Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera Body Only

Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera Body Only (12.3MP) 3 inch LCD

Product Features

• Megapixel: 12.9 MP


• Sensor type: CMOS


• Maximum image resolution: 4288 x 2848 pixels


• Still image resolutions: 4288 x 2848 (L)
  
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• Image formats supported: NEF; JPEG; RAW

• 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS image sensor with built-in self-cleaning sensor unit


• Low noise performance from ISO 200 to 3200


• D-Movie function offers Motion JPEG movies in exceptional D-SLR image quality


• Live View with 3-inch, 920,000-dot, high-resolution LCD monitor


• Extensive in–camera retouch functions

Technical Details

Type: Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Effective picture angle: Approx. 1.5 x lens focal length (Nikon DX format)

Image sensor: 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor

Effective pixels: 12.3 million

Total pixels: 12.9 million

Dust-reduction system: Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 required)

Image size: (pixels) 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S]

File format: NEF (RAW) / JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic

(approx. 1:16) compression / NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

Picture Control System: Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape

Storage for up to nine custom Picture Controls

Media: SD memory cards, SDHC compliant

File system: DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif 2.21

(Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge

Viewfinder: Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

Frame coverage: Approx. 96% horizontal and 96% vertical

Magnification: Approx. 0.94 x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity

-1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint: 19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1)

Diopter adjustment: -2 to +1 m-1

Focusing screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with focus frame (framing grid can be

Displayed)

Reflex mirror: Quick-return type

Depth-of-field: Preview When depth-of-field preview button is pressed, lens aperture is stopped down to value

Selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes)

Lens aperture: Instant return, electronically controlled

Compatible lenses:

1) DX AF NIKKOR: All functions possible

2) D-/G-type AF NIKKOR (excluding IX NIKKORlenses): All functions possible (excluding PC Micro- NIKKOR)

3) AF NIKKOR other than D-/G-type (excluding lenses for F3AF): All functions except 3D-colour Matrix Metering II possible

4) AI-P NIKKOR: All functions except Autofocus, 3D-colour Matrix Metering II possible

5) Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure modes A and M but exposure meter does not function. Electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is 5.6 or faster

Colour Matrix Metering and aperture value display may be supported

Type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Speed: 1/4,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb

Flash sync speed: X = 1/200 s

Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower

Release mode: Single-frame, continuous low speed, continuous high speed, self-timer, delayed remote,quick-response

Frame advance rate: Continuous high speed: up to 4.5 fps, continuous low speed: 1-4 fps

Self-timer: Can be selected from 2, 5, 10 and 20 seconds duration

Metering: TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

Metering method: Matrix: 3D colour matrix metering II (type G and D lenses)

Colour matrix metering II (other

CPU lenses) / Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6-, 8- or 10-mm circle in center of frame / Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2% of frame) centered on selected focus point

Range / Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0-20 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, • Spot metering: 2-20 EV f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F)

Exposure modes: Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Sports,

Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto with flexible program, shutter-priority auto

(S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M)

Exposure compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Exposure bracketing: 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV

Exposure lock: Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

ISO sensitivity: ISO 200 to 3200 in steps of 1/3 EV, can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 100

(Recommended Exposure Index) equivalent) below ISO 200, or to approx. 0.3, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO

3200, ISO sensitivity auto control available

Active D-Lighting: Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low or off

Active D-Lighting bracketing: 2 frames

Autofocus: Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points

(including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8in.

-9 ft. 10 in.)

Detection range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, 20°C/68°F)

Lens servo autofocus: Single-servo AF (S), Continuous-servo AF (C), Auto-servo AF (A), Predictive

Focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in single- and

Continuous-servo AF / Manual (M): Electronic rangefinder supported.

Focus point: Can be selected from 11 focus points

AF-area modes :Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points) AF

Focus lock: Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (Single-servo AF) or by

Pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Built-in flash Auto, Portrait, Close-up, Night Portrait modes: Auto flash with auto pop-up

P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release

Guide number: At ISO 200: Approx. 17/56, 18/59 with manual flash

(m/ft.) at 20°C/68°F / At ISO 100 equivalent: Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash

Flash control: TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel

RGB sensor are available with built-in flash, SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400 / Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and CPU lenses / Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-28, SB-27 or SB-22s / Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800

Flash modes Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction

With slow sync

Flash compensation: -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Flash bracketing: 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV

Flash-ready indicator: Lights when built-in flash or SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or

SB-50DX is fully charged

Blinks for 3 s after flash is fired at full output in i-TTL or auto

Aperture modes

Accessory shoe: Standard ISO 518 hot-shoe contact with safety lock

Nikon Creative Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with built-in flash: SB-900, SB-800 or SU-800 as

Lighting System (CLS) commander and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes

Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination: Supported with all CLS-compatible

Flash units except SB-400

Flash colour Information Communication and FV lock supported

With all CLS-compatible flash units

White balance: Auto (TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor)

12 manual

Modes with fine-tuning

Colour temperature setting

Preset manual white balance

White balance bracketing: 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3

AF modes: Face priority AF, wide area AF, normal area AF

Focus Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when

Face priority AF is selected)

Movie image size (pixels): 1280 x 720/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 fps, 320 x 216/24 fps

File format: AVI

Compression format: Motion-JPEG, with monaural sound

LCD monitor: 3 inch, approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with 170° viewing

Angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment

Playback function: Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom,

Movie playback, Pictmotion, slide show, histogram display, highlights, auto image

Rotation, and image comment (up to 36 characters)

USB: Hi-Speed USB

Audio video output: Can be selected from NTSC and PAL

Simultaneous playback from both the audio video

Output and on the LCD monitor available

HDMI: output HDMI connector

Camera monitor turns off when HDMI cable is connected

Accessory terminal: Remote Cord MC-DC2 (Optional) / GPS Unit GP-1 (Optional)

Supported languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,

Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Battery: One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e

Battery pack: Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D80 (optional) with one or two Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

EN-EL3e, or six R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH, lithium or nickel-manganese batteries

(Battery Holder MS-D200 is required when using R6/AA-size batteries.)

AC adapter AC Adapter EH-5a (optional)

Tripod socket: 1/4 inch (ISO 1222)

Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 132 x 103 x 77 mm/5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in.

Weight: Approx. 620 g/1 lb. 6 oz. without battery, memory card, body cap or monitor cover

Operating environment: Temperature 0-40°C/32-104°F / humidity less than 85% (no condensation)

Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera Body Only