Nikon
D3
 vs
Nikon
D90

General

 Nikon D3 Nikon D90
Brand
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 Nikon Nikon
Lowest price
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 Unknown $896.95
Announced
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 August, 2007 August, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 Full frame 36.0x24.0mm APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
Crop factor
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 1x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 12.1 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 25,600 ISO 6,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 No Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.1 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 4256 x 2832 4288 x 2848
Pixel size
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 71.7 µm² 30.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 922k dots 930k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 121 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Nikon FX Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 160x157x88 mm 132x103x77 mm
Depth
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 3.5" 3"
Weight
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 1,300 g 703 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 Yes No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentaprism Pentaprism
Viewfinder size
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 0.70x 0.63x
Coverage
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 100% 96%

Movies
Format
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 None 720p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 n/a Yes
High-speed framerate
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 n/a None
External mic jack
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 n/a No
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 n/a 720p @ 24fps
640 x 424 @ 24fps
320 x 216 @ 24fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms 300 ms
Shutter lag
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 88 ms 208 ms
Battery life
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 4300 shots 850 shots
Continuous shooting
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 9 fps 4.5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 51 11
Cross type focus points
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 15 1

Shutter
Max
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 1/8000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 No Yes
Popup
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 n/a Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 2 1
Supported formats
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 CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)		 SD
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 81.0 73.0
Color depth
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 23.5 bits 22.7 bits
Dynamic range
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 12.2 EV 12.5 EV
Low light performance
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 2,290 ISO 977 ISO