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Testseek.com have collected 130 expert reviews of the Nikon D90 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D90.
Award: Highest Rated September 2008
September 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent photo quality
  • Superb high ISO performance
  • Well built
  • Easy to hold
  • Dust reduction system
  • Large
  • Super high resolution 3inch LCD display
  • Full manual controls
  • And then some
  • Snappy performance (though see exception below)
  • Dedicated AFass...
  • Good image/color quality
  • Good AF and shutter performance
  • Good build quality
  • Good high ISO performance
  • HD video capability
  • Good flash performance/recycle times
  • A very easy-to-use
  • High-quality digital SLR for shooting both HD video and still images
  • Deserves props for being the first camera to pull off this one-two punch successfully
  • Excellent low-light shooting with low noise
  • Exceptional feature set for its price point in the market
  • Worlds first SLR capable of recording HD-resolution video
  • New kit lens has good optical quality
  • Much better than average for kit lenses
  • New kit lens offers VR (image stabilization)
  • Camera ...
  • Solid image quality. Excellent color fidelity. Low noise
  • Even at high ISOs. Shoots HD video.
  • First DSLR with movie recording ability
  • Can use optical zoom during filming and apply other settings
  • Excellent image quality
  • Good low-light performance
  • Fast speeds
  • High-definition video mode
  • 18105mm kit lens option.
  • Total control over every aspect of each image
  • Huge screen
  • Video mode
  • Build and handling
  • Superb image quality
  • Ease of use
  • Screen size
  • AF performance (non-Live View)
  • White Balance control
  • EXPEED image processing and noise control
  • HD movies.
  • First-rate performance
  • Solid
  • Well-constructed body with nice viewfinder
  • Video capture capability
  • Great photo quality.
  • Wonderful quality stills
  • Minimal noise at high ISOs
  • Great burst mode
  • Excellent kit lens
  • Enormous image sensor blows open the door to some of the finest 12.3megapixel images weve produced yet. Nikons topoftheline highres 3inch LCD is prettier than looking at a supermodel with beer goggles. Incamera dust reduction is spot on at removing spots...
  • Excellent low-light performance
  • Great image quality
  • Full feature set
  • Video.
  • Ease of use and handling
  • Highquality images
  • Great handling and ergonomics
  • Big viewfinder and detailed screen
  • First DSLR with movie mode
  • 4.5fps shooting & 11-point AF.
  • LCD screen
  • Viewfinder
  • Image quality
  • Burst speed

The editors didn't like

  • Poor RAW image editing software included
  • Remote control software costs another $150
  • Very slow focusing in live view mode
  • Manual focus enlargement not sharp
  • Poor visibility in low light
  • Flimsy door over memory card slot
  • Focusing in movie mode take...
  • HD video time limited
  • No AF for video
  • Limitations of current technology mean video is via Live View only
  • HD video is slightly jittery at 24 frames per second
  • Panning in video mode produces some lag
  • Test unit I tried had persistent error message and camera lock-up issue.
  • Quot
  • Rolling-shutter" motion artifacts in HD movie recording are distracting
  • No provision for external audio input for movie recording
  • Autofocus in Live View mode is slow
  • Limited to contrast-detect only
  • No phase-detect AF option with Live Vie...
  • Controls arent very intuitive. Relatively low still-image resolution. Video features are limited.
  • No autofocus in movie mode
  • Learning curve using the video mode
  • On the verge of being too small
  • Battery grip helps.
  • Kit lens is average
  • Scene modes not needed on a camera of this type
  • Live View AF
  • SD card port
  • VR kit lens barrel and pincushion distortion
  • Loss of shadow detail (dynamic range issues)
  • SD cards held very tightly making safe removal awkward.
  • Middling kit lens
  • Poor HDMI output implementation.
  • No AF in video mode
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  • Only manual focus in the video mode. Seriously
  • This is really the only problem we had with the D90 and even that was a stretch. Additional photos taken with the D90 by Jackson Lynch [age unknown] and Lola Lynch [age 4]. See the D90 is so simple to use ev...
  • No external mic jack
  • Rolling shutter problem when shooting video.
  • No audio recording for stills
  • Live View not good for stills shooting
  • Motion artefacts in movie mode
  • Tough rival in Canon EOS 40D
  • Resolution not a big step from D80
  • Remote & RAW software costs extra.
  • Movie mode has its limitations
  • Fiddly acess to AF modes

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  Published: 2008-11-22, review by: popphoto.com

  • Abstract:  It would seem logical for the first DSLR with video capture to come from a company that also makes camcorders. Nikon defied that logic, though, by creating the D90 ($1,000, estimated street, body only; $1,300 with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED ...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-20, review by: pcmag.com

  • Solid image quality. Excellent color fidelity. Low noise, even at high ISOs. Shoots HD video.
  • Controls arent very intuitive. Relatively low still-image resolution. Video features are limited.
  • The Nikon D90 is notable for being the first digital SLR to shoot video (in HD, no less), a nice extra for an already quite capable shooter....

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  Published: 2008-11-18, review by: letsgodigital.org


 
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  Published: 2008-11-04, review by: Thetechlounge.com

  • Abstract:  Nikons D90 Through the Eyes of a Video Pro - Page 2Okay, Ill stop beating the D90 up because there is some good here. Frankly, the price-per-pixel ratio is outstanding if youre looking to buy a fun DSLR. This is a great place for students and other ...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-03, review by: pdnonline.com

  • A very easy-to-use, high-quality digital SLR for shooting both HD video and still images; deserves props for being the first camera to pull off this one-two punch successfully; excellent low-light shooting with low noise
  • HD video is slightly jittery at 24 frames per second; panning in video mode produces some lag; test unit I tried had persistent error message and camera lock-up issue.
  • If, like me, you never thought you’d have much use for shooting video with a digital SLR, it’s worth it to give the D90 a whirl. As the first camera on the market to offer both HD video and stills—now since joined by the Canon 5D Mark II...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-27, review by: digitalcamerareview.com

  • Good image/color quality, Good AF and shutter performance, Good build quality, Good high ISO performance, HD video capability, Good flash performance/recycle times,
  • HD video time limited, No AF for video, Limitations of current technology mean video is via Live View only,
  • Folks who've been paying attention to Nikon DSLRs for the past several years have noticed a trend: a high performance Nikon comes out, followed some months later by a lower priced camera that offers a chunk of the performance at a fraction of the price...

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  Published: 2008-10-24, review by: camcorderinfo.com

  • Abstract:  The Nikon D90 (Review, Specs, Recent News, $899.99) disappointed us with most of its video performance. While it did capture wonderful colors in low light, it couldnt compete against dedicated HD camcorders in most shooting conditions. That doesnt me...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-23, review by: imaging-resource.com

  • Abstract:  Nikon D90 Video The Nikon D90s video capabilities are unusual enough (the first SLR to offer video recording) that we felt they deserved a page of their own, to cover them. Resolution & Recording TimeThe Nikon D90s movie resolutions include 1...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-23, review by: Laptopmag.com

  • First DSLR with movie recording ability, Can use optical zoom during filming and apply other settings, Excellent image quality, Good low-light performance, Fast speeds
  • No autofocus in movie mode
  • The D90 isn’t just another DSLR joining Nikon’s Editors’ Choice–winning lineup (although it certainly delivers the same superb image quality); it’s also the first DSLR in the world to record video. Although the recording itse...

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  Published: 2008-10-21, review by: imaging-resource.com

  • Exceptional feature set for its price point in the market, Worlds first SLR capable of recording HD-resolution video, New kit lens has good optical quality, much better than average for kit lenses, New kit lens offers VR (image stabilization), Camera ...
  • quot;Rolling-shutter" motion artifacts in HD movie recording are distracting, No provision for external audio input for movie recording, Autofocus in Live View mode is slow, limited to contrast-detect only; no phase-detect AF option with Live Vie...
  • Im starting to feel strange about saying Nikons done it again, but it looks like they have. The Nikon D90 looks like a genuinely excellent camera for the intermediate photographer, and a great choice as a full-featured, light weight body for those wh...

 
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