DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
D90
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4288 x 2848
- ISO
- Auto, 200 - 3200 (plus 6400 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 6400
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon F
- Number of focus points
- 11
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 4.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes (by USB cable and PC)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps), 320 x 216 (24 fps)
- Format
- Motion JPEG
- Microphone
- Mono
- Microphone port
- No
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 96%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.96× (0.64× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 920,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion EN-EL3e rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 850
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 703 g (1.55 lb / 24.80 oz)
- Dimensions
- 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.06 x 3.03″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini Type C)
- Wireless
- Eye-Fi Connected
- Remote control
- Yes (Optional ML-L3 or MC-DC2)
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Sources and dates
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