The Info menu is good, but there are so many items to choose among that it can take a long time to navigate to each control. Several other Status display designs from Canon, Olympus, and Sony have a grid of features that helps shorten the time it takes to get to each item on the menu, usually taking only four or five steps.
It takes a total of 13 steps on the Nikon D to get from one end to the other, something Luke, our Lab Tech mentioned as a nuisance. Another item Luke disliked was that the Nikon D's second self-timer would turn off after each shot, reverting back to Single-shot mode. Fortunately there's a new setting in the Custom Setting Menu called Exposure delay mode, which is great for minimizing camera vibration while on a tripod.
First the mirror is raised, followed by a delay of one second, then the shutter trips. It can be quite annoying to get the camera back from the lab with this mode enabled, but at least it doesn't reset itself after each shot.
The invaluable Recent Settings Menu usually lets me find the item quickly so I can disable it and resume shooting. It certainly beats using a 2- or second self-timer to stabilize shots, because most often every second counts. Like the Nikon D40, you can change the AF point by pressing the Multi-selector on the back, which is nice, but it's too easy to do accidentally. When there were only three AF points to choose, it wasn't a big deal, but with 11 it can be frustrating.
One major benefit of the menu system on the Nikon D is that all the menu items are long text descriptions, rather than icons or obscure phrases. One major drawback, though, is that all the menu items are long text descriptions, which can get dizzying after awhile. Otherwise, the Nikon D is a Nikon: It's well-built, has a nice soft shutter sound, and works like a champ. Image Quality. With most of the necessary usability comments now out of the way, we can get on to what I regard as the good news: The Nikon D is an excellent image maker.
As usually happens when resolution rises, limitations are revealed in the kit lenses that we once admired. Autofocus speed and accuracy also weren't issues outdoors, also good news. Though there is some difference in exposure between these two shots, it's clear that both the Nikon D and D90 maintain good detail and have minimal noise in the shadows even at ISO 1, There is slight chroma noise detectable in the shadows, but it's not significant. The Nikon D has lower resolution than the Canon T1i, but it handles the scene quite well nonetheless.
Naturally a higher resolution sensor will capture more detail, so long as the camera's noise suppression software doesn't obliterate it. There is some evidence of lost data in the Rebel T1i, especially in the curls of the letter A in the Mas Portel bottle above. Also, some of the lines in the mosaic are more blurry than the D's shot. For ISO 1,, though, either camera is performing well above par.
Macro Movie. A longer sample of p video from the Nikon D uploaded to YouTube. Note that here I just moved the camera to focus, which was only so effective, but easier than using the focus ring thanks to the very limited depth of field at this range. The articulating screen was also instrumental in getting this low angle. Nikon continues to push the edges of digital SLR camera design, not only adding features, but consistently improving image quality. Though the Nikon D doesn't come with an increase in resolution which on its own doesn't necessarily equal an increase in image quality , it does for the first time bring the Nikon D90's excellent Adding D-Movie mode and an articulating LCD gives the Nikon D two more excellent selling points that can actually serve consumer and enthusiast photographers well.
As I cautioned with the Canon T1i, which also has a movie mode, you can't expect the Nikon D to replace your camcorder, because it doesn't autofocus as you shoot video; but if you can learn to think of video as capturing moving snapshots that you'll string together later with a video editor, you'll start to enjoy the Nikon D's movie mode.
The articulating LCD does have a few limitations, including difficulty while on some tripods, but it also serves to improve the usefulness of the Nikon D's Live view mode. It's also important to remember that the autofocus method employed in Live view mode is significantly slower than what most users will be used to, both from SLRs and digicams.
And the Nikon D's multi-point autofocus performance degrades in low light. Still image quality from the Nikon D reveals one awesome image maker, whose high-ISO settings are mind-blowing. Even ISO 3, looks usable at 8x10, and downright decent at 5x7. And that, far more than the latest gee-whiz feature, the kind of advancement we like to see in a digital camera: better image quality in low light. Though it stands out as an oddity in naming terms when compared to the other Nikon digital SLRs in the line, the Nikon D is best described as a lower-cost D90 in a D60 body, with a smaller set of available autofocus lenses.
There are a few usability issues related to the articulating LCD and autofocus in Live view mode, and the D-Movie mode won't serve to replace the basic consumer camcorder, but as I've said of the Canon T1i, these things don't make or break the Nikon D What clearly makes the Nikon D great is its excellent overall performance as a still camera, and its excellent image quality.
Printed results tell an amazing story about the Nikon D's low-light capability. You can make big images from the D, starting at 20x30 inches, and even ISO 1, shots print well at 11x ISO 3, shots make decent 8x10's, again impressive. I was a little disappointed with the speed of the Nikon D's multi-point autofocus indoors, but I usually use single-point AF indoors or out, so it wouldn't be a big deal for me.
There are three major points that consumers looking at the new high points for the D need to consider: Live view mode autofocus is slower than anyone would expect, averaging 2.
D-Movie mode is good, but it doesn't autofocus as you shoot, so following action will be more difficult; and you also have no manual exposure control to influence either aperture for better depth of field control or shutter speed for use in sports situations in D-Movie mode. The feature set of the Nikon D is more complicated than the D60 or D40, so be prepared to dig deeper and read the manual to more thoroughly enjoy the Nikon D Though I'm not crazy about the Nikon D's swivel screen design, it's still nice to have on an SLR, and works pretty well in handheld shooting situations, for both video and stills.
In a pinch, I'll take it and be happy. What's certain is the Nikon D's ability to make superb still images. Its optical viewfinder is a pleasure to use, and you'll get more straight horizon lines thanks to the built-in grid. The shutter sound is quiet, and single-point AF speeds are fast. D vs SD1 Merrill. D vs T6. D vs T6i. D vs K-3 II.
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