The Nikon D90 = dSLR + Video
By Rico, 9:09 am Sat Aug 30 2008 - Rundowns - 2 Opinions
It’s about time someone thought of integrating video into a dSLR, since an image sensor is an image sensor is an image sensor; it will capture whatever’s presented to it. The kicker, as reported by international affiliate The Gadget Blog, is that:
The D90 promises to merge video capture capability with the high-def visual quality allowed by all those fancy SLR lens. Nikon does a great job advertising this on their new D-Movie website, touting the sensor’s ability to capture at 320 x 216, 640 x 424 or 1,280 x 720 pixels in AVI format.
The Nikon D90 currently costs $1,000 in the US—for only the body—or $1,300 when bundled with Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR kit lens. Here’s a spec summary:
- 12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor
- Movie function (AVI format)
- 3-inch TFT LCD, with Live View shooting mode
- Up to 4.5 frames per second
- 11-point autofocus
- ISO sensitivity 200 to 3200
- Built-in Sensor cleaning system
- HDMI HD video output [meaning it plugs into HDTVs! w00t!]
- Support for GP-1 GPS unit
- File formats: JPEG, NEF, AVI
- Estimated battery life: 850 shots
Any guesses on how much this game-changing digital camera cost once it hits local shores? We’ll try to find out ourselves, so stay tuned.
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