Nikon D90 SLR Digital Camera (Camera Body) N4218

Camera Type

Interchangeable Lens Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Digital Camera

Image Quality

Image Sensor

Nikon DX format (23.6 x 15.8mm) 12.9 megapixel CMOS sensor with Dust-reduction System

Effective Resolution

12.3 million pixels

Color Depth

36-Bit

Color Modes

Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome

Image File Formats

NEF (12-bit)

JPEG (baseline-compliant)
Compliant with DCF 2.0, DPOF and Exif 2.21

Recorded Resolution

L (4288 x 2848)
M (3216 x 2136)
S (2144 x 1424)

Video Recording

AVI Motion JPEG Movie with sound
HD (1280 x 720 @ 24fps)
VGA 640 x 424 @ 24fps)
QVGA 320 x 216 @ 24fps)
Clip length limited to 5 minutes

Audio Recording

No

Optics

Lens Mount

Nikon F Mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
Compatible with DX AF, D-/G-type AF (excluding IX), AF (other than D-/G-type excluding lenses for F3AF), AI-P, and Non-CPU AI NIKKOR Lenses

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5x

Optical Image Stabilization

Compatible with Nikon VR Lenses

Focus Control

Focus Type

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (effective to 3m)
Autofocus Sensitivity of -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F)

Focus Modes

Single-servo AF (S), Continuous-servo AF (C), Manual focus (M) with electronic rangefinder, Focus Lock
AF Area Mode (Single point AF, Dynamic Area AF, Automatic-area AF)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity

ISO 200 - 3200 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps with Lo-1 (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) under ISO 200), and Hi-1 (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO 3200)

Shutter Type

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter

Shutter Speed

30 - 1/4000 second (1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
Bulb

Mirror Lock-Up

Yes

Exposure Metering

TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
(3D Color Matrix Metering II with type G and D lenses [Color Matrix Metering II with other CPU lenses], Center-weighted, Spot [centered on active focus area with CPU Lens]

Exposure Modes

Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program, Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture Priority Auto [A], Manual [M], Exposure Compensation (±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV increments), Exposure Lock, Exposure Bracketing (2 to 3 exposures in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV)

White Balance Modes

Auto (TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor), seven manual modes with fine-tuning, color temperature setting, white balance bracketing possible (2 to 9 frames)

Scene Modes

Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait

Flash

Built-in Flash

Yes (Front-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync)

Effective Flash Range

17m @ ISO 200

External Flash Connection

Accessory Shoe (ISO 518 Standard hot-shoe)

External Flash Control

TTL flash control by 1005-pixel RGB sensor
AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash
Non-TTL Auto
Range-priority manual flash

Nikon Creative Lighting System
Built-in Commander Mode 2 Groups: A/B 4 Channels: 1-4 TTL, Non-TTL Auto and Manual mode

Maximum Flash Synchronization Speed

1/200 second
Up to 1/4000 second in FP High Speed Sync

Performance

Start-Up Time

0.15 seconds

Shutter Lag

0.065 seconds

Time Between Shots

Less than 1 second

Burst Capability

Continuous low speed [CL]: up to 4 fps
Continuous high-speed [CH]: up to 4.5 fps

Self Timer

2, 5, 10 or 20 second duration

Interval Recording

Possible when tethered to PC

Date & Time Stamp

No (info recorded onto image metadata)

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory

No

Compatible Memory Cards

Secure Digital (SD & SDHC) Card

File Size

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Battery Type

EN-EL3e Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery

Power Adapter

EH-5a AC Adapter (optional)

Input/Output

Computer Interface

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Direct Print Capable

Yes (PictBridge)

Remote Control

ML-L3 wireless remote (optional)

Video Output

PAL/SECAM/TNT/NTSC/ATSC/QAM or PAL
HDMI 1.3a (Type A connector is provided as HDMI output terminal)

System & Software Requirements

Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista
Macintosh OS X (10.1.5 or later)

Display

Viewfinder

Fixed eye-level pentaprism with built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to 1.0 m-1), Eyepoint of 19.5mm (-1.0 m-1)

Viewfinder Info

Focus indications, Metering system, AE/FV lock indicator, Flash sync indicator, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure/Exposure compensation indicator, ISO sensitivity, Exposure mode, Flash output level compensation, Exposure compensation, Number of remaining exposures

Depth-of-Field Preview

Yes

LCD Display

3.0" Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD (920,000 pixels) with 170-degree wide viewing angle, 100% frame coverage, brightness adjustment and Liveview mode

Information Display

Top panel monochrome LCD (Shutter-speed, Exposure compensation value, Flash compensation value, ISO sensitivity, White balance fine-tuning, White balance preset number, Number of shots in bracketing sequence, Number of intervals, Focal length (non-CPU lens), Aperture (f-number), Aperture (number of stops), Bracketing increment, Number of shots per interval, Maximum aperture (non-CPU lens), PC connection indicator, Number of frames remaining, Number of shots remaining before buffer fills, PC mode indicator, Preset white balance recording indicator, Electronic analog exposure display, Exposure compensation, Bracketing progress indicator, PC mode indicator)

Language Options

Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Playback Options

Full frame, Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments), Zoom, Slideshow, RGB histogram indication, Shooting data, Highlight point display, Auto image rotation, In-camera Image Editing (Trim, D-Lighting, Color Balance, Image Overlay, Filter Effects, Monochrome, Color Balance, NEF (RAW) processing, Quick retouch, Straighten, Distortion Control), Delete Function (Card format, All photographs delete, Selected photographs delete), Text Input (Up to 36 characters - stored in Exif header)

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD)

4.1 x 5.2 x 3.0" (103 x 132 x 77mm) body only

Weight

22.0 oz (620g) body only