$1000

by Kevin Arnold

Shana Novak

Like the podium-topping Canon, the D90 shoots photos and HD video, but at less than one-third the price. Consider it the Corvette to Canon's Lamborghini—i.e., it's not the most luxurious, but it's still one very sweet machine: 4.5-frames-per-second shooting, a 12.3-meg sensor, and a best-in-the-industry, super-hi-res three-inch LCD screen. As if all that weren't enough, the D90, like the Canon, also offers live-view framing on the LCD. Plus, the in-camera retouching features are a dream come true, allowing us to straighten and crop shots, and even process RAW files, in the field—no need to lug a laptop around. Which makes us very happy. 12.3MP; nikonusa.com

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2009 Summer Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Gear of the Year	$3300
Pentax K2000 Killer Value	$700
Nikon D90	$1000
Fujifilm FinePix F60fd	$300
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3	$500
Leica M8.2	$6300
Olympus SP-565 UZ	$350

2008 Summer Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Nikon D3 Gear of the Year	$5000
Olympus Stylus 790 SW Killer Value	$300
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2	$350
Canon EOS 40D	$1500
Kodak EasyShare V1253	$250
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18	$350
Pentax Optio S12	$250

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Sanyo Exacti E1	$499

2007 Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Panasonic DMC-LX2 Gear of the Year	$500
Nikon D40 Killer Value	$600
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2	$400
Leica Digilux 3	$2495
FujiFilm FinePix F31fd	$400
Canon PowerShot A710 IS	$300
Olympus Stylus 750	$430

2006 Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Nikon D50 Gear of the Year	$760
Olympus SP-350 Killer Value	$399
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-R1	$999
Leica D-Lux 2	$799
Cannon EOS 5D	$3299
Fujifilm Finepix F10	$299
Pentax Optio WPi	$350

2005 Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3 Pro Gear of the Year	$600
HP Photosmart R707	$300
Canon PowerShot S70	$500
Olympus Stylus 500	$400

2004 Buyer's Guide Cameras Reviews

Canon Digital Rebel Gear of the Year	$999
Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom	$799
Nikon D100	$1600
Panasonic DMC-FZ10	$599
Sony DSC-F828	$1000
Konica Minolta Dimage Z1	$499
Canon EOS Rebel K2	$299
Casio Exilim EX-S3	$349
Fujifilm Finepix S5000 Zoom	$400
Smartdisk Flashtrax 40GB Portable Hard Drive	$500
Nikon N75 35MM	$430
Pentax Optio S4	$399
HP PSC 2510 Photosmart All-In-One	$399
Epson Stylus Photo 900	$199

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