@ROL332 in my opinion , our distance concerning what is considered semi pro and pro is small today. d7000 is all many of us need. check out... freedslr . c0m change 0 with o and try to get an opportunity win completely new Nikon D7000
Thank you, Well not a bad Idea but be sure you buy a VR lens with it and then you need some other Manual lenses too. Soon Nikon will shows a new Nikon so it's not bad if you wait to see what will happened later. You should also take a look at Panasonic GH1 which is very powerful camera for filming, of course D90 is faster and more useful for Photography
Thanks a lot, have to say that video recording is not the most importand for my choice, but nice to know it'squality. Thanks for telling me that Nikon is coming with a new model of a camera, well, I should sell my as fast as posible now, cuz it will be cheaper when the new one comes out, I guess.
Which programs have you used to put together movies, I use a Finepix S2000HD and I can not edit movies in Windows Movie Maker, but those movies are saved in MP4 format .. Shit the same, what program and what format the movies are saved as you're shooting with the D90 ?
No it did not set to lock!, lack of knowledge!! this test made only 30 minutes after I open the box and rush out to see how it's video works. I could not find it in the menu
but if you check my other videos I made with D90 I always used the Expo. lock
many people like to take vivid picture or video so they change the factory setting or push the saturation, for this video, the idea was to use the factory setting out of the box and test it. I checked the macro and it seems they set the camera to vivid or they push the saturation. you can do plenty of enhancement to the camera's setting to match your taste.
That's true with the 5 min limitation but remember it is not a camcorder, you have this problem with all DSLR cameras with video, some can records more some less
Nikon made it for News reporter and those Indy film maker with low budget!
reason is as follows: t no single HD video clip can run more 5 minutes. The reason for this is not technical, but political. In Europe any device that can record more than 5 minutes of HD video is classified as a video recorder and attracts higher import duties than do still cameras. Why this limitation then needs to be applied to those of us outside the Euro zone is a bit of a mystery. (According to luminous landscape)
:) awesome, i got mine 3 days ago but the lens began to malfunction yesterday! so i didnt get to fool around with the video yet. (new one coming in mail under warranty thankfully)
I used the kit lens 18-105mm VR , a Tokina 400mm f5.6, a sigma 125mm f2.8 macro and a Nikon 55mm f2.8 macro. what you see here is edited by FCP and I did not enhance the pictures in any way.
Yes! if you work with Mac and have Final Cut Pro then switch to HD 720 ( PAL or NTSC ) and drop the AVI on the time line and begin editing. but the quality of video compare to Panasonic GH1 is lower unless you use some special filter. for better result use a good tripod.
it's OK in my monitor ( Apple cinema calibrated ) check your monitor, watch it in HQ. and consider that any beaches around S. California during the after noon is hazy!.Mainly I don't change any color or contrast setting of the video in FCP
Ok! when you are in photo mode zoom in to your subject focus it zoom back go to live mode begin recording and zoom to your subject whenever you want..... that's it
nice video, thanks for posting.. Gosh, which do you think is better? the d90 or the d5000? im eyeing both, and i really don't know which to get.. They seem pretty similar anyway. Btw, what is silent shooting?? Is it softer noise made from shutter sounds and etc?? thanks in advance! (:
Thank you, In Quite mode you have a slower mechanism in mirror action. As long as you want to use the camera for Photography, both are the same and you will get very nice pictures. D5000 has no Autofocus motor in the body and put it in the lenses! but you get swivel monitor plus Quite Mode. for movie part they are the same so decide yourself
I looked at a comparison on google, the image quality is a tad bit lower on the d5000. The d90 is like an extra $400 plus tax. I got the D90 not too long ago and am VERY happy with it.
Right, but it was my mistake which i mentioned before ! I got the camera for a test drive and I could not find the AE lock's switch so it remain in Auto mode and you see what happened to the picture!. but you can lock it through the menu and when you need to lock it just push the switch and it will stays locked.
What you think about the D5000?, it seems to solve your problems with the fixed screen of the D90 while shooting HD Video. I'm planning to buy that one, do you recommend buying it with the kit lenses?, I was thinking of just getting the 50mm f/1.8 DX instead, have any suggestions? =)
Anyway the D5000 is smaller, lost the top screen, has the same Cmos sensor, it's lighter, cheaper, has a better monitor for low and high level photography and has the same video as D90. and let me correct myself that the Full frame and AI,s lenses could be use here with some restriction.
I've been wanting the D90 for quite some time, I've also looked at the D5000. Can you tell me what you mean by "lost the top screen" and "has a better monitor for low and high level photography" ? thanks you, I want to make sure I get the better of the two.
Top LCD screen which you could find it in D90-300-700-3 and so on. before the digital era all those Pro SLR cameras had one for info about your camera setting. D90 and other Nikon DSLR has a fix monitor at the back of camera, D5000 has a Swivel monitor which is only good when you want to take picture in low or high level! it's good for photography but not good enough for filming ( videography ).
Money wise the D5000 is cheaper so it depends on your goal and your pocket. again for photo only I will recommend D300 or D700 for video and Photo you may choose D90 or D5000. just go to your nearby photo store and put them next to each other and see for yourself which one you like better. all of them takes pictures beautifully. but remember D90 is pioneer in a new era of videography despite so many things it has to be improved .
What you think of the Nikon D5000?, seems to solve your problems with the fixed screen, do you know if it has the same "5 min" limit?, has the same features?, I'm planning to but the D5000 and I thought that you, being used to use the D90, could suggest me if it was worth it, or just the D60, which doesn't have video but is cheaper as well. Also another question, do you recomend the kit lenses?, I was planning to buy the body just with the new 50mm f/1.8 DX lenses, suggestions? =)
I did not test the D5000 but I know it has many plus & Minus compare to D90 , the bad thing is you will stuck with the kit lens or those DX lenses so can not use the Ai,s lenses which I think they are the best for video part of the camera. if you are going to use the camera only for photography then buy it ( money wise ) even if I recommend you D90 or D300 will be a better choice .
the new screen is only good for low level photography not Video.
Non Stop 5 min. D90 stops after 5 min. then you have to press the record again like a film camera that's why it is not useful for recording a whole Hockey game!
the rest of my answer! By all those + & -- you get a camera with kit lens ( 18 to 105 ) which is not bad for around $ 1200. but if you like to pay more then you need a Nikon 50mm /1.4 or Nikon 35mm /1.8 and a Nikon 55mm macro /2.8 or a Sigma 125mm/2.8 or a Nikon or Sigma zoom 70- 210mm and a very good Tripod like Monfrotto, and extra 7' monitor and so on! so please you decide what you need and calculate yourself , for video part, buy AI.s lenses ( Manual ), a nice gear cost you around $6000
2 things kinda bother me with using this camera as a camcorder, and i'm hoping you can answer them:
1. when using longer lenses, does continous VR act as an image stabilizer, or will it always be necessary to use a tripod to achieve smooth video.
2.Nikon's website noted that when using D-Movie mode, the camera's auto-focus is disabled. If this is true, then does the LCD screen have enough resolution to allow for accurate manual focusing?
1-That's help mostly for taking picture but not really good when using the video part. If you have VR.( 105mm and up ) lenses then deactivate VR and use a very good Tripod instead.
2- Yes, No Auto focus with video recording. D90's LCD is a HI.Res display but it is small and fixed on the back!, So extra 7" monitor will help a lot for better focusing and composition. There are two expensive kits for Nikon D90 and canon 5D II which makes these two cameras perfect for any kind of filming.
it have nothing to do with my monitor. im a photo pro so i know alot about good and bad photos and videos, this isnt bad, the colours is just getting a bit boring
But in photography we don't use the term " Boring " for color, we say saturated or non saturated color! could you explain to me what you exactly mean by " color getting boring "? see the main idea of this clip is to show the "DOF" and lens change ability of D90 compare to the consumer camcorder.Here we did not lock the AE and that's why you see the camera aperture is changing in low or high light.
Not at all, I'm very pleased to get the point, Mainly I use a Mac G5 with Apple cinema display and a powerful PC with Sony 19" monitor, my reference for color and sharpness is the Apple monitor which is highly and correctly calibrated that's why I asked you check your monitor! by the way try the " HQ " when you watch the clips in YouTube.
hi, whats the deal with the background light flickering as it gets darker and lighter? does this happen with most cam corders? i noticed it caus im analysing the shiit out of this video as im thinking of getting one of these cameras
Thanks a lot for the comment! and analyzing the shiit of my Video!! That shiit caused by not locking the AE on the camera Call it lack of knowledge ( I got the camera only for testing and shoot this video 2 hours after )so I did not have enough time to find the AE Lock in the Camera's Menu.
By the way This is not a camcorder!, Nikon d90 is the first SLR camera with the ability to shoot video.
I just got the D90 and I uploaded videos to youtube on Quality 1280/720 I exported them out of Imovie on my mac as CD-R should I export it as Full Quality? I'm trying to figure out how to upload the videos in HD!! on youtube! Please help!!
I'm confuse ! you siad you uploaded your film to youtube on quality 1280x720! Am I write? then you know how to upload it!.. anyway the highest quality you can get from D90 is 1280x720. but for burning your film on DVD , I'm afraid you can't do it by your Mac because you need a Blu-ray Disc which your mac does not have it yet.
Well I have the camera set on 1280x720 but what type of quality should I export the video out of Imovie? As of right now I export the video in the CD-R format. Should I do Expert quality? It's not uploading in HD on youtube. Trying to figure out how to do that.
ok cheers for quick reply, i dont have much knowledge about taking photos and recording video...so your telling me its something that can be fixed? i think thats what your saying...thanks so much
Well, continuously 5 min. it will stop after 5 min. but then you can press the record again so if you have enough memory then you can record one hour or two! but with limitation of 5 Min. per shots. In reality when you shoot a film and doing shot by shot it's not a big deal!, the big deal is the quality of shots which is right now by this compression is not good.
Question about aperture/shutter shifts that caused the video to go from lighter to darker and darker to lighter in steps. Was the camera making all the aperture/shutter adjustments or were you making the adjustments manually?
No, it was a mistake not to lock the AE. I should lock it. When you lock the AE. in video mode, camera try to shift up the gain by pushing the ISO up and down just because the camera speed in video mode is 1/48 sec. to give you the correct 24fps. For adjusting the aperture during filming you need a manual lenses named AI-S (Nikon lenses). with new lenses you can not change the aperture and camera set it for you which you may not like it.
Thank you so much for your reply you defiantly answered the question.
They have defiantly added a nice feature and I am pleased about that. I'm sure in the future the video side of these new SLR cameras with directly compete with video Pro/Prosumer video cameras. I await eagerly :D
Sure! this video was the first attempt and as you see with a lot of problem but it shows you the power of D90 if they try to solve some of the problems we found in its video part it will be a nice camera.
check my other video which I used D90 and you could find more from " dcc460ut "
people say that camera has to be a camera, and a video recorder should be a video recorder, when both are combined, its not good in taking pictures, and not that good in video... true?
Good Question! No It is Not True! first of all Nikon D90 is one of the best Photography camera around and if you check the Time Magazine it became # 4 of 10 best Gadget of the year! it's great to have it if you know how to use an SLR Camera.Video part of that needs a lot of attention to be perfect but it is a bonus and they did not charge you extra for that! Two years ago I bought my Nikon D70 for $999 and two month ago I paid the same price for D90 plus all those extra feature and pixels.
yeah, nobody is against extra "stuff" in this SLR, but the "stuff" isn't quite good, i saw a few videos where you can clearly see that it wobbles way too much..
All my life I had and have Nikon cameras and this one with $1000 tag is one of the best when I want to refer you to a good camera ( Not a Video Camera!) soon the next generation will be here and I upgrade this to a better one! Meanwhile that I'm waiting for the new one I love to work with D90 HD! I have two other HD camcorder but since I got D90 I did not touch them!
yeah the video on the D90 is worthless in my opinion but someone creative could still do something cool with it. Not being able to view through the eyepiece as you shoot is ridiculous and I'd like to hurt someone.
I knew about Arriflex and as a matter of fact many years ago I filmed several documentary with Arri! the new one must cost a fortune but if somebody has a deep pocket then could pay for it! nobody will compare a Porsche with a Fiat 500
I like anyone who isn't afraid to try out something new. But let me be a bit critic on the other hand; Your focus in the video isn't quite sharp in a lot of shots, I understand it's hard to do. Soon I will get my own D90, and sell my Pentax K10d.
After that I'll put my vids on and you can critique on my video aswell ;) No hard feelings.
You are right, the problem is the D90 monitor, Nikon should redesign the camera and the monitor. Right now it is very hard to use this monitor for focusing. the monitor should be free to rotate and stay in any angle we want.
I think I mentioned it before it was my mistake not to lock the AE! if you watch a very short movie which I made by D90 (From Sunset to Moonlight )there is no such a problem that's because I Locked the AE and I tried not to pan too often.
You see, I got the clips in S. California and I remember the camera was set on Landscape, frankly by my eyes I don't see any problem with that! if you mean the color are not saturated ! well maybe but the light jumping up & down because the AE was not lock
I can't wait till DSLR quality like that of the Mark II translates down to the consumers. Its pretty wild to note that all those people who bought redrocks, and letus35 are going to be very disappointed. And I do realize were talking about a camera designed for taking pictures, but its still a feature that would be very nice. I'm currently looking for a DSLR and since I've grown up using a rebel 35mm I'm leaning towards the XSi. (expecally since I have two lens' that will work with it.
"makes a dof adapter look like crap"???? Nub. Maybe a homemade DOF constructed from an empty toilet paper tube. Perhaps you should see a Brevis with a 1080p camera attached to it, then compare it to the footage from a DSLR. There is no comparision, actually. This is a great, fun, toy. But aside from reasons of novelty and experimentation, you are not going to be seeing many big-budget national commercials shot with this camera. Yet, you will from crews using DOF converters.
D90 has many childhood problems which I think they will fix them soon. But the main point is that Nikon took a small step ahead which will have a big impact in future of film industry
That goes to AE function which I should lock it and I did not!( lack of information ) later on through the menu I find out how to keep it lock and now at any aperture setting it stays steady! so it was my my problem not the camera.
@ROL332 in my opinion , our distance concerning what is considered semi pro and pro is small today. d7000 is all many of us need. check out... freedslr . c0m change 0 with o and try to get an opportunity win completely new Nikon D7000
jenagrayzx 10 months ago
How come none of these D90 video tests are in HD? It looks crappy.
fdh1004 1 year ago 2
@fdh1004
I put all D90 HD videos in another site. I'll send you the info directly to you
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@fdh1004 Check my test
artmusz 9 months ago
is this auto focus???? also exposure is not locked....
digitally2007 1 year ago
@digitally2007
No it is not! ....there is no autofocus in video mode in Nikon D90.
and yes the exposure was not locked while taking this video.
dcc460ut 1 year ago
Thank you for sahring this video! Am wondering if I shpul ''uppgrade'' my D60 to the D90!
denid1 1 year ago
@denid1
Thank you, Well not a bad Idea but be sure you buy a VR lens with it and then you need some other Manual lenses too. Soon Nikon will shows a new Nikon so it's not bad if you wait to see what will happened later. You should also take a look at Panasonic GH1 which is very powerful camera for filming, of course D90 is faster and more useful for Photography
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@dcc460ut
Thanks a lot, have to say that video recording is not the most importand for my choice, but nice to know it'squality. Thanks for telling me that Nikon is coming with a new model of a camera, well, I should sell my as fast as posible now, cuz it will be cheaper when the new one comes out, I guess.
denid1 1 year ago
@denid1
OK then buy D90 or D300s when you find a good deal
dcc460ut 1 year ago
Which programs have you used to put together movies, I use a Finepix S2000HD and I can not edit movies in Windows Movie Maker, but those movies are saved in MP4 format .. Shit the same, what program and what format the movies are saved as you're shooting with the D90 ?
Grateful for answer :)
OnlyMeRightBeside 1 year ago
@OnlyMeRightBeside
I have a G5 PowerPC Mac and I use Final Cut Pro for editing
The D90 format is AVI but I change it to QuickTime and then after editing I export it as DIVX or FLV
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@OnlyMeRightBeside adobe premier pro is a good one to use :D
gacayana 1 year ago
Hey nicw video!
Watch my two short films on my profile, they are also made with the D90!
theguz89 1 year ago
exposure lock??
Kurtinlv 1 year ago
@Kurtinlv
No it did not set to lock!, lack of knowledge!! this test made only 30 minutes after I open the box and rush out to see how it's video works. I could not find it in the menu
but if you check my other videos I made with D90 I always used the Expo. lock
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@dariogdariog
many people like to take vivid picture or video so they change the factory setting or push the saturation, for this video, the idea was to use the factory setting out of the box and test it. I checked the macro and it seems they set the camera to vivid or they push the saturation. you can do plenty of enhancement to the camera's setting to match your taste.
dcc460ut 1 year ago
This video is washy. Look at "Nikon D90 Video - Macro"
dariogdariog 1 year ago
@dariogdariog
Nothing wrong with the colors!, check out your monitor or try to calibrate it!!
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@dcc460ut no it is a little washy.
notsocomicaltv 1 year ago
@notsocomicaltv
I'll do that Thank you.
dcc460ut 1 year ago
Whera are colors??????????????????????????????
dariogdariog 1 year ago
@dariogdariog
what do you mean by that
dcc460ut 1 year ago
Wait you cannot auto focus while recording? All manual?
sean9820 1 year ago
@sean9820
Right! you can not using auto focus system while you are recording
dcc460ut 1 year ago
@dcc460ut thank you for the response!
Do you like the video quality?
sean9820 1 year ago
@sean9820
Yes! If you use tripod or VR lenses .
dcc460ut 1 year ago
so it only records in 24fps?? or does it do 30fps??
bonix23 1 year ago
In HD format records at 24fps.
dcc460ut 1 year ago
I was wondering, can this camera take a lot of photos in various seconds? kinda like a slo-mo effect if you play them? thanks
JDSpiderman3 1 year ago
IS there any problem with using a manual focus when you are recording ?
g6ooh 2 years ago
No not at all the time but under full sun because of the screen condition. you need to practice to get use to it.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
im planning on getting this camera.
.how long cAn u actually record before it burns the sensor..as ive been hearing
and what with the 5 min limit..if there is any?????
FUNKYMACGIRL 2 years ago
That's true with the 5 min limitation but remember it is not a camcorder, you have this problem with all DSLR cameras with video, some can records more some less
Nikon made it for News reporter and those Indy film maker with low budget!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
reason is as follows: t no single HD video clip can run more 5 minutes. The reason for this is not technical, but political. In Europe any device that can record more than 5 minutes of HD video is classified as a video recorder and attracts higher import duties than do still cameras. Why this limitation then needs to be applied to those of us outside the Euro zone is a bit of a mystery. (According to luminous landscape)
TechTubeMedia 1 year ago
Thanks ! You may know that Panasonic GH1 has no limitation but it sells as DSLR camera here and there
I'll do more digging.
dcc460ut 1 year ago
wow, quick reply,
but yeah, they say higher import costs, but that doesn't mean that Panasonic doesnt want to pay it :P
TechTubeMedia 1 year ago
just thought of one thing contradicting my own comment,
non-hd vids shoot more that 5 minutes :O
TechTubeMedia 1 year ago
But after 5min you can push start and record again
dcc460ut 2 years ago
nice vid. i have a d90 also. are you using manual or auto focus?
commerceskate 2 years ago
Thanks
Manual!, there is no auto focus when are filming!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
:) awesome, i got mine 3 days ago but the lens began to malfunction yesterday! so i didnt get to fool around with the video yet. (new one coming in mail under warranty thankfully)
nice video tho.
commerceskate 2 years ago
I'm probably getting this camera this summer, the video quality seems fantastic, I really cant wait to get this, it seems like an amazing camera. :D
pokemon00845 2 years ago
Can it record sound, if so how is the quality?
Thanks for the great vid!
Shamobii 2 years ago
Thank you,
Yes it records in Mono only good for home video!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
wow nice work!
im intending to get the D90
how did you get such a clear and nice depth-of-field?
is it the lens or the editing?
and is this the original color or after color correction?
thanks.
gershonsqs 2 years ago
I used the kit lens 18-105mm VR , a Tokina 400mm f5.6, a sigma 125mm f2.8 macro and a Nikon 55mm f2.8 macro. what you see here is edited by FCP and I did not enhance the pictures in any way.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
The HD recording , is it full or basic?
TwinBlades95 2 years ago
It is 1280x720 and 24fps! that's the highest HD Res. you could get from D90.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
Wow I like it!
Yo0T0oB 2 years ago
Wow, that is a beautiful presentation. Thanks for sharing! :-)
LuminolBlue 2 years ago
Thank you!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
You're welcome; however, I have one question: Does the D90 save the videos as an .AVI, and do you need any 'special' codec for computer playback?
LuminolBlue 2 years ago
Yes! if you work with Mac and have Final Cut Pro then switch to HD 720 ( PAL or NTSC ) and drop the AVI on the time line and begin editing. but the quality of video compare to Panasonic GH1 is lower unless you use some special filter. for better result use a good tripod.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
For playback only you could use Quick Time program which is free for both PC & Mac
dcc460ut 2 years ago
thanks for the great video, am going to buy the D90 in a few days.
ikicaq 2 years ago
wait for the next generation or check the Panasonic GH1
dcc460ut 2 years ago
the color is bland, the rendering picture is soft.. ur rendering setting is poor
BarrackObamah 2 years ago
it's OK in my monitor ( Apple cinema calibrated ) check your monitor, watch it in HQ. and consider that any beaches around S. California during the after noon is hazy!.Mainly I don't change any color or contrast setting of the video in FCP
dcc460ut 2 years ago
great video, I am going to buy the D90 in a couple of days, and this made me feel pretty good about the potential it has for video recording.
ikicaq 2 years ago
So I'm fiddling with my Nikon D90 and I'm wondering how do you zoom in and focus while in video mode?
Please help me!
ShimiSan 2 years ago
Ok! when you are in photo mode zoom in to your subject focus it zoom back go to live mode begin recording and zoom to your subject whenever you want..... that's it
dcc460ut 2 years ago
Thankyou very much! You were so helpful. =D
ShimiSan 2 years ago
you set the lens to manual and turn it to zoom in and out as normal and focus manually by turning the end of the lens
KSJ1989 2 years ago
Set your camera to manual focus and your lens to manual focus. After you zoom in or out you will then have to adjust the focus.
MeyersClan 2 years ago
not quit hd but it did not look bad in fullscreen
techypanther 2 years ago
Soon Nikon D300s with better video quality and 1080p will hit the market.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
bad video...
erickacoelho 2 years ago
Happy to hear that!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
nice video, thanks for posting.. Gosh, which do you think is better? the d90 or the d5000? im eyeing both, and i really don't know which to get.. They seem pretty similar anyway. Btw, what is silent shooting?? Is it softer noise made from shutter sounds and etc?? thanks in advance! (:
5amlove 2 years ago
Thank you, In Quite mode you have a slower mechanism in mirror action. As long as you want to use the camera for Photography, both are the same and you will get very nice pictures. D5000 has no Autofocus motor in the body and put it in the lenses! but you get swivel monitor plus Quite Mode. for movie part they are the same so decide yourself
dcc460ut 2 years ago
I looked at a comparison on google, the image quality is a tad bit lower on the d5000. The d90 is like an extra $400 plus tax. I got the D90 not too long ago and am VERY happy with it.
Thebumguy 2 years ago
the background music is a part of "the four seasons" (vivaldi) ? sounds also like Felix Mendellsohn.
nice video also.
and i think im sure it's a part of the four seasons hehe
jorden123 2 years ago
Yes, This is the summer part of "the four seasons"
dcc460ut 2 years ago
those exposure shifts are pretty rough, can you turn auto exposure off?
Wozza604 2 years ago
Right, but it was my mistake which i mentioned before ! I got the camera for a test drive and I could not find the AE lock's switch so it remain in Auto mode and you see what happened to the picture!. but you can lock it through the menu and when you need to lock it just push the switch and it will stays locked.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
ooooooh, ok. Thanks for the reply, I thought it was a horrible oversight on Nikon's part!
Wozza604 2 years ago
What you think about the D5000?, it seems to solve your problems with the fixed screen of the D90 while shooting HD Video. I'm planning to buy that one, do you recommend buying it with the kit lenses?, I was thinking of just getting the 50mm f/1.8 DX instead, have any suggestions? =)
emmiranda 2 years ago
Anyway the D5000 is smaller, lost the top screen, has the same Cmos sensor, it's lighter, cheaper, has a better monitor for low and high level photography and has the same video as D90. and let me correct myself that the Full frame and AI,s lenses could be use here with some restriction.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
I've been wanting the D90 for quite some time, I've also looked at the D5000. Can you tell me what you mean by "lost the top screen" and "has a better monitor for low and high level photography" ? thanks you, I want to make sure I get the better of the two.
kolplam 2 years ago
Top LCD screen which you could find it in D90-300-700-3 and so on. before the digital era all those Pro SLR cameras had one for info about your camera setting. D90 and other Nikon DSLR has a fix monitor at the back of camera, D5000 has a Swivel monitor which is only good when you want to take picture in low or high level! it's good for photography but not good enough for filming ( videography ).
dcc460ut 2 years ago
okay so you'd recommend the D90 over the D5000? I still think the D90 is better. I can't wait to get it, I'm looking at lenses now.
kolplam 2 years ago
Money wise the D5000 is cheaper so it depends on your goal and your pocket. again for photo only I will recommend D300 or D700 for video and Photo you may choose D90 or D5000. just go to your nearby photo store and put them next to each other and see for yourself which one you like better. all of them takes pictures beautifully. but remember D90 is pioneer in a new era of videography despite so many things it has to be improved .
dcc460ut 2 years ago
What you think of the Nikon D5000?, seems to solve your problems with the fixed screen, do you know if it has the same "5 min" limit?, has the same features?, I'm planning to but the D5000 and I thought that you, being used to use the D90, could suggest me if it was worth it, or just the D60, which doesn't have video but is cheaper as well. Also another question, do you recomend the kit lenses?, I was planning to buy the body just with the new 50mm f/1.8 DX lenses, suggestions? =)
emmiranda 2 years ago
Thanks for the question and sorry about delay!
I did not test the D5000 but I know it has many plus & Minus compare to D90 , the bad thing is you will stuck with the kit lens or those DX lenses so can not use the Ai,s lenses which I think they are the best for video part of the camera. if you are going to use the camera only for photography then buy it ( money wise ) even if I recommend you D90 or D300 will be a better choice .
the new screen is only good for low level photography not Video.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
how long do you record video on it?.......and hows the image stabilizer?
EB007911 2 years ago
Non Stop 5 min. D90 stops after 5 min. then you have to press the record again like a film camera that's why it is not useful for recording a whole Hockey game!
dcc460ut 2 years ago
what video tool did you use to make these? thanks
noskid21 2 years ago
Nikon D90 + Tokina 400mm ( 600mm for this camera ),
Nikon 55mm Macro, Sigma 105mm Macro and Monfrotto Tripod
dcc460ut 2 years ago
Thank u so much for this vid .
I think the vid feature is pretty good, after all the camera is specialized in photography not for making films !
bonnyG 2 years ago
You are right, That's why I mentioned before that D90 needs many improvement to be a perfect video camera
dcc460ut 2 years ago
the rest of my answer! By all those + & -- you get a camera with kit lens ( 18 to 105 ) which is not bad for around $ 1200. but if you like to pay more then you need a Nikon 50mm /1.4 or Nikon 35mm /1.8 and a Nikon 55mm macro /2.8 or a Sigma 125mm/2.8 or a Nikon or Sigma zoom 70- 210mm and a very good Tripod like Monfrotto, and extra 7' monitor and so on! so please you decide what you need and calculate yourself , for video part, buy AI.s lenses ( Manual ), a nice gear cost you around $6000
dcc460ut 2 years ago
2 things kinda bother me with using this camera as a camcorder, and i'm hoping you can answer them:
1. when using longer lenses, does continous VR act as an image stabilizer, or will it always be necessary to use a tripod to achieve smooth video.
2.Nikon's website noted that when using D-Movie mode, the camera's auto-focus is disabled. If this is true, then does the LCD screen have enough resolution to allow for accurate manual focusing?
moonfalls 2 years ago
1-That's help mostly for taking picture but not really good when using the video part. If you have VR.( 105mm and up ) lenses then deactivate VR and use a very good Tripod instead.
2- Yes, No Auto focus with video recording. D90's LCD is a HI.Res display but it is small and fixed on the back!, So extra 7" monitor will help a lot for better focusing and composition. There are two expensive kits for Nikon D90 and canon 5D II which makes these two cameras perfect for any kind of filming.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
you got a pretty bad lightening (too much light) so the colours is getting boring
helehole 2 years ago
Calibrate your monitor please
dcc460ut 2 years ago
it have nothing to do with my monitor. im a photo pro so i know alot about good and bad photos and videos, this isnt bad, the colours is just getting a bit boring
helehole 2 years ago
But in photography we don't use the term " Boring " for color, we say saturated or non saturated color! could you explain to me what you exactly mean by " color getting boring "? see the main idea of this clip is to show the "DOF" and lens change ability of D90 compare to the consumer camcorder.Here we did not lock the AE and that's why you see the camera aperture is changing in low or high light.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
i mean that the coulors is not as clear as it could be couse of the intense light of the sun (my english is kinda crappy =()
i hope that i didnt made you angry
helehole 2 years ago
Not at all, I'm very pleased to get the point, Mainly I use a Mac G5 with Apple cinema display and a powerful PC with Sony 19" monitor, my reference for color and sharpness is the Apple monitor which is highly and correctly calibrated that's why I asked you check your monitor! by the way try the " HQ " when you watch the clips in YouTube.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
hooooooly, I'm gonna get this soon!
FLKHPchannel 2 years ago
i have seen better videos with the fz28... ¬¬
mibs959 2 years ago
Sure but in what regards. this is a short test to show the ability of D90 mostly on DOF and using different lenses of Nikon from AI's to Auto focus.
You may watch my other videos with better planning
like: "Nikon D90 HD Short Film" or " Nikon D90 visits Las Vegas 2008 "
dcc460ut 2 years ago
hi, whats the deal with the background light flickering as it gets darker and lighter? does this happen with most cam corders? i noticed it caus im analysing the shiit out of this video as im thinking of getting one of these cameras
patmagrath 2 years ago
Thanks a lot for the comment! and analyzing the shiit of my Video!! That shiit caused by not locking the AE on the camera Call it lack of knowledge ( I got the camera only for testing and shoot this video 2 hours after )so I did not have enough time to find the AE Lock in the Camera's Menu.
By the way This is not a camcorder!, Nikon d90 is the first SLR camera with the ability to shoot video.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
I just got the D90 and I uploaded videos to youtube on Quality 1280/720 I exported them out of Imovie on my mac as CD-R should I export it as Full Quality? I'm trying to figure out how to upload the videos in HD!! on youtube! Please help!!
Thanks!!
internalmovement 2 years ago
I'm confuse ! you siad you uploaded your film to youtube on quality 1280x720! Am I write? then you know how to upload it!.. anyway the highest quality you can get from D90 is 1280x720. but for burning your film on DVD , I'm afraid you can't do it by your Mac because you need a Blu-ray Disc which your mac does not have it yet.
dcc460ut 2 years ago
Well I have the camera set on 1280x720 but what type of quality should I export the video out of Imovie? As of right now I export the video in the CD-R format. Should I do Expert quality? It's not uploading in HD on youtube. Trying to figure out how to do that.
internalmovement 2 years ago
OK if you have the old iMovie then for export do this
1-go to share and then click on share again
2-on share click on QT. and from compressmovie for
A- Full quality or B- if you have " DIVX" plugin then pick export setting
4- click on export setting, a QT. window comes from. from export window pick " Movie to DIVX"
5- click on option and fallow the DIVX setting
6- in Crop and resize uncheck the resize
dcc460ut 2 years ago
Thanks for the help!! It worked I have the old imovie. Is your camera ever say ERR or just freeze up? Mine is kinda acting up I'm taking it in today.
internalmovement 2 years ago
Thank you,
No I did not get any Error message so far, Check the memory you bought for it
dcc460ut 2 years ago
ok cheers for quick reply, i dont have much knowledge about taking photos and recording video...so your telling me its something that can be fixed? i think thats what your saying...thanks so much
patmagrath 2 years ago
Dude wads the maximum amount of time you could record the video in Hd?
Zakaria90 3 years ago 2
Well, continuously 5 min. it will stop after 5 min. but then you can press the record again so if you have enough memory then you can record one hour or two! but with limitation of 5 Min. per shots. In reality when you shoot a film and doing shot by shot it's not a big deal!, the big deal is the quality of shots which is right now by this compression is not good.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Is it possible to shoot the video in 1080p ?
thejobe 3 years ago
No!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
NO HD. SO, U SUCK.
Dark0Temptation 3 years ago
Why...!?
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing this video.
Question about aperture/shutter shifts that caused the video to go from lighter to darker and darker to lighter in steps. Was the camera making all the aperture/shutter adjustments or were you making the adjustments manually?
Blessings,
Frederick
mauiweddingvideo 3 years ago 3
No, it was a mistake not to lock the AE. I should lock it. When you lock the AE. in video mode, camera try to shift up the gain by pushing the ISO up and down just because the camera speed in video mode is 1/48 sec. to give you the correct 24fps. For adjusting the aperture during filming you need a manual lenses named AI-S (Nikon lenses). with new lenses you can not change the aperture and camera set it for you which you may not like it.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Thank you so much for your reply you defiantly answered the question.
They have defiantly added a nice feature and I am pleased about that. I'm sure in the future the video side of these new SLR cameras with directly compete with video Pro/Prosumer video cameras. I await eagerly :D
Blessings,
Frederick
mauiweddingvideo 3 years ago 2
You're welcome!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
hi which lens did you use for that piece
cegan999 3 years ago
Four lenses:
Tokina 400mm f 5.6
Nikon 18-105mm f 3.5- 5.6
Sigma 105mm f 2.8 Macro
Nikon 55mm f2.8 Macro
dcc460ut 3 years ago
You tube sucks balls when it comes to HD
VImeo FTW!
livin737 3 years ago
wow, those out-of-focus flowers look great.
boopersbeepers 3 years ago 6
Sorry about that!! the meaning was to show the camera's DOF!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
must have this camera.
razvianus 3 years ago 4
well this camera is a "Advanced Amature" camera. Its pretty amazing considering its the first Nikon with video.
InsideOutRW 3 years ago
I'm not really impressed.
12000038 3 years ago
Sure! this video was the first attempt and as you see with a lot of problem but it shows you the power of D90 if they try to solve some of the problems we found in its video part it will be a nice camera.
check my other video which I used D90 and you could find more from " dcc460ut "
dcc460ut 3 years ago
people say that camera has to be a camera, and a video recorder should be a video recorder, when both are combined, its not good in taking pictures, and not that good in video... true?
polzowatel 3 years ago 2
Good Question! No It is Not True! first of all Nikon D90 is one of the best Photography camera around and if you check the Time Magazine it became # 4 of 10 best Gadget of the year! it's great to have it if you know how to use an SLR Camera.Video part of that needs a lot of attention to be perfect but it is a bonus and they did not charge you extra for that! Two years ago I bought my Nikon D70 for $999 and two month ago I paid the same price for D90 plus all those extra feature and pixels.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
yeah, nobody is against extra "stuff" in this SLR, but the "stuff" isn't quite good, i saw a few videos where you can clearly see that it wobbles way too much..
polzowatel 3 years ago
All my life I had and have Nikon cameras and this one with $1000 tag is one of the best when I want to refer you to a good camera ( Not a Video Camera!) soon the next generation will be here and I upgrade this to a better one! Meanwhile that I'm waiting for the new one I love to work with D90 HD! I have two other HD camcorder but since I got D90 I did not touch them!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
what's up with this sudden changes in brightness?
gomo2000 3 years ago 2
I forgot to lock the AE before shooting actually
at that time did not know if I could lock it!!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
yeah the video on the D90 is worthless in my opinion but someone creative could still do something cool with it. Not being able to view through the eyepiece as you shoot is ridiculous and I'd like to hurt someone.
kittenshateyou 3 years ago 2
just check this company what they made for d90
zacuto
D90 is a baby and we should wait to see it be better
dcc460ut 3 years ago
I really like this one too!!
good job!
happydogsproduction 3 years ago 2
Thank you
dcc460ut 3 years ago
naja so richtig funktioniert es noch nicht. aber schon ne überlegung wert
fanjapanischermusik 3 years ago
Yes it needs a lot attention and improvement
dcc460ut 3 years ago
This is the first attempt, no other DSLR have it our there. Its not a camcorder and it does the job, in HD baby.....
Shardayyy 3 years ago 2
Good Comment but I think Nikon should improve the camera body and Video compression
dcc460ut 3 years ago
I got your message but then it just vanished!?
so I copy it from my mail and put it here.
I knew about Arriflex and as a matter of fact many years ago I filmed several documentary with Arri! the new one must cost a fortune but if somebody has a deep pocket then could pay for it! nobody will compare a Porsche with a Fiat 500
dcc460ut 3 years ago
I like anyone who isn't afraid to try out something new. But let me be a bit critic on the other hand; Your focus in the video isn't quite sharp in a lot of shots, I understand it's hard to do. Soon I will get my own D90, and sell my Pentax K10d.
After that I'll put my vids on and you can critique on my video aswell ;) No hard feelings.
Good post!
dominatus84 3 years ago 2
You are right, the problem is the D90 monitor, Nikon should redesign the camera and the monitor. Right now it is very hard to use this monitor for focusing. the monitor should be free to rotate and stay in any angle we want.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
thanks for this. i've been curious as to how video looks on the camera. how many gigs per minute of footage did it take?
mylai 3 years ago
The quality is not bad for itself but the compression is really takes out all juices!
anyway As I checked my footages and I can say
10 sec will be around 20 to 25 Mb.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Very classical. I loved this...
Good eye, mate! :D
Hopefully I'll be able to make as classy a video as this when I get my D90 ^^
Keep up the good work! 5/5..
So soothing.
YourDarkAccomplice 3 years ago 3
Thanks a lot
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Here is another one I edited recently
" Nikon D90 HD Short Film "
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Yes, he's right. There is a great deal of exposure fluctuations. Why is this? Is it set to an auto-exposure mode? Or bad compression?
eggbertsmith 3 years ago
I think I mentioned it before it was my mistake not to lock the AE! if you watch a very short movie which I made by D90 (From Sunset to Moonlight )there is no such a problem that's because I Locked the AE and I tried not to pan too often.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
the colours are not sharp and i think the light is like, blinking!
etolen 3 years ago 2
You see, I got the clips in S. California and I remember the camera was set on Landscape, frankly by my eyes I don't see any problem with that! if you mean the color are not saturated ! well maybe but the light jumping up & down because the AE was not lock
dcc460ut 3 years ago
I can't wait till DSLR quality like that of the Mark II translates down to the consumers. Its pretty wild to note that all those people who bought redrocks, and letus35 are going to be very disappointed. And I do realize were talking about a camera designed for taking pictures, but its still a feature that would be very nice. I'm currently looking for a DSLR and since I've grown up using a rebel 35mm I'm leaning towards the XSi. (expecally since I have two lens' that will work with it.
Imbender 3 years ago 2
I'm Sure it will be a Very good choice!
dcc460ut 3 years ago
canon's mark II definitely pwns the nikon
Imbender 3 years ago
You are right but this two cameras are not in a same class:
Canon 5D II + side:
1-Full frame 21mp,
2-Better quality (1080)
3-20min recording time.
Now the - part:
1-Cost you $2750 (Body),
2-it is not 24fps
3-it is not accepting the old Canon lenses.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Now Nikon + side:
1-Records 24fps,pure film.
2-Accept all kind of lenses made by Nikon. 3-cost you $999!(Body).
And Nikon - side:
1-5min recording
2-It is not full HD.
3-Av instead of QT.
I hope a new firmware could solve the problem
dcc460ut 3 years ago
what's the name of the song?
mattwong92 3 years ago
Summer by Vivaldi
dcc460ut 3 years ago
And could you please tell me what is the name of the violinist?
vanesseveld 3 years ago
I don't know but this is the "summer" from "four season" Album
dcc460ut 3 years ago
sigh...this definitely makes a dof adapter look like crap
enotil 3 years ago
"makes a dof adapter look like crap"???? Nub. Maybe a homemade DOF constructed from an empty toilet paper tube. Perhaps you should see a Brevis with a 1080p camera attached to it, then compare it to the footage from a DSLR. There is no comparision, actually. This is a great, fun, toy. But aside from reasons of novelty and experimentation, you are not going to be seeing many big-budget national commercials shot with this camera. Yet, you will from crews using DOF converters.
eggbertsmith 3 years ago
D90 has many childhood problems which I think they will fix them soon. But the main point is that Nikon took a small step ahead which will have a big impact in future of film industry
dcc460ut 3 years ago
lol check out the arriflex digital camera for motion pictures. even the sanyo xacti HD1010 outperforms D90. And yes, I own a D90.
boiboi5 3 years ago
It's La Joya?
Thanks and congratulations
juan2004carrasco 3 years ago
Thank you,
No it is Laguna Niguel
dcc460ut 3 years ago
Mmm tasty Vivaldi.
aquilusica 3 years ago
ooh yeah...........
thenaturaloftrance 3 years ago
lovin the video...
the starting sounds like a mafia movie LOL
jayanath05 3 years ago
Thanks a lot
dcc460ut 3 years ago
why does some part of this video has a sudden darkens. do you know why it does that?
popitn2nd 3 years ago
Sorry about the delay to your question.
That goes to AE function which I should lock it and I did not!( lack of information ) later on through the menu I find out how to keep it lock and now at any aperture setting it stays steady! so it was my my problem not the camera.
dcc460ut 3 years ago
thanks! how long does the D-movie take? would it be able to record a continuous movie without a cut until it takes an 8 or 16gb storage out?
popitn2nd 3 years ago