Comments on: Nikon D90 at long last: First dSLR to do video

A bump to 12 megapixels and faster shooting add to the camera's enhancements over the D80.

[squirrelscience]

It's worth mentioning that the D80 & D90 both use SD card storage, in opposition to the 40D which uses CF and MicroDrive. A good spec to know if you're contemplating an upgrade.

[squirrelscience]

It's worth mentioning that the D80 & D90 both use SD card storage, in opposition to the 40D which uses CF and MicroDrive. A good spec to know if you're contemplating an upgrade.

[richmack06]

Hey CNET, how about posting the right pic of the camera you're doing the story about? On your homepage, the link to this article features an image of the 50D!

[bananaj83]

Um no. It really doesn't.

[SenorSexyPants]

Too bad the video footage looks lackluster. Yes, you may be able to shoot 720p, but that is using the old motion JPEG compression scheme, and you can only record about 5 minutes of the highest quality footage at a time. These 5 min files are maxed out at 600MB, so the bit rate is terrible (equals bad quality). As a still shooter, it looks pretty solid, but for video, it is only a novelty at this point.

[Cream Juicy]

Where have you seen this "bad" footage? The footage on the Nikon site looked pretty damn good. I know it's the Nikon site, but I haven't seen any other footage.

[elcapitan79]

Here you go, a new fast (of course expensive) SD card. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10026896-1.html

[cardfan1212]

Yep, just what i wanted...a dSLR that does crappy video. No thanks, i'll stick with canon.

[Cream Juicy]

I think you are just speculating. Here is a real crappie video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXTeJfHnnR0

[jigmeg]

agreed cardfan1212, although the idea is a great one if something usable could be shot. i've used a footage from a canon point&shoot as b-roll in a pinch. u can do amazing things to crap video in FCP. ha!

[futbolpunk]

WRONG! Cnet, you're better than this.

I own a D80, and it definitely does NOT have a CMOS sensor. It is CCD, which is another reason the D90 is such a big improvement. Get the facts right.

[picmad]

Awesome camera. Have been holding back for 2 years watching the Canon / Nikon camera battle in this class waiting to purchase, and am bowled over by this and today placed a pre-order on this - no reason to wait at all.

Had it not had video I'd still have considered it with all the features, but with HD video on that sensor - wow. Simply brilliant ... no more having to haul a vid-cam with on trips as well. As for 5 minutes max clips ... Np : I'm sure most of my clips are under 5min as is.

Am I a big time pro : no. This is not a camera for real pro's .. D3's fills that hole. This is for advanced hobbyists, like myself. For that reason the D-Movie is ideal in this package. Not to say quite a few pro's won't have this in their kit ... i expect many will have this as their backup / runabout camera.

"Crappy video"?! ... Thats BS ... The cinematic D-movie is awesome! As is the ability to record that with Nikkor lenses at 720P! The quality of video you get from this is far superior to most vid-cams - it really is cinema quality.

Nice review at : http://www.chasejarvisandfriends.com/

Its easy to see why Canon fanboys are so jealous with their comments. This sets a new milestone in dSLR technology, like it or not, and will take a HUGE bite of the market. Canon better race to catch up, they been caught sleeping.