John Khoury , Aug 27, 2008; 11:05 p.m.
Interesting how Competition is stiffening I wonder what you think of this I understand that its not available yet to
judge but what about the idea? Is canon going to follow ?
Nikon Inc. today announced the D90, a digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera that redefines the creative boundaries
of digital photography allowing photographers to easily create stunning still images and High Definition (HD) movie
clips with sound -- with the same camera. A host of Nikon core technologies were leveraged to develop the D90's
scope of versatility, calling on years of photographic and optical expertise. Whether consumers are graduating from
an advanced compact digital camera or are a seasoned D-SLR enthusiast, the Nikon D90 emphasizes brilliant image
quality and versatility with its exclusive advanced Scene Recognition System, intuitive creative controls, blazing fast
performance and the industry-first ability to create HD movie clips at 720p in the new D-Movie mode.
Bob Atkins 
, Aug 27, 2008; 11:34 p.m.
Everyone is going to follow. I've said for the last year or more that this was coming.
Once you have liveview with contrast detection focusing, you have 95% of the process in place to make movies. Why
not add the extra 5% (which is just firmware) to shoot movies. Even if you don't particularly think it's something you'll
use, it's still an excellent marketing feature. Nikon has it, the others don't.
I'd expect to see it on the next Digital Rebel and the EOS 60D. It may take longer to trickle into the 1D series, but
there's really no reason not to include it eventually.
The next thing will be tilt and swivel, swing out LCDs like Sony already has on a couple of models.
How did we live so long without this....
Giampi . , Aug 28, 2008; 12:19 a.m.
>>The next thing will be tilt and swivel, swing out LCDs <<
That is something I have been wanting. I miss my old Rolleiflex, waist-level finder :)
Obviously, at some point, the DSLR will become a movie camera, and viceversa. The morphing will be complete.
Taking digital movies with some great, changeable lenses must be cool!
G Dan Mitchell , Aug 28, 2008; 12:23 a.m.
"The next thing will be tilt and swivel, swing out LCDs"
That is one feature from my Canon Pro 1 digicam that I miss on my Canon DSLR...
Bob Atkins , Aug 28, 2008; 12:32 a.m.
Have patience (or buy a Sony). It will come. There's no reason not to do it. The technology is already there. When they run out of other things to add, they'll add a tilt and swivel LCD.
With movies, the next we'll need is a jack for an external stereo microphone.
Cheaper and easier Geotagging is also on the list. The D90 can do it with an external GPS unit, but no word yet on what the cost of that will be. It's certainly possible to do it for under $100 today.
Canon have said that they expect to see cameras with built in GPS in the next two years, though they didn't say if they expected to see it on DLSRs and they didn't say if they expected to see it in a Canon camera. However they have said they are thinking about it and they do have geotagging available via the wireless transmitter option (clumsy and expensive for now). It's going to get easier, whether you want it or not.
We're also going to see automatic tagging of images, so portraits will be tagged as "portrait" and landscapes as "landscape", via auto image recognition technology. We have face recognition technology now.
Puppy Face , Aug 28, 2008; 12:33 a.m.
I guess something is wrong with me, but I don't give rat's tail about shooting video clips with a SLR. I've owned several
digicams and haven't used said feature even once. Somehow I prefer capturing a moment as opposed to a minute. If I
seriously wanted to shoot video, I'd buy a video camera with all the bells 'n whistles.
Don't care about a tilting LCD either. No time to chimp and would probably break such a weak contraption off by accident anyway. What I'd
really like is shiftable
DEP mode and ECF...
Giampi . , Aug 28, 2008; 12:41 a.m.
I'd use the tilt screen for framing, like for angles where it's no possible to shoot otherwise.
Here's the link the movie page. They look good but, of course there is no AF in movie mode.
Jim Larson , Aug 28, 2008; 01:18 a.m.
Well. . . I occassionaly shoot live music from the audience. Tilt and swivel would be simply AWESOME. Although
honestly. . .live view gets the job done (sort of). When they make live view work well (or rather, when I figure out how
to make it work well). . .then we will have something. . .
Nikon is REALLY upping the bar. YAHOOOO! Consider the yawner that was the 30D. 18 monthes after the 20D, and
they don't even bother with a new sensor. People were declaring the pixel war over. Now. . .the 40D is one upped at
6 monthes by a dRebel and at 12 monthes by the 50D.
Competition is good for the consumer.
Matthijs Claessen 
, Aug 28, 2008; 02:45 a.m.
Maybe a silly question because I'm not at home with the physics involved but how about "tilt and shift" sensors so you can do without T&S lenses as the next improvement?
Regards, Matthijs.
Robert Edelman , Aug 28, 2008; 02:45 a.m.
I suspect that tilt screens will become popular with organic LED (OLED) technology.
What struck me the most from a marketing standpoint is the $400 lower price on the Nikon D90 vs the Canon 50D. Does the 50D offer more robust construction or a better viewfinder than the D90? I know that the Canon has more pixels and a faster frame rate, but when people entering the dSLR market look at features such as movie mode on the Nikon, the lower price might seal the deal.
