Nikon D7000

 Excellent performance for its class; great viewfinder; control locations and operations streamlined over previous Nikon dSLRs; double SDXC-compatible card slotsCanon EOS 60D Nikon D90 Nikon D7000 Nikon D300s
Sensor (effective resolution) 18-megapixel CMOS 12.3-megapixel CMOS 16.2-megapixel CMOS 12.3-megapixel CMOS
22.3 x14.9mm 23.6 x 15.8mm 23.6 x 15.6mm 23.6 x 15.8mm
Color depth 14 bit 12 bit 14 bit 14 bit
Sensitivity range ISO 100 - ISO 6,400/12,800 (expanded) ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 3,200/6,400 (expanded) ISO 100 - ISO 6,400/25,600 (expanded) ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 3,200/6,400 (expanded)
Focal-length multiplier 1.6x 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Continuous shooting 5.3fps
 16 raw/58 JPEG 4.5fps
 n/a 6fps
 n/a raw/100 JPEG 7fps
 n/a
Viewfinder
 magnification/effective magnification 96% coverage
 0.95x/0.59x 96% coverage
 0.94x/0.63x 100% coverage
 0.94x/0.63x 100% coverage
 0.94x/0.63x
Autofocus 9-pt AF all cross-type; center cross to f2.8 11-pt AF
 1 cross-type 39-pt AF
 9 cross-type 51-pt AF
 15 cross-type
Shutter speed 1/8,000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync 1/4,000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/200 sec x-sync 1/8,000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync 1/8,000 to 30 secs; bulb; 1/250 sec x-sync
Shutter durability 100,000 cycles 100,000 cycles 150,000 cycles 150,000 cycles
Metering 63-zone iFCL 420-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II 2,016-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering 1,005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II
Image stabilization Optical Optical Optical Optical
Video H.264 QuickTime MOV 1080/30p/25p/24p; 720/60p/50p
 Monoaural 720/24p Motion JPEG AVI
 Monaural 1080/24p/25p;
 720/30p/24p/25p H.264 QuickTime MOV
 Monoaural 720/24p Motion JPEG AVI
 Monaural
Rated estimated max HD video length 4GB
 (approx 12 minutes) 2GB
 (approx 5 minutes) 20 minutes 2GB
 (approx 5 minutes)
Manual aperture and shutter in video Yes No Yes No
Mic input Yes No Yes Yes
LCD size 3 inches articulated
 1.04 million dots 3 inches fixed
 921,000 dots 3 inches fixed
 921,000 dots 3 inches fixed
 921,000 dots
Wireless flash Yes Yes Yes Yes
Memory slots 1 x SDXC 1 x SDHC 2 x SDXC 1 x CF, 1 x SDHC
Battery life (CIPA rating) 1,100 shots 850 shots 1,050 shots 950 shots
Dimensions (inches, WHD) 5.7 x 4.1 x 3.1 5.2 x 4.1 x 3 5.2 x 4.2 x 3 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9
Body operating weight (ounces) 27 26 27.3 34.2
Mfr. price $1,099.99 (body only) $899.95 (body only) $1,199.95 (body only) $1,699.95 (body only)
$1,399.99 (with 18-135mm lens) $1,149.95 (with 18-105mm lens, est) $1,499.95 (with 18-105mm lens) n/a
Ship date October 2010 August 2008 October 2010 August 2009

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