Nikon D90 specifications

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Nikon Digital SLR Camera D90 Specifications

Type

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)

Effective pixels

Effective pixels 12.3 million

Image sensor

Image sensor 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor

Total pixels 12.9 million

Dust-reduction system Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dus t Off reference dat a (optional Capture NX 2 required)

Storage

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 form ats

Picture Control System Can be select ed from Standard, Neutral, Vi vid, Monochrome, Portr ait, Landscape; storag e

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 (Digit al Print Order Format), Ex if 2.21

(Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Camer as), PictBridge

Viewfinder

Viewﬁnder Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reﬂex view ﬁnder

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 (fra ming grid can be

displayed)

Reﬂex mirror Quick-return type

Depth-of-ﬁeld preview When depth-of-ﬁeld preview button is pres sed, lens aperture is stop ped down to value

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

Lens aperture Instant return, electronically controlled

Lens

Compatible lenses Refer to page 14

Shutter

Type Electronically controlled vertical-t ravel focal-plane shu tter

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

Release mode Singl e-frame, continuous low spe ed, continuous high speed, self-tim er, 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 f rom 2, 5, 10 and 20 s duration

Exposure

Metering TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sens or

Metering method • Matrix : 3D color matrix metering II (t ype G and D lenses); color matrix mete ring 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 sel ected 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 meter coupling CPU

Exposure modes Auto modes (auto, auto [ﬂash of f]), Advanced Scene Mo des (Portrait, Lan dscape, Sports,

Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto wi th ﬂexible program (P), shutt er-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 320 0 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 equival ent) over ISO

3200, ISO sensitivity auto control available

Active D-Lighting Ca n be selected from Auto, Ex tra high, High, Normal, Low or off

Active D-Lighting bracketing

2 frames

Focus

Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 aut ofocus module with TTL ph ase detection, 11 focus points

(including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminat or (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 f t. 8in.

-9 ft. 10 in.)

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

Lens servo • Autofo cus: Single-servo AF (S), Continu ous-servo AF (C), Auto-s ervo AF (A), Predictive

focus tracking automatically activate d according to subject sta tus 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 b y pressing shutter-relea se button halfway (Single-servo AF) or b y

pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Flash

Built-in ﬂash Auto, Portrait, Close-up, Night Portr ait modes: Auto ﬂash with auto po p-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-80 0, SB-600 or SB- 400

• Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB- 800 and CPU lenses

• Non-TTL auto: Supported ﬂash units include SB-90 0, SB-800, SB -28, SB-27 or SB-22s

• Range-priority manual: Available with SB-90 0 and SB-800

Flash modes Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-c urtain sync, red-ey e reduction, red-eye re duction

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 w hen built-in ﬂash or SB-900, SB- 800, SB-60 0, 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 aut o

aperture modes

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

Nikon Creative Advanced Wireless Light ing supported with buil t-in ﬂash, SB-900, SB-8 00 or SU-800 as

Lighting System (CLS) commander and SB -900, SB-80 0, SB-600 or SB- R200 as remotes;

Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination suppor ted with all CLS-compat ible

ﬂash units except SB-400; Flash Color Inform ation Communication and F V lock supported

with all CLS-compatible ﬂash units

White balance

White balance Auto (TTL white-balance with main image senso r and 420-pixel RGB sensor); 12 manual

modes with ﬁne-tuning; color temperature set ting; preset manual whit e balance

White balance bracketing

2 or 3 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3

Live View

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

Focus Contras t-detect AF anywhe re in frame (camera selects f ocus point automaticall y when

face priority AF is selected)

Movie

Image size (pixels) 1,280 x 720/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 fps, 320 x 216/24 fps

File format AVI

Compression format Motion-JPEG, with monaural sound

Monitor

LCD monitor 3-in., approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-t emperature polys ilicon TFT LCD with 170° viewing

angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjus tment

Playback

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

movie playback, Pictmotion, slide show, histogram displ ay, highlights, auto image

rotation, and image comment (up to 36 characters)

Interface

USB Hi-Speed USB

Audio video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL; simultaneous playback f rom both the audio video

output and on the LCD monitor available

HDMI output Type C HDMI connector; camera mo nitor turns off when HDM I cable is connected

Accessory terminal • Remote Cord MC-DC2 (Optional)

• GPS Unit GP-1 (Optional)

Supported languages

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

Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portug uese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Power source

Battery One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e

Battery pack Multi-Power Battery Pac k MB-D80 (optional) with one or t wo Rechargeable Li-ion Bat tery

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

(Battery Holder MS-D200 is required when usin g R6/AA-size batter ies.)

AC adapter AC Adapter EH-5a (optional)

Tripod socket

Tripod socket 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions/Weight

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 car d, body cap or monitor cover

Operating environment

Temperature 0-40°C/32-104°F

Humidity Less than 85% (no condensation)

Accessories

Supplied accessories

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3 e, Quick Charger MH-18a, Eyepiece Cap DK-5,

(may differ by country or area)

Rubber Eyecup DK-21, USB Cable UC-E4, Audio Video Cable EG-D2, Camera Strap AN- DC1,

LCD Monitor Cover BM-10, Body Cap, Accessory Shoe Cover BS -1, Software Suite CD-RO M

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