subject: Nikon D90 Digital Slr Camera : Understanding Its Advantages [print this page] The Nikon D90 digital SLR camera is one of those unsung heroes of the digital slr photography community. This is pretty surprising, considering the fact that its results can compete with more professional cameras like the D300, also by Nikon. It also seems to be trumping equally popular camera models like the Olympus E30 and the Canon 50D.
For any new photographer needing to develop their digital slr photography hobby, the D90 serves as a perfect beginner's tool. This is because of the user-friendly features. Any person will know take advantage of the many features available out of the box. Making use of the automatic features also produces good results, too.
You can learn how to set certain things like the macro, depth of field, contrast... etc. If you require anything like these, ou can easily do so because of the dedicated buttons that show you menus. You can quickly learn how to customize the settings to your liking.
A lot of people are surprised at how much you can achieve from a standard kit lens that is included in a D90 kit. A lot of beginners are beginning to see the benefits of merely using what is provided, and most think that this is enough to start a legitimate digital photography career.
The quality you get from dslr photography using a D90 can easily match what you would expect from a more professional D300 because of their ISO capabilities that allow you to take shots in low lighting while still giving you amazingly crisp images. It's Live View allows you to see what you're doing while you're doing it so you can shoot at the best possible angles.
If you're more concerned with photography in terms of making short films and such, this digital slr camera also has amazing video capturing capabilities that make the D90 really stand out from the pack. It uses JPEG AVI format to save your videos and it also allows for you to see the images in high definition using the viewfinder.
It's really one of the most fitting examples I can come up with when I think of the words "point and shoot". Its automatic functions are good ways to introduce you to the many capabilities of this amazing dslr camera. The D90 basically gives you the same quality shots as you could get from the D300 while still being simple enough for any novice to use.
When you feel ready to explore, you can either learn n your own or look up the infinite tutorials on the web. There are loads of different tips on how you can achieve certain effects just by changing a few settings on your dslr camera without without worrying about permanently changing anything. The Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera is the sort of camera you can go crazy with, so don't be afraid of changing stuff like scene modes, shutter, aperture and when you start feeling the need to take an even more hands on approach, the manual mode.
