Update, 12/6/10: Nikon has acknowledged user complaints about the problem. Update, 2/2/11: Nikon released a firmware update to address it. Some users have reported issues with dead/colored pixels in low light video we didn't experience any problems, though we'll definitely keep a watch on the issue. Not only is it too easily confused, like most contrast autofocus systems-if your subject is moving it hunts a lot-but you definitely need an external microphone with it because the lens noise is very obvious.
The full-time autofocus is pretty useless. It's sharp, but there's a little more color noise and moire than I like I didn't have much problem with rolling shutter, though, which can usually be produced on demand. However, when you compare the Neutral setting with all the others, you can tell it pushes the contrast to the point where you actually lose shadow detail. Nikon pushes the saturation a bit in its default Standard Picture Control, but it doesn't display the wholesale color shifts we tend to see on lower-end models. And the body's construction, though not quite as tanklike as the D300s, incorporates an all-metal chassis with magnesium alloy covers (the rest is polycarbonate), and is sealed against dust and moisture like the D300s.Įxposure and metering are solid and consistent, and it reproduces color faithfully when you want it to. It's also Nikon's first dSLR to rise to 1080p HD video - albeit only 24fps - with the "added bonus" of full-time autofocus during video capture. There's also a new metering sensor and more sophisticated autofocus system.
There's a variety of new Nikon tech in the D7000 over older models, including a new Nikon-designed 16.2-megapixel sensor coupled with its Expeed 2 processor with this pairing, Nikon ups its analog-to-digital conversion to 14-bit processing. But its combination of design, feature set, performance, and photo quality for the price is hard to beat (and will be especially so once the street price starts to drop). Of course, the usual caveats apply: it's not the right camera for everyone and it's not best at everything.
But shooting with the Nikon D7000 frequently came close to delivering the photographic tinglies in a way I haven't felt in way too long - I think since I gave the Canon EOS 5D Mark II an Editors' Choice Award almost two years ago. That's a lot more elusive than you'd expect. I'm not looking for whizzy new features, bold redesigns, or insane burst rates for either myself or the shoppers I advise to me, the perfect camera just gets out of the way between my eye and the final photograph (and perhaps video). When it comes to mid-to-high-end dSLRs, it takes quite a bit to float my boat these days.
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