Nikon D7000

Nikon’s latest DSLR the D7000 is a high quality camera that will respond to user demands for a variety of the latest camera technologies and functions enabling high quality and high definition shooting. The D7000 does not look all that different from D90 as they have the same design and cues. However when you pick D7000 up, you will immediately noticed the difference as D7000 grip is covered with real rubber compared to D90 which is covered with rubber-like finish.

On the back, you will see a number of changes and the most obvious is the combination of live view and video record switch. By flipping the switch, you will be able to engage on live view mode while a single press of the orange button in the centre will start video recording. The D7000’s other big surprise is that it has a dual-SD card slot which supports the latest high-capacity SDXC standard. The camera allows you to switch over to the second card when the first card is full, but you can also choose to, say, record JPEGs in one while recording RAW into the other, or store photos in one card and videos in the other, or even make a simultaneous backup of the first card as you are shooting.

D7000 doesn’t disappoint you when it comes to taking photos as it is paired with a good lens and able to capture some astonishingly detailed shots.  The new 6fps capable shutter is light, quiet and very low vibration shutter and by choosing the Q mode, you can lower the noise level a bit by separating the shutter sound and the mirror return sound. Depressing the shutter release will flip up the mirror and shoot a photo and the mirror will only return when you let the shutter release go. 

Generally, the battery life is excellent as you can do some heavy shooting; take several hundred shots for three days before the battery started running low. The battery drains faster if you shoot a lot of video or use the live view a lot, but you can easily go through a day of heavy video shooting before the battery runs critical.