The Nikon D7000 is a 16.2-

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(DSLR) model announced by

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on September 15, 2010. It replaced the D90 as the top end consumer camera, by using much of the technology and controls from the earlier D5000, in a larger more robust body similar to the flagship D300 series. In some ways it was superior to the D300S, though for several years the two cameras were both available with the D300 positioned as the flagship in Nikon marketing materials. The D7000 offers numerous professional-style features over the D90, such as magnesium alloy body construction, weather and moisture sealing, a 2,016-segment color exposure meter, built-in timed interval exposure features, 39 rather than 11 focus points, dual SD memory card slots, virtual horizon (in live view and viewfinder) and compatibility with older non-CPU

autofocus An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system ...

and manual-focus AI and AI-S

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lenses (including an electronic rangefinder with three-segment viewfinder manual focus indication) as well as tilt-shift PC-E lenses. Other built-in features are a wireless flash commander, two user-customizable modes, full HD video with autofocus and mono audio (With support for an external stereo microphone), automatic correction of lateral chromatic aberration and support for

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and

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. In 2011, the D7000 received four major awards, the Red Dot product design, TIPA's "Best D-SLR Advanced" category, EISA's "European Advanced SLR Camera 2011-2012" and the CameraGP Japan 2011 Readers Award. The D7000 was superseded by the D7100, announced on February 20, 2013. However, Nikon kept the D7000 in its product lineup for at least several months.

Feature list

* Sony IMX071 16.2

CMOS sensor An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) active-pixel sensor, MOS field-effe ...

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with a pixel size of 4.78 µm. * Nikon EXPEED 2 image/video processor. * Full HD 1080p (at 24 frame/s) movie mode with auto-focus while filming, mono sound, and stereo external mic support. ( 30 frame/s or 25 frame/s or 24 frame/s when recording at 720p) * Automatic correction of lateral

chromatic aberration In optics, chromatic aberration (CA), also called chromatic distortion and spherochromatism, is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point. It is caused by dispersion: the refractive index of the lens elements varies with the wa ...

for

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s. Correction-data is additionally stored in RAW-files and can be used by Nikon Capture NX, View NX and some other RAW tools. * Enhanced built-in RAW processing with extended Retouch menu for image processing without using a computer. * Active D-Lighting and Active D-Lighting

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; also D-Lighting which can be applied to a JPEG using an Image Editing feature in Playback mode; Nikon Capture NX and View software include tools for applying D-Lighting to NEF format photos. * Two user-customisable modes * Many WB options including WB Bracketing and two auto

white balance In photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors). An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neu ...

modes, one of which maintaining warm lighting colours * 3-inch TFT

LCD A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but i ...

with 921,000-dot resolution (640x480 VGA) and 170-degree ultra-wide viewing angle with toughened glass screen *

Live View Live preview is a feature that allows a digital camera's display screen to be used as a viewfinder. This provides a means of previewing framing and other exposure before taking the photograph. In most such cameras, the preview is generated by m ...

shooting mode (activated with a dedicated lever) * Inbuilt

time-lapse photography Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thu ...

intervalometer * Continuous Drive up to 6 frames per second for 100 JPEG frames (but not necessarily all at the same frame rate). * Memory Buffer Capacity: Varies with image format, 10 image capacity in NEF (RAW) Lossless Compressed 14-bit format (Highest resolution available format) and can store up to 100 with JPEG. * 2,016-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System. * 3D Tracking Multi-CAM 4800DX

sensor module with 39 AF points, including nine cross-type points. *

Face detection Face detection is a computer technology being used in a variety of applications that identifies human faces in digital images. Face detection also refers to the psychological process by which humans locate and attend to faces in a visual scene. ...

, Wide Area, Normal Area, and Subject Tracking autofocus options in

live view Live preview is a feature that allows a digital camera's display screen to be used as a viewfinder. This provides a means of previewing framing and other exposure before taking the photograph. In most such cameras, the preview is generated by m ...

mode. *

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sensitivity 100 to 6400 (up to 25600 with boost). *

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* Dual SD memory card slots with support for

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cards, UHS-I bus, and Eye-Fi

Wireless LAN A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, campus, or office buildin ...

* Weather-resistant, sealed body that has Magnesium-alloy top and back panels. * Built-in Sensor cleaning system * Support for optional

unit direct connect. * File formats:

, NEF (Nikon's RAW, 12/14-bit also lossless compressed), MOV ( H.264, PCM). * EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery, Battery Life (shots per charge) approx. : 1,050 shots (CIPA). * Lens compatibility: Nikkor F Mount, AF-S, AF-I, AF-D, Manual Nikkor AI/AIS (metering use built-in coupling on D7000)

Optional accessories

The Nikon D7000 has dozens of available accessories such as: * Nikon WT-4A Wireless Transmitter for

. Third-party solutions available. * Nikon ML-L3

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(

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)

remote control In electronics, a remote control (also known as a remote or clicker) is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such a ...

or third-party solutions. * Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit for direct

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. Third-party solutions partly with 3-axis

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bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...

and support for indoor use are available from Solmeta, Dawn, Easytag, Foolography, Gisteq and Phottix. See comparisons/reviews. * Nikon MB-D11 Multi Power Battery grip or third-party solutions. * Nikon CF-DC3 Soft Case. * Various Nikon

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or third-party flash units. Also working as commander for Nikon Creative Lighting System wireless (slave) flash. : Third-party radio (wireless) flash control triggers are partly supporting i-TTL, but do not support the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS). See reviews. * Tethered shooting with Nikon Camera Control Pro 2, Adobe Lightroom 3 or other partly free products including apps. * Other accessories from Nikon and third parties, including protective cases and bags, eyepiece adapters and correction lenses, and underwater housings.

Reception

Reviews

Since its release, the D7000 has received many favorable reviews, with some commenting that the D7000 is a viable alternative to the more expensive D300S and an upgrade over the D90.

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awarded the camera an overall score of 80%, praising its feature set and image quality. The D7000 received four out of five stars and the Editor's choice award in

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's review. DxO Labs awarded its sensor an overall score of 80, above much more expensive competitors. The main point of criticism by reviewers is the small buffer which limits the number of shots in burst mode especially when shooting RAW. There are image comparisons with many cameras at all ISO speeds in

and RAW.

Matrix Metering II and detected faces

The 3D Color Matrix Metering II tends to overexpose minor parts of the image (e.g. sky or bright back-lights) if it detects faces near the image center that are darker (e.g. in shadow) than these minor parts. This feature is sometimes surprising due to reliable scene recognition and face detection (including side-view of faces) of the new high-resolution sensor, even if there are only strangers (in the dark) near the image center. If not wanted, the metering can be changed with exposure compensation, two-point (average) metering, metering on the bright lights or use of center-weighted or spot metering,

fill flash Fill flash is a photographic technique used to brighten deep shadow areas, typically outdoors on sunny days, though the technique is useful any time the background is significantly brighter than the subject of the photograph, particularly in ba ...

or RAW images. Increasing the

dynamic range Dynamic range (abbreviated DR, DNR, or DYR) is the ratio between the largest and smallest values that a certain quantity can assume. It is often used in the context of signals, like sound and light. It is measured either as a ratio or as a base- ...

by use of Active D-Lighting or reducing the contrast settings (the default contrast is higher compared to previous Nikon DSLRs) aids when shooting JPEGs. After taking the image, contrast and brightness can easily be changed in camera.

User response

The D7000 was very much anticipated by Nikon consumers. The hype around its release made it very hard to find during the first months on the market. Supplies of this camera were also limited after the destruction of some Nikon manufacturing facilities in Thailand by the flooding in October 2011. Many users have complained about back-focus problems on the D7000, as well as dust and oil spots on early production models

Firmware hacks

Several hacks have been published by Simon Pilgrim on Nikon Hacker internet forum and Vitaliy Kiselev on his personal website. Nikon Hacker has several people working on the hacks. The published hacks, among few others, include removing the time limit for video recording, clean HDMI and LCD on LiveView, disabling automatic hot-pixel removal (also known as Nikon Star Eater) and higher data rate for video recording. Several other hacks are under development but not yet published. June 2013 Simon Pilgrim was able to enable RAW video recording but the frame rate (roughly 1.5 frames per second) is not high enough to be useful. The hack is not yet published. File:Nikon D7000 Digital SLR Camera 01.jpg, Rear File:Nikon D7000 Digital SLR Camera 02.jpg, Open showing F-Mount File:Nikon D7000 + MB-D11 Battery grip.jpg, Mounted with MB-D11 Battery grip File:Nikon D7000 Digital Camera - bottom view.jpg, Nikon D7000 Digital Camera - bottom view

References

External links

Nikon D7000 – Nikon global website

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Nikon D7000 Manual
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Nikon D7000 Review – Digital Photography Review website
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