Nikon D7000 Body Only

Nikon D7000 Superb quality & value! Delivers sharp detail; is perfect for impressive enlargements. Incudes 3D Color Matrix metering II; Note if you see a cheaper price it's probably a Grey importand will not have an Australian Warranty backed by Nikon Australia.

 

Nikon D7000 design. The camera body is technically similiar in all dimensions compared to those of the D90, but current owners will find the design very similar. For example, a cluster of buttons next to the shutter let you change metering mode, exposure compensation, drive mode, and AF mode. Meanwhile, the Nikon D7000 buttons to the left of the 3.0-inch, 921,000-pixel LCD screen let you change white balance, ISO and image size and quality settings without diving into menus.

 

Three dials adorn the Nikon D7000. The mode dial lets you choose between program, aperture- or shutter-priority, full manual, full auto, or any of six preset exposure scene modes. The other two dials, located on the front and back of the grip, let you change aperture and shutter speed. Together, they make full manual shooting quick and easy.

 

Nikon D7000 Features Nikon's menu system is straightforward and, for the most part, intuitive. An option in the setup menu lets you hide some of the menu items by either selecting Nikon D7000 preshortened Simple menu, which displays only what Nikon thinks are the most commonly changed menu items, or My Menu, which lets you choose which items the camera displays in each of the playback, shooting, custom setting, and retouch menus.

 

Other Nikon D7000 fun options include creating your own tone curves using the included Camera Control Pro software, as well as adjustable hue control, and a black-and-white mode with options for virtual yellow, orange, red, or green filters. A multiple exposure mode lets you shoot as many as three frames, which are then combined into one image by the Nikon D7000. 

 

Of course, like many new dSLRs, the Nikon D7000 incorporates two SD card slots. One suitable for images and possibly the second card for HD video. The camera includes selectable white balance, as well as the usual metering and autofocus options. Like the D90 and the D80, the Nikon D7000 includes a built in flash with i-TTL and wireless commander mode, which lets you control compatible Nikon Speedlights without the need for a separate wireless trigger, such as Canon's ST-E2 Speedlight Transmitter, which must be purchased separately to allow you the same level of control from Canon cameras and flashes. Like the previous models, the Nikon D7000 can control two groups on any of the four channels Nikon offers.

 

Nikon will offer an optional MB-D11 multi-power battery pack for the Nikon D7000 which will support two types of batteries, the EN-EL15 rechargeable lithium ion batteries or as many as six AA batteries. That means you won't be stuck buying a third-party grip as were so many D70 and D70s users. Without the grip, the Nikon D7000 runs on one EN-EL15 battery.

 

 

Performance was among the fastest we've seen so far. The Nikon D7000 took 0.1 second to power up and capture its first image. Subsequent shots took 0.3 second without flash and one second with the flash turned on. Raw shots were just as fast, with a shot-to-shot time of 0.3 second.