(HD) In A Nutshell

For the D-SLR shooter, there are many factors in shooting HD video

Neil Matsumoto

Published May 6, 2009
Updated October 17, 2016

The still camera and HD video camcorder worlds slowly are starting to converge. The biggest news in the still-photography industry has been the arrival of HD shooting for D-SLR cameras. Last year, Nikon released the D90—a D-SLR that offers a 12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor and the ability to record cinematic-quality movie files at up to 720p HD.

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