Nikon D90 advantages
- 11-point AF (1 cross-type) with 3D tracking
- 12 white balance presets (plus five slots for manual presets)
- Video (1080 x 720, 24fps)
- 4.5 fps continuous shooting rate
- High resolution 920,000 dot 3.0" LCD
 Nikon D90 |  Nikon D80 |  Canon EOS 450D |  Pentax K20D | |
Price (Body only) (With kit lens) | $999/£639 $1235/£799 | $652/£389 $785/£549 | $579/£408 $655/£457 | $965/£620 $995/£630 |
| Construction | • Plastic • Aluminum alloy | • Plastic • Aluminum alloy | • Plastic • Metal sub-structure | • Plastic • Metal sub-structure |
| Control dials | Two | Two | One | Two |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD | CMOS | CMOS |
| Dust removal | • Image Sensor Cleaning • Image Dust Off | • Image Dust Off | • Low-pass filter vibration • Anti-static coating • Dust delete data | • SP coating • Dust removal using SR unit • Dust alert mode |
| Effective pixels | 12.3 million | 10.2 million | 12.2 million | 14.6 million |
| Pixel Density | 3.3 MP/cm² | 2.7 MP/cm² | 3.7 MP/cm² | 4.0 MP/cm² |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| FOV crop | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.5x |
| Environmental sealing | • No | • No | • No | • Yes |
| Image stabilization | • Kit lens | • No | • Kit lens | • Sensor shift |
| Live View | • Yes • Contrast AF only • Face priority | • No | • Yes • Contrast or Phase AF | • Yes • Phase AF only |
| File formats | • JPEG • RAW (NEF) | • JPEG • RAW (NEF) | • JPEG • RAW (CR2) | • JPEG • RAW (PEF) • RAW (DNG) |
| Video | Yes 720p, 24fps | No | No | No |
| Auto focus | • 11 point • 1 cross-type • -1 to 18 EV | • 11 point • 1 cross-type • -1 to 18 EV | • 9 point • 1 cross-type • -0.5 to 18 EV | • 11 point • 9 cross-type • -1 to 18 EV |
| Metering sensor | 480 zone | 480 zone | 35 zone | 16 zone sensor |
| Metering modes | • 3D Color Matrix • Center-Weighted (6,8 or 10 mm diameter area) • Spot Metering | • 3D Color Matrix • Center-Weighted (6,8 or 10 mm diameter area) • Spot Metering | • Evaluative • Partial • Spot • Centre-weighted average | • Multi-segment • Center-weighted average • Spot |
| Exp. comp. | +/- 5.0 EV | +/- 5.0 EV | +/- 2.0 EV | +/- 3.0 EV |
| Continuous rate (high) | • 4.5 fps • 100 JPEG • 11 RAW | • 3 fps • 23 JPEG • 6 RAW | • 3.5 fps • 53 JPEG/Fine • 6 RAW | • 3 fps • 38 JPEG Hi • 14 RAW • 16 DNG |
| White balance | • Auto • 12 presets (with adj) • 5 manual presets • Kelvin temperature | • Auto • 8 presets (with adj) • Manual preset • Kelvin temperature | • Auto • 6 presets (with adj) • Manual preset • Kelvin temperature | • Auto • 6 presets (with adj) • Manual preset • Kelvin temperature |
| Image parameters | • 7 presets • 9 User defined • Quick Adjust • Sharpening • Contrast • Brightnesss • Saturation • Hue • B&W filter • B&W tone | • 7 presets • Sharpening • Tone • Color mode • Saturation • Hue • B&W filter • B&W tone | • 6 presets • 3 User defined • Sharpness • Contrast • Saturation • Color tone • B&W filter • B&W tone | • 6 presets • Saturation • Hue • Contrast • Sharpness |
| Noise reduction control | 4 levels | 4 levels | On/Off | 4 Levels |
| DR extension mode | D-Lighting | D-Lighting | Highlight Tone Priority | DRng |
| External flash | • Hot-shoe • Wireless flash | • Hot-shoe • Wireless flash | • Hot-shoe • Wireless flash via optional controller | • Hot-shoe • Wireless flash |
| Flash sync speed | 1/200 sec | 1/200 sec | 1/200 sec | 1/180 sec |
| Viewfinder | • Pentaprism • 96% coverage • 0.94 x magnification | • Pentaprism • 95% coverage • 0.94 x magnification | • Pentamirror • 95% coverage • 0.87x magnification | • Pentaprism • 95% coverage • 0.95x magnification |
| LCD monitor | • 3.0" TFT LCD • 920,000 dots | • 2.5" TFT LCD • 230,000 dots | • 3.0" TFT LCD • 230,000 dots | • 2.7 " TFT LCD • 230,000 dots |
| Top panel LCD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Vertical grip | Yes, MB-D80 | Yes, MB-D80 | Yes, BG-E5 | Yes,D-BG2 |
| Dimensions | 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in) | 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in) | 129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in) | 142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight (inc batt) | 703 g (24.8 oz) | 668 g (23.6 oz) | 524 g (18.5 oz) | 800 g (28.2 oz) |
