Nikon D7000 16.2 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black) Review
The camera is positioned as a digital SLR camera to meet the needs of hobbyist photographers and enthusiastic users. Many features are similar to those of a professional camera but are suited for beginners. This is for those who want an upgraded camera and know a bit about photography. The image quality is quite impressive, and its automatic shooting modes are very helpful for learning and capturing the best photographs, irrespective of the shooting conditions. The camera is high on performance but has a few niggles that restrict it from being an all-around camera.
Features
The Nikon D7000 provides stunning images with accuracy and detail that you will absolutely love. The resolution of the image allows you to make large prints or crop tightly in an image. The camera features a DX-format CMOS image sensor with 16.2 effective megapixels, optimally engineered to gather more quality light through sharp NIKKOR lenses. The D7000 is coupled with 14-bit A/D conversion for maintaining exceptional image integrity without sacrificing shooting speed or energy efficiency.
The Expeed 2 processing engine in the camera improves image quality and speed. The processor performs multiple tasks, like smoother tonal gradations, even in difficult shadows, providing a sense of greater depth in the images, shooting continuously at 6 frames per second, focusing performance such as face recognition in Live View mode, and many more.
With the improved pixel quality of the image sensor comes a wider ISO range from 100 to 6400 and an expandable up to 25600, enabling you to handle a wider range of lighting situations. You can easily shoot in a bright and sunny outdoor environment to low-light interiors. The D7000 also delivers sharp images with minimum noise.
The camera is capable of shooting exceptional cinematic movies in full HD (1080p) with full-time autofocus and manual exposure. The camera can compensate for distortion and other image-degrading problems. Apart from a built-in monaural microphone, the D7000 incorporates an external microphone jack for high-quality stereo sound recording options.
The camera features a Scene Recognition System to deliver better photographs in every way by reading the scene’s brightness and colors more accurately and recognizing the smaller objects, either moving or still. The other features of the camera are wide area coverage, powerful 39-point AF for giving you flexible compositional possibilities, sophisticated AE with highlight analysis, informed auto white balance, contrast AF for live view and D-Movie, 6 frames per second shooting up to 100 images, a 100% frame coverage viewfinder, and many more.
The body is rugged, made up of compact magnesium alloy, and sealed against dust and moisture. The dials, buttons, and switches are strategically located for intuitive operations. Two memory card slots offer a number of advantages.
Pros
Excellent Image quality
Well-placed dials and other controls
Wonderful Autofocus
100% coverage on the viewfinder
Fantastic frames-per-second
Very good dynamic range in JPEGs
Top LCD screen backlight
There are many menu customization options
Lots of high-end features
Extraordinary build quality
Dual memory card slots
Cons
Exposure indicator or aperture adjustment during live view mode
Cannot shoot video in higher than 1080p
Viewfinder is not as accurate as specified
No Histogram in Live view mode
The problem in phase detection in Live mode
Our Take
If you are a hobbyist or an aspiring up-and-coming photographer, the D7000 will take you to the next level with little effort. The basic auto settings right out of the box give incredible lighting, auto-focus, and overall adjustments for capturing moments in a perfect manner. There are a few flaws but if you know how to deal with it, this is one of the best DSLRs in the price.