| The Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera is | | | | have a card which holds 600 photographs, and a |
| one of Nikon's entry-level Single-Lens-Reflex | | | | battery which can last three hours; there will be |
| cameras. Nikon has always been known as the | | | | few situations that you would run out of either. |
| leader in the digital cameras, and the D90 doesn't | | | | 5. It has an enormous LCD monitor, allowing easy |
| spoil that impression. If I were to just go out and | | | | view of even the minutest detail. That way you |
| buy an camera without even comparing features, | | | | don't need to zoom in to see the level of quality. |
| a Nikon would be the one I'd buy. | | | | Most LCD displays are much smaller than that |
| They've kept the weight and size of the unit | | | | There are some annoyances with the Nikon D90 |
| small, so it's easy to hold. Many of these SLRs | | | | DX 12.3MP camera, as there are with any camera: |
| are enormous. However, it's not too light; a | | | | 1. When you're shooting videos, there's no auto |
| camera that's too light is hard to keep from | | | | focus. I suppose that it has to take so many |
| shaking. | | | | photos in such a short period of time that it can't |
| Here are some of the benefits and features of | | | | also waste time moving the lens in-and-out. The |
| the Nikon D90 DX: | | | | frame rate is more important to worry about. |
| 1. The way it's built is sturdy and secure; and it | | | | 2. When you remove the kit lens, strange things |
| has a nice feel when you heft it. Every Nikon | | | | sometimes appear on the menu or the camera |
| delivers outstanding quality images. You don't even | | | | will stop working and you'll have to remove the |
| have to worry about that, if you're buying a | | | | battery to have it reset itself. However, most |
| Nikon. | | | | people won't be removing the lens, anyway. |
| 2. The lens which comes with it, called a 'Kit Lens' | | | | 3. As is the case with some other SLR cameras, |
| is OK; but you might wish to purchase a better | | | | with the exception of the Olympus, the camera's |
| lens in the future. It's sufficient for a beginner. I | | | | Live View is basically unusable. They're throwing |
| like a lens which goes all the way from 30mm - | | | | on that feature at the last moment, I think, trying |
| telephoto, and gives you good quality at the same | | | | to compete with the Olympus... which doesn't |
| time. | | | | work. Much of what makes live View work is |
| 3. They always give you the option to edit the | | | | Proper attention to programming speed. The |
| photos right inside the camera, which I never | | | | software has to be able to keep up with the |
| understood. Certainly you're going to waste | | | | incoming image, and that's not an easy thing to |
| precious battery time if you were to do that, and | | | | do. So, they leave out features in their attempt |
| wouldn't it be far better to use Photoshop, later, | | | | to get it displaying fast enough. |
| to do such things? I can't imagine anybody | | | | In conclusion, I would have to say that Nikons are |
| actually using that feature no matter what the | | | | always noted for their level of quality, and the |
| camera is. | | | | Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera doesn't |
| 4. The battery lasts longer than most of its | | | | disappoint. |
| competitors, which is a very good feature. If you | | | | |