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Long time EOS user but soon I'm gonna put all up on Ebay if Canon don't get their act together.
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if they do just that.. you'll buy over 9000 units of this and thus, they'll finally able to "really do a number on Canon"?]]>Aug 27th 2008 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtpyeLxVkI]]>Aug 27th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
now if only a firmware upgrade can do the same thing to my XS....]]>Aug 27th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
BTW, DX format means cropped. FX is the full frame. The D700 is the one you want for Nikon FX format, but it isn't anywhere near the D90's price point.]]>Aug 27th 2008 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
Middle switch is to turn on of off optical stabilization

Not sure about the bottom one?]]>Aug 27th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
I'm planning on buy my first DSLR but will get something more entry level than this like the D40 or Canon's Rebel. Thanks for the info David W.]]>Aug 27th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Sep 14th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 29th 2008 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
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The SD modes can record up to 20 minute clips.

Remember, these are clips... uncut 5 minutes is pretty long, even for Youtube. With editing, which they promise is easy since it uses AVI files, you can edit your masterpiece.

Imagine you're a dad at your child's dance competition. Those dances aren't ever 3 minutes. It would be fine for them. As a dancer, I see more and more parents with DSLRs. This is a natural progression.]]>Aug 27th 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 28th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
As far as video goes, isn't that what digital camcorders are for? I'm not trying to be a technophobe, and I see the appeal in consumer end point and shoots, but this worries me. If I buy a professional DSLR, I'm using it for photography. What's next? Day planners? Snake? Skype? Am I going to have to worry about software bloat on my next DSLR? I guess I always have my FM3a. She'll outlast every DSLR on the market.]]>Aug 27th 2008 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
http://digifotopro.nl/artikelen.php?ACG=1&ID=2474&action=OPEN&page=0]]>Aug 27th 2008 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.ilogan.info/?p=778]]>Aug 27th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
Having said that that looks like a fantastic piece of kit and when prices come a little down it is the replacement of my D40 :)]]>Aug 27th 2008 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
Do they really use the whole sensor? I know that for P&S cameras they nearly always use only a small fraction of the sensor for video output (e.g. they read just every xth line or column), thus failing to take advantage of their bigger sensor. I would think they do something similar with the D90 as well, but maybe they have on chip binning or even more unlikely they read the full scale 12MP image and scale it down.

How fast they can capture a single frame? I know from the 40D that the liveview is distorted while panning. So the single frame capture (without the mechanical shutter) is too slow for proper video.

Video function without AF will be interesting, especially with the nice shallow depth of field :)

Bet many people will buy the d90 because of the video function even if they wont use it very much :) Hey and it has 11-AF points, 2 more than similar Canon cameras so its AF must be better, or? ;)]]>Aug 27th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
Someday we'll get great video and stills from a single device. Apparently that day is not today.]]>Aug 27th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Aug 27th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
Plus, with more laptops sold than desktops, you can shove an SD card right into a laptop.

I know a photographer that uses a SD to CF adapter in his D300. All his computers are laptops and it's just easier for him. CF might be "faster" but he likes the form factor of SD cards.]]>Aug 27th 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
I'm guessing it is likely a push by manufacturers and the fact that so many devices now are stopping CF compatibility because everything must be micro mini sized and SDHC is seen to be better because it's smaller. So in other words, aesthetics. Either that, or they had to free up space to fit more into the camera's body.

Whatever the reason, it is a real shame.]]>Aug 27th 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/It's the first to have it, so there are bound to be some quirks or limitations. Having no AF for video is probably good, since DSLRs live view AF is slow as hell. The fact that it records in motion jpeg, instead of the smaller/better AVCHD or HDV format is a bummer, since these would save a lot of space.
The verdict is still out on the video quality, at least until some real sample movies are made.]]>Aug 27th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/
These guys really did their homework.This is camera geared toward indie photographers and filmmakers.]]>Aug 27th 2008 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/nikons-new-d90-in-full-gory-detail/Oh, and HDV doesn't require an intermediate file. I know, I edit it daily, and it's quite easy to edit. AVCHD, well, yes, unless you have a pretty good computer, but since consumers (and marketers) want tapeless media, it's AVCHD or bust. Really, how many pro or semi-pro or even slightly higher-than-consumer hidef camcorders use motion jpeg as opposed to HDV/AVCHD?
Again, the implementation of hi-def movie recording on a DSLR is good, since it allows a lot of things not possible before with a normal video camera. But I still feel that it's half-baked, first-gen, etc (it is, and it can be a lot better). It has possibilities and the potential to mature, especially since the "movie on DSLR" thing has been started. ]]>Aug 30th 2008 1:12PM