Nikon D780 vs Nikon D90

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon D780 versus Nikon D90, both Advanced DSLR cameras and they are both offered by Nikon. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the D780 (25MP) and D90 (12MP) and the D780 (Full frame) and D90 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The D780 was launched 11 years later than the D90 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the D780 scores against the D90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D780 & Nikon D90. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon D780 Gallery & Nikon D90 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon D780 enjoys outside dimensions of 144mm x 116mm x 76mm (5.7" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 840 grams (1.85 lbs) whilst the Nikon D90 has specifications of 132mm x 103mm x 77mm (5.2" x 4.1" x 3.0") having a weight of 703 grams (1.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the D780 against the D90.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D780 and D90 is 57 and 60 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D780 and D90.

All in all, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D780 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Nikon D780 will show more detail utilizing its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The newer D780 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.