I tried movie shooting with the Nikon "D90" equipped with the world's first movie shooting function as a digital single lens reflex camera

Nikon's digital SLR camera released on September 19, 2008 "D90Although it is the world's first movie shooting function "D movie" as a lens interchangeable digital single lens reflex, it is one of Uri.

Movie recording format is Motion JPEG, AVI file format. Three recording sizes are 1280 × 720 pixels (16: 9), 640 × 424 pixels (3: 2), 320 × 216 pixels (3: 2), the frame rate is 24 fps. When recording with 1280 × 720 pixels it is possible to shoot up to about 5 minutes, otherwise it is possible to shoot until about 20 minutes. In addition, camera shake correction works even during motion shooting. When shooting a movie, autofocus does not work, focusing is manual focus only.

So, I tried movie shooting under the harsh conditions that the ground vibrates slightly at an intersection where cars always cross and cloudy in a cloudy sky. What is the real value of the D90 movie shooting function? Movie playback and download from below.
Sample of HD movie taken at D90 Part 1. I shot with a tripod stand near the intersection. To this extent afford.
Sample taken HD movie with D90 Part 1 - YouTube


Sample taken HD movie with D90 Part 2. The road with the tripod is shaking by the vibration which the car runs, but you can see that the anti-shake function works properly.
DSC 0014 - YouTube


In addition, you can download movies from the following sites.

フ ふ と と カ フ ェ | Nikon D90 Live Action Report: "D Movie" Sample Movie Shot by Professional Cameraman

Review: Digital SLR camera capable of taking high-definition movies - Nikon "D90" (1/4) - ITmedia + D LifeStyle

When you go to Nikon's site, you can not download original movies, but you can see what kind of movie shooting is possible.

D90: Movie shooting function - Digital single lens reflex camera | Nikon Imaging

So this is D90, very cool


Left side


Since the liquid crystal panel on the back can perform live viewing, it is possible to shoot with a feeling like a normal compact digital camera


It is a high definition liquid crystal monitor with 3 type and about 920,000 dots wide viewing angle wide viewing angle 170 degrees.


right side


It looks like this from the top


I tried to take a picture of a neighborhood park


The original file can be downloaded from the following.

20080926_DSC_0011_Photo.zip (6.44 MB)

It becomes like this when shooting on a tripod


feel well


Movie settings are available from shooting menu


It's very simple as it just sets the image size and audio recording. Because it is a digital single lens reflex camera, it is merit that it is possible to change the lens and perform a difficult shooting method with a normal video camera.


Movie taken can be played like this, easy to check
D90 playback screen - YouTube


By the way the lowest price at the moment is below.

Price .com - Nikon D90 price comparison

It is cruel to compare with a high-performance digital video camera for consumer use, etc., still being not satisfied by the feeling actually used, but the movie shooting function is unavailable and impossible. It is an honest impression that in terms of image quality, operability, etc., the function as an ordinary digital single lens reflex camera is outstanding, but it is slightly inferior.

Wherever possible, I wanted a function that allows you to focus while fully shooting movies. Also, because it is 24 fps, it seems to be a frame dropping if it is too intense move. If possible, I feel that practicality will increase more if the range of choice widens a bit more around here. However, it is obviously amazing to say that incorporating the movie function of this degree of completeness from the beginning. It is considered to be the best at the present time if you think of movie shooting taking advantage of the merit of lens exchange as a premise.