Nikon
D90
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FZ28

General

 Nikon D90 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
Brand
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 Nikon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $896.95 $136.05
Announced
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 August, 2008 July, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 APS-C 23.6x15.8mm 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Crop factor
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 1.5x n/a
Megapixels
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 12.2 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 6,400 ISO 6,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes n/a

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.2 MP 9.8 MP
Native resolution
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 4288 x 2848 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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 30.5 µm² 2.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.7"
Resolution
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 930k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes n/a

Lenses
Lens availability
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 169 lenses n/a
Lens focus motor
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 Yes n/a
Lens mount
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 Nikon F n/a

Form factor
Size
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 132x103x77 mm 118x75x89 mm
Depth
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 3" 3.5"
Weight
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 703 g 417 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes No
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No n/a

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentaprism Digital
Viewfinder size
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 0.63x Unknown
Coverage
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 96% n/a

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 24fps 720p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 None Unknown
All formats
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 720p @ 24fps
640 x 424 @ 24fps
320 x 216 @ 24fps		 320 x 240 @ 10fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
848 x 480 @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps

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 Lens
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 208 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 850 shots Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 4.5 fps 2.5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 11 Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 1 Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/2000s
Min
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 30s 60s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC		 SDHC
SD
MMC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 73.0 27.0
Color depth
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 22.7 bits 17.9 bits
Dynamic range
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 12.5 EV 10.1 EV
Low light performance
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 977 ISO 79 ISO

Lens
Zoom
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 n/a 18x
Wide angle
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 n/a 27 mm
Telephoto
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 n/a 486 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 n/a f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 n/a f/4.4
Macro focus
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 n/a 1 cm