of the previous D 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 D 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:. Higher Resolution - Maybe not so much. While the move from 6 to 10 megapixels in going from the D70 to the D80 was a significant and noticeable increase in resolution, the move from 10 to 12 is actually pretty minor. You'll see slightly more detail in the D90's shots, but not enough to justify upgrading. IMHO, at least. At ISO 3, and 6,, though, the D90 does demonstrate noticeably better noise processing.

Video - Definitely! As we discuss elsewhere, the HD video produced by the Nikon D90 is far from perfect. If you really care about video, the best bet is still to get a camcorder. If you're like me though, you probably often find yourself bringing a pocket digicam along on a trip, just to have the ability to grab occasional "video snapshots.

Dave says he'll probably upgrade his D80 for this very reason. Chromatic Aberration Correction - Definitely! To our minds, not enough has been made of this feature on the D Chromatic aberration is what causes the purple and green fringes you often see around the edges of high-contrast objects in the corners of the frame.

CA is a particular issue in zoom lenses, particularly ones with long zoom ratios. Depending on the subject you're shooting, it may be more or less of a problem, as it's generally restricted to the corners and edges of the frame. I find it very distracting though, and have seen many otherwise good images ruined by it. The D90 corrects this to an amazing degree, turning lenses I'd otherwise consider marginal into excellent performers.

To my mind, this alone could be reason enough for a D80 owner to upgrade to a D90 body. The kit lens for the D80 was Nikon's mm optic. This was a very sharp lens, but it also showed a lot of chromatic aberration in the corners. On the Nikon D90, this lens turns into a beautiful performer in nearly every respect. The D90's own mm optically stabilized kit lens also has only so-so CA performance on its own, but combined with the D90's distortion-reduction processing turns into a stellar performer.

Faster Shooting - Definitely! With a maximum continuous-mode frame rate of 4. Whether you decide to upgrade or not will obviously depend a lot on how and what you shoot and the state of your budget. If you don't care about Live View or movie recording, and aren't too bothered by chromatic aberration in your current lens collection, you can probably take a pass on this particular evolution of Nikon's prosumer DSLRs.

On the other hand, if any of the above strike you as must-haves, the D90 is a bigger step forward than we're accustomed to seeing between generations of SLRs from a given manufacturer. With the D80, Nikon cleverly split Canon's price structure down the middle, offering more features at a higher price than more down-market Canon models like the XTi , but keeping the total price well below that of Canon's next model up the line the 40D.

With the D90, they've followed the same strategy, although the upgraded features Canon has added to their new XSi does narrow the gap there somewhat, and for a while at least , the fire-sale clearance pricing we've seen on their 40D brings it down to close to the same price as the D Here's a quick breakdown of how these cameras compare:.

The D60 is the Nikon model closest in price to the XSi. The XSi and D90 have essentially the same resolution and both have Live View features, but the similarities pretty much end there. Most obviously, the D90 has movie capability. The D90 also shoots faster in continuous mode 4.

Then there's the automatic correction for chromatic aberration. Minor details include a significantly higher resolution LCD screen, viewfinder with LCD-based grid that can be turned on and off, extensive in-camera RAW file processing, and direct support for Nikon's wireless flash system.

The D90's kit lens also has a significantly longer zoom range. In its favor, the Canon XSi offers a live histogram display in its Live View mode and has bit RAW files and internal processing, which can provide smoother tonal transitions, particularly when processing images from RAW files with heavy exposure adjustment.