For the Nikon D5000/D90 users out there who are looking for an upgrade option, good news! The Nikon D7000 is coming to town. This new camera, which Nikon describes as a "mid-class, high-spec Nikon DX-format camera" was announced last September 15,2010 and is expected to be available by mid-October for around 1,200 USD body only and around 1,500 USD with the 18-105mm kit lens.
Key Features (sources: Nikon, dpreview, imaging resource) :
- Newly developed CMOS sensor (16.2 MP)
- A new image-processing engine (EXPEED 2)
- ISO 100-6400 (plus H1 and H2 equivalent to ISO 12,800/25,600)
- Weather sealed, magnesium alloy body
- A new 2,016-pixel RGB metering sensor ( which offers twice the metering pixels as Nikon's previous high-end metering sensor)
- 39-point autofocus system with nine cross-type points at the center of the frame
- 1080p HD video recording with mic jack for external microphone
- Twin SD card slots
- Scene Recognition System (see 2016 pixel sensor, above) aids metering + focus accuracy
- 3.0 inch 921k dot LCD screen
- New Live View/movie shooting switch
- Full-time AF in Live View/movie modes
- Up to 6fps continuous shooting
- Lockable shooting mode dial
- Built-in intervalometer
- Electronic virtual horizon
- Shutter tested to 150K actuations
Feature-wise, the Nikon D7000 is said to be in-between the Nikon D90 and the Nikon D300S. As to how it compares to these two models, refer to the table below taken from dpreview.
