Nikon D7000 Packs quite a few Pro Into a $1200 DSLR [Digital Cameras]

It’s hard for Nikon to fight Canon on video, in order that they’re fighting with what they know: photography. Nikon’s new D7000 packs a 16.3-megapixel sensor, 39-point autofocus, dual card slots and ISO up to 25,600 in a $1200 camera. Hot.

A successor to the D90 , the D7000 has a new 16.2-megapixel sensor, which Nikon says has ” low-light ability never before seen in an DX-format (APS-C) camera.” Bold words. But they back it up with an ordinary ISO range of 100-6400, expandable to ISO 25,600. And, given the lower pixel count than the 18-megapixel 60D (which reuses an analogous sensor from Canon’s lower end T2i), it kind of feels reasonable to assume that D7000′ll win out in low-light situations.

Still, on the video side, the D7000 does shoot 1080p at 24fps (or 720p at 24/30fps), with full-time autofocus, the same as the lower-end D3100 .

What makes it, er, pro-er, are features like a new 39-point autofocus system with nine cross-type points and a fresh 2,016-pixel RGB 3D matrix metering system. It’s also fast, shooting 14-bit RAW photos at 6 frames per second, which it pump into dual SD card slots. And the viewfinder provides one hundred pc frame coverage.

It’s a variety of camera for $1200 (body only), or $1500 with a kit lens. A veritable 60D fighter , nevertheless it’s appealing for entirely different reasons. I am keen on where Nikon’s taking things. [ Nikon ]

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