Comparison between Nikon D90 vs D80 vs D60 – Which one should you buy?

August 29, 2008

Comparison between Nikon D90 vs D80 vs D60 – Which one should you get?

The D90 has the best resolution at 12.3MP

For the Budget conscious go for the Nikon D60

If you planning to use it for work, get the D90 or the D80. D80 because it has been tested on the street. D90 because it is an upgraded model. Main difference would be that the D90 is using a CMOS sensor, which they say is better for portraiture.. more silky feel to the photo.

  • CCD are said to creat higher quality and cleaner files than CMOS
  • CMOS is power efficient compared to CCD Sensors
  • CCD has advantage in Dynamic Range and Noise over the CMOS
  • Both image chip types are equally reliable in most consumer and industrial applications.
  • CMOS is gaining ground with the CCD technology and soon will outdo CCD

There are many pros and cons about the whole CCD vs CMOS chip selection that is why i didnt highlight the CCD or CMOS in the chart.  Click here to  read more about Cmos vs CCD
The D90 and the D80 better autofocus system using the Nikon Multicam 1000

The D90 has more refined white balance selection having up to 12 position with 5 manual presets.

Both D90 and the D80 have Kelvin selection for the White Balance.

All Three cameras have a max shutter of 1/4000 sec.

The D90 can shoot up to 4.5 frames per second while the D80 and the D60 can only shoot up to 2.5 frames per second. This will come in handy depending on the type of shoot you do. If you do weddings, the D90 maybe a good 2nd or 3rd camera in the bag.

The D90 has a bigger LCD at 3″ and is more than 3x in lcd pixels meaning you get clear and crisp views of your photos on cam.

The D60 is lightest among the 3 cameras, good for the ladies that plan to take photography as hobby. The D90 and the D80 are a little heavier and more robust in built for the advanced hobbyists.
The D90 has live view while the 2 others dont.
The D90 has D-Movie mode captures progressive format video at 24fps while the D60 has a stop motion movie feature wherein you choose the photos that the camera puts together as a short movie choosing frame rates of 3fps to 15 fps.

320×216, 640×424 and a high definition 1280×720 mode (HD720p)

The D90 uses Scene Recognition System integrated with Face Detection System

After you read this, you may feel that there is a bias towards the D90.. all I stated were facts based on the specifications of the camera. I guess Nikon has just really given us a good camera model to upgrade to..  but would you call this a D80 replacement or would you call it a mini D300?

D60 price range is anywhere from $400-700 depending on the package/bundle you choose.
D80 price range is anywhere from $588-900 depending on the package/bundle you choose.
D90 price range is anywhere from $999-1200 depending on the package/bundle you choose.

You can see the D80 vs D60 vs D40x comparison here

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HP Mininote Challenge – Windows Vista Business VS Vista Basic Vs XP Home

August 2, 2008

What do 3 photographer geeks do on a weekend? Meet up and take our news toys out for a spin! We decided to do a boot up test on the three HP units we had.

  • 1st Unit – 1.6GHz 2GB Ram running on Vista Business – this unit was optimized after this test and loads around 30 secs faster than what you see on the video.
  • 2nd Unit- 1.2 Ghz 2 GB Ram running on Windows XP Home – my unit.. i gave up on Vista its too slow on the 1.2 Ghz brought it with me on a trip and i just really was dissappointed with the speed and reponse of the VISTA so i decided to switch to Windows XP Home and see the difference in speed on the Video. Videos (movies) now play flawlessly on my mininote.
  • 3rd Unit – 1.2 Ghz 2 GB Ram running on Vista Basic – this unit was the least tampered with if i remember no major settings were changed but in the Video you will see it load faster than the 1.6Ghz because the 1.6Ghz was not properly optimized and it actually caused more harm than good.

Notes on the Mininote.

update your windows software, when i first got the mininote, i checked the updates available there was around 200+ updates waiting to be downloaded included major security updates and even the service pack 3.

Even after loading all these updates, I still felt that The HP Mininote needed to be free from Vista to see its real potential.. now on XP, the mininote is a treat! seems to be loads faster and seems to connect to wifi easier than the vista.. maybe thats just me.

I initially wanted to load up linux but decided on XP since it was more photographer friendly in terms of choice of software and ease of use when i was on the go.. not that i love xp.. my heart still belongs to the OSX!

The Photographers will love the screen and the audio.. plus the build quality is far better than any umpc available in the market today only drawback is that this baby is on the pricey side… but well worth it if you ask me.

will the hp mininote be able to run OSX in the future? hmm.. lets wait and see.. in the meantime check out the load up test we did below.

WPvideo 1.10

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