There’s only one thing keeping me from owning my dream camera. Make that 1000 things… before sales tax. I need roughly $1000 to get the DSLR camera of my dreams: a brand-new Nikon D90. I need about $1,300 if I want to get the entire kit, but I digress.
The mid-priced high-tech camera is no where in my budget, yet I can’t help but lust after its fab features, including: a 12.3-megapixel sensor, which helps capture stunning high-quality images; sensitivity ranging from ISO 200 to 3,200, plus L1 (100) and H1 (6,400); the high-resolution 3-inch LCD screen (the 920,000-pixel display has a 170-degree viewing angle); face detection; an 11-point phase-detect AF system with 3D focus tracking; and a killer movie mode. The Nikon D90 has the ability to record movies as a Motion JPEG in AVI format at 24 frames per second.
Other noteworthy features include a spectacular set of in-camera image editing tools, such as D-Lighting shadow adjustment, red-eye removal, cropping, straightening, etc. The camera also features image effect applications that allow you to experiment with black-and-white or sepia toning or create smaller versions for web uploads and e-mailing. In fact, the D90’s in-camera processing options make it possible to make prints straight from the camera without logging onto a computer.
The one drawback for me is that the D90’s body is non-weather sealed, so if I were trying to take photos of my daughter playing soccer in the rain, I would need to purchase a cover for the camera. In addition, there’s no auto-focus in video mode. Still, those are minor cons compared to the almost endless list of pros offered by this amazing camera.
Whereas a new high-tech camera on its own will not make anyone a better photographer, having one at your disposal is sure to encourage you to experiment with something other than the automatic mode. A camera may just be a tool to provide the means to an end product, but having a pimped-out picture-taking machine like the D90 would surely inspire me to shoot better photos.
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