Nikon D7000

The Nikon D7000 is a digital SLR ( DSLR) camera with 16.2 - megapixel image sensor DX format that has an HD video function. It was unveiled on September 15, 2010 just before the Photokina and is available since October 2010. On the announcement of the D7000, it was often regarded as the beginning of a new camera series between D90 and D300s. In February 2013 came the successor model, the Nikon D7100, on the market.

Technology

The Nikon D7000 has, like the D90 a 3 " (7.62 cm) LCD screen with 921,000 pixels. Besides this, however, some modifications have been introduced to her. Besides the higher resolution of 16.2 compared with 12.3 megapixels and a faster shutter (shortest exposure time 1/8000 sec instead of 1/4000 sec ), a faster flash sync speed of 1/ 250 sec, it has a larger ISO range ( 100-6400, expandable to 25,600 ). Similarly, the burst rate to increased up to 6 frames per second. the origin of the image sensor has not been announced by Nikon, when disassembling a camera Sony has been identified as the manufacturer.

To save the movie and image data are used in the D7000 two SD Memory Cards are used. Furthermore, it has a splash-proof, at the rear and top consisting of a magnesium alloy casing. The meter features compared to the D90 with 2016 RGB pixels on the approximately four times the resolution; the number of autofocus sensors rose to 39, including nine cross-type sensors ( D300s: 51, of which 15 cross).

The D7000 has several fundamental innovations over other models: there are the recording modes U1 and U2: photographers can have their individual settings ( white balance, AF mode, exposure settings, etc) to be adjusted with a rotary again. Further, the D7000 can be equipped with two SD cards. The use of the SD card can be configured. A variant is the parallel saving the images as JPG and RAW file. Another variant is to use the second file as a backup. Finally, it is possible to use the second SD card as reserve.

Can be connected to the D7000, just like the successor D7100 lenses without CPU control in manual mode and aperture priority use.

For the D7000 is a battery grip with vertical shutter release is available. This can be fix without removing the battery compartment cover in comparison to the previous model D90.

Video recording

With the Nikon D7000 videos can be recorded at a resolution of up to 1920 × 1080 pixels (Full HD at 24 frames per second) and a maximum length of 20 minutes in the QuickTime format. In contrast to the D90 while the use of the auto focus during the recording is possible.

GPS connection

The D7000 has a combined interface for cable release and a GPS receiver such as the Nikon GP-1 to allow geotagging of JPEG and NEF files. The GPS interface processes in addition to the GPS data and compass information ( Heading). This function is only used by Geotagger third party.

Criticism

A set ( modified ) Exposure compensation is on the LC - display with a symbol ( -) and shown only when you press the exposure compensation button the exposure compensation value is displayed. The shutter may be for lenses without an aperture ring (type G ) in the Live View does not change. The camera offers no live histogram.

Nikon is trying to prevent the use of third-party batteries technically D7000.

The sporadic occurrence of hot pixels in live view mode and in movies has been fixed with firmware 1:01.