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Advantages of the Nikon D7000
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1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 24fps
Contrast detection vs None
1,167 ISO vs 977 ISO
80.0 vs 73.0
Yes vs No
Yes vs No
39 vs 11
9 vs 1
13.9 EV vs 12.5 EV
16.1 MP vs 12.2 MP
23.5 bits vs 22.7 bits
6 fps vs 4.5 fps
1050 shots vs 850 shots
100% vs 96%
25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
2 vs 1
1/8000s vs 1/4000s
6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
$599.95 vs $660.92
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Advantages of the Nikon D90
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208 ms vs 238 ms
0.63x vs 0.62x
300 ms vs 400 ms
703 g vs 780 g
132x103x77 mm vs 132x105x77 mm
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent entry-level DSLRs, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent entry-level DSLRs
Common Strengths
| Above average viewfinder size | |||
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| Great battery life | |||
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| Both have a built-in lens focus motor, which is uncommon in cameras similar to these |
| Autofocuses with more lenses |
 | Many lenses available |
| 205 lenses |
| Minimal startup delay | |||
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| Both have pentaprism viewfinders |
| Pentaprism |
Common Weaknesses
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| Quite thick |
| 3" |
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
| Large | |||
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| Capture low resolution images | |||
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| Poor maximum light sensitivity | |||
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 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
 | No image stabilization |
| Risk of blur |
 | No touchscreens |
| More buttons |
| Poor movies | |||
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon D7100
Entry-level DSLR
$997 body only
$1,170 - $1,297 with 18-140mm lens
| Records higher quality movies |
 | Has a significantly larger screen |
| Is much more expensive |
| Is slightly larger |
Nikon D5300
Entry-level DSLR
$697 body only
$695 - $797 with 18-55mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Records higher quality movies |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is slightly more expensive |
Nikon D5200
Entry-level DSLR
$480 - $547 body only
$499 - $647 with 18-55mm lens
| Records higher quality movies |
| Takes much higher resolution photos |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a built-in focus motor |
Canon EOS 60D
Pro DSLR
$699 - $799 body only
$949 - $1,299 with 18-135mm lens
 | Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
| Takes slightly higher resolution photos |
| Is slightly more expensive |
| Is thicker |
Nikon D3200
Entry-level DSLR
$309 - $527 body only
$389 - $447 with 18-55mm lens
| Takes much higher resolution photos |
| Is significantly smaller |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a built-in focus motor |
Nikon D5100
Entry-level DSLR
$349 - $360 body only
$409 - $479 with 18-55mm lens
| Has a screen which flips out |
| Has in-camera HDR |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a built-in focus motor |
Nikon D3300
Entry-level DSLR
$397 body only
$429 - $497 with 18-55mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Records higher quality movies |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a built-in focus motor |
Nikon D7000 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon D7000.
Nikon D90 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon D90.
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generation like D800, D4 etc.Please dont underestimate the power of
D7000.Currently for cropped body this is best and is a true beast.D7000
is a professional camera too if you are a professional photographer.I
exchanged D7000 for D90 because of its champion response for low
light.Also with D90 i found it very difficult to get correctly exposed
image with F1.4 lenses as the minimum shutter speed of D90 is 1/4000s and i had to step down to 1.8 or even higher unless i use ND filter
Victor Camcorder Vc-11.but i think its missing in here.(snapsort)
i want to know difference with all of their features.(including light sensitivity and frames per second)PLEASE REPLY!!!!!
Well, so does the D7000.
its that true?
At least the D90 has been around long enough to have any bugs worked out. (And I haven't heard of any, actually.)
Can anyone confirm/refute these ugly rumors I've heard about the D7000?
One significant feature is sensor cleaning which they both have. The 7000 also records movies for longer with focusing. On the 90 it's small snapshot movies but won't replace a camcorder. So the 7000 is the more polished and more complete product, but the 90 is very good and at the moment the price is the big decider.
I was faced with the same decision a month ago: D90 or D7000?
Because it was my first DSLR, I ended up buying a D90 for $680 CAD. The D7000 was nearly twice as much at $1250 CAD. Although the performance of the D7000 is superb, I was on a tight budget and wanted the best bang for my buck. The way I treated this dilemma, I compared to it buying a first car (start cheaper so you can better appreciate the more expensive ones in the future). Ultimately, this choice is up to you and will depend on how much you can spend for new technology.
As for the prime lens, I would agree that it’s a great first lens. If I can also suggest the Nikon 35mm f/1.8, which is ~30% sharper than the 50mm f/1.8, but almost twice the cost. I got it for around $190 US, no warranty. (+$60 would have gotten me warranty but the lens is cheap enough to replace).
- D7000 has startup time of 0.13s, compared to 0.15s on the D90 (so both startup very fast :)
- D7000's shutter lag is 50ms, down from 65ms on the D90 (to put this in comparison, the flagship D3s has shutter lag of 40ms)
The D7000 looks like an impressive upgrade over the D90. Some differences not captured by Snapsort above include:
- 39 AF points with 9 cross-type (vs the D90's 11 AF points and 1 cross-type)
- Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus module (vs the D90's Multi-CAM 1000), its hard to say what this means, but given the numbering I this points to faster and more accurate focusing, possibly even better than the D300s/D700/D3s lineup featuring Multi-CAM DX3500 and FX3500?
- Magnesium alloy body (vs polycabonate)
- Upgraded matrix metering system (2,016 pixels vs 420 pixels)
Given the 2 f-stop increase in boost ISO (up to 25,600 from 6,400) and 1 f-stop increase in max ISO (up to 6,400 from 3,200), hopefully we'll see significant low light image quality improvements. Currently the D3s is about 2 f-stops ahead of the D90 (image quality on the D3s as ~3200 ISO is as good as on the D90 at ~800 ISO). I hope we might see the D7000 about halfway inbetween, shooting the same quality at 1600 ISO that the D90 does at 800 ISO.
Is it the price difference reason for the margin or D7000 still needs to be further rated?