Nikon D90 specifications

• US: $ 999.95
Price (body only) • UK: £ 699.99
• EU: € 959.00
• US: $ 1299.95
Price (with 18-105) • UK: £ 849.99
• EU: € 1164.00
Body material Combination of aluminum alloy and plastic.
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor
• 12.9 million total pixels
• 12.3 million effective pixels
Sensor • Supports high ISO sensitivities
• High-speed data readout
• Nikon DX-format sized CMOS sensor
• Power-saving design
• Image Sensor Cleaning
Dust Reduction
• Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX
System
2 software required)
Image processor Nikon EXPEED
A/D conversion 12 bit
• 4,288 x 2,848 (L)
Image sizes • 3,216 x 2,136 (M)
• 2,144 x 1,424 (S)
 • NEF (compressed RAW)
• JPEG: Fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or
basic (approx. 1:16) compression
• NEF (RAW) + JPEG
File formats
• AVI M-JPEG
• Up to 36 alphanumeric characters can be input using
the camera monitor and multi selector (contained in
Exif header)
• Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
Lens mount
• Approx. 1.5x lens focal length (Nikon DX format)
• DX AF Nikkor: All functions supported
• Type G or D AF Nikkor: All functions supported
(PC Micro-Nikkors do not support some functions)
• Other AF Nikkor: All functions supported except 3D
Color Matrix Metering II. Lenses for F3AF not
supported.
Usable lenses
• AI-P Nikkor: All functions supported except 3D
Color Matrix Metering II
• Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in
exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not
function. Electronic rangefinder can be used if lens
has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.
• 11 focus points (1 cross-type sensors)
• Multi-CAM 1000
Auto Focus • AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal
temperature)
• Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode
• Single Servo AF [S]
• Continuous Servo AF [C]
• Manual focus [M], Electronic range finding
Lens Servo
supported
• Focus Tracking automatically activated by subject's
status in AF [A]
• Single point from 11 focus points
• Center point narrow or wide zone
Focus Point
• Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired
point anywhere within frame
• Single point AF
• Dynamic Area AF
AF Area Mode
• Automatic-area AF
• 3D Tracking AF (11 points)
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button
Focus Lock halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L
button
AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1.6-9.8
AF assist
ft.)
Exposure modes • Program Auto [P] with flexible program
• Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
• Aperture-Priority Auto [A]
 • Manual [M]
• Auto
• Advanced Scene Modes (portrait, landscape, close-
up, sports, night portrait)
TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 420-pixel
RGB sensor
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses);
color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses);
Metering
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, or 10
mm dia. circle in center of frame
• Spot: Meters approx. 2 mm dia. circle (about 2.0 %
of frame) centered on selected focus point
• 3D Color Matrix Metering: 0 to 20 EV
• Center-Weighted Metering: 0 to 20 EV
Metering range • Spot Metering: 2 to 20 EV
• At normal temperature (20°C/68°F), ISO 100
equivalent, f/1.4 lens
Meter coupling CPU (not AI)
Exposure lock Locked using AE-L/AF-L button
• 2 or 3 frames
Exposure • 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV steps
bracketing • ADL (Active D-Lighting) bracketing: 2 frames (one
with ADL, one without)
• +/-5.0 EV
Exposure compen.
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
• Default: ISO 200 - 3200 in 1/3 EV steps
Sensitivity
• Boost: 100 - 6400 in 1/3 EV steps
• Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane
shutter
• 30 to 1/4000 sec (1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Bulb
Shutter
• Time (optional Wireless Remote Control ML-L3
required)
• Release time lag Approx. 65 ms
• Viewfinder blackout 120 ms
• Tested to 100,000 exposures
DOF Preview • Stop-down lens aperture by pressing button
Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal,
Active D-Lighting
Low, or Off
• Auto (420-pixel CCD, image sensor)
• Presets (12) with fine tuning
• Manual presets (five)
White balance
• Color temperature in Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K)
• White balance bracketing (2 or 3 frames in
increments of 1, 2 or 3)
Picture Control • Standard
• Neutral
• Vivid
 • Monochrome
• Landscape
• Portrait
• Storage for up to nine custom Picture Controls
• Sharpening: Auto, 10 levels
• Contrast: Auto, 7 levels
• Brightness: 3 levels
• Saturation: Auto, 7 levels
Image parameters • Hue: 7 levels
• Quick Adjust: 5 levels (A multi-parameter
adjustment)
• High ISO Noise Reduction (High, Normal, Low,
Off)
• sRGB
Color space
• Adobe RGB
• Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
• Frame coverage Approx. 96% horizontal and 96%
vertical
Viewfinder • Magnification Approx. 0.94x (50mm f/1.4 lens at
infinity, –1.0 m-1)
• Eyepoint 19.5 mm (–1.0 m-1)
• Diopter adjustment –2 to +1
• Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with
focus frame
• Superimposed on-demand grid lines over the
viewfinder display.
Focusing screen
• "Vari-Brite" focus area display built in (The color
used to highlight the active focus area (focus brackets)
in the viewfinder display changes automatically in
response to lighting conditions).
• 3.0 " TFT LCD
• Approx. 920,000 dots (VGA; 640 x 480 x 3 colors)
LCD monitor • 170° viewing angle
• 100% frame coverage
• Brightness adjustment
• File format AVI (Motion-JPEG)
• Image size (pixels) 640 x 424; 24 fps 320 x 216; 24
fps 1280 x 720; 24 fps
• Compression: Motion-JPEG Audio Monaural on/off
selection
• Exposure: Determined with matrix metering utilizing
Movie
output from the image sensor
• Exposure lock available
• Exposure compensation available in P, S, A, M
modes
• Maximum single clip length: 1280x720/ 5 minutes,
others 20 minutes
LCD Liveview • Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera
selects focus point automatically when face priority is
 selected)
• Face priority, wide area, normal area
• Single frame
• Continuous Low [CL]: 1 - 4 fps
• Continuous High [CH]: 4.5 fps
Shooting modes • Self-Timer
• Delayed remote, quick response remote (optional
Wireless Remote Control ML-L3 required for remote
shooting)
Self-timer • 2, 5, 10, and 20 s
• Auto pop-up type (auto pop up in Auto, portrait,
close-up, night portrait modes)
• Guide no. 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft.) or 13/43 with
manual flash (ISO 100, m/ft.)
Flash
• Guide no. 17/56 (ISO 200, m/ft.) or 18/59 with
manual flash (ISO 200, m/ft.)
• Sufficient to illuminate the picture angle of an 18mm
lens
• TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL
flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are
available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800, SB-
600, or SB-400
• Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and
Flash control
CPU lens
• Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-
900, SB-800, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22s
• Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and
SB-800
• Auto, portrait, close-up - Auto and auto with red-eye
reduction available with built-in flash - Fill-flash and
red-eye reduction available with optional flash units
• Night portrait - Auto slow sync and auto slow sync
with red-eye reduction available with built-in flash -
Slow sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction
available with optional flash units
Flash Modes • Landscape, sports - Fill-flash and red-eye reduction
available with optional flash units
• P, A- Fill-flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, auto
slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, red-eye
reduction
• S, M - Fill-flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-
eye reduction
Flash Accessory ISO 518 standard-type hot shoe contact; Safety lock
Shoe mechanism provided
Flash Sync
No
Terminal
• -3 to +1 EV
Flash compensation
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
 • Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with built-in
flash, SB-900, SB-800, or SU-800 as commander and
SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-R200 as remotes
Creative Lighting • Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling
System illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash
units except SB-400
• Flash Color Information Communication and FV
lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units
• Full-frame playback
• Movie playback
• Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback
• Playback zoom (image size L up to approx. 27x, M
up to approx. 20x, S up to approx. 13x) When one or
more faces (up to 10) were detected with shooting, the
faces are enclosed in white borders. When playback
Playback mode zoom is applied, different faces can be displayed by
rotating the sub-command dial.
• Slide show playback
• Pictmotion
• Histogram display
• Highlights display
• Auto image rotation
• Image comment (up to 36 characters)
D-Lighting, red-eye correction, trim, monochrome,
filter effects, color balance, small picture, image
Retouch functions
overlay, NEF (RAW) processing, quick retouch,
straighten, distortion control, fisheye
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Danish
• Dutch,
• English,
• Finnish,
• French,
• German,
• Italian,
Languages
• Japanese
• Korean,
• Norwegian,
• Polish,
• Portuguese,
• Russian,
• Spanish
• Swedish
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Mini-B connector
• PTP transfer protocol
• NTSC or PAL video output
Connectivity
• HDMI video out (version 1.3a, Type C mini
connector provided)
• Remote control / GPS terminal
 • SD (Secure Digital) memory cards, SDHC-
Storage
compliant
• Lithium-Ion EN-EL3e (Approx. 850 shots, CIPA)
• Included battery charger MH-18a
Power
• Optional AC adapter EH-5a/EH-5
• Optional Battery Pack MB-D80
Vertical Grip • Optional MB-D80 multi-power battery pack
Dimensions Approx. 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in.)
Approx. 620 g (1 lb. 6 oz.) without battery, memory
Weight (no batt)
card, body cap, or monitor cover
Operating Temperature: 0 - 40 °C / 32 - 104 °F, Humidity: under
environment 85% (no condensation)
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Quick Charger
MH-18a, USB Cable UC-E4, Audio/Video Cable EG-
D2, Camera Strap AN-DC1 Body Cap BF-1A,
Box contents
Accessory Shoe Cover BS-1, LCD Monitor Cover
BM-10, Software Suite CD-ROM (Supplied
accessories may differ depending on country or area)
*Remote Cord MC-DC2, *GPS Unit GP-1,
Photofinishing software Capture NX 2, AC Adapter
EH-5/EH-5a, Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D80,
Magnifying Eyepiece DK-21M, Eyepiece Correction
Optional accessories Lens DK-20C, Eyepiece Magnifier DG-2, Eyepiece
Adapter DK-22, Right-Angle Viewing Attachment
DR-6, Semi-soft Case CF-D80, Wireless Remote
Control ML-L3, Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15,
Camera Control Pro 2