Nikon D90
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon P510
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D90

Best price $928
  • 254% more battery life 850 shots vs 240 shots
  • Significantly larger image sensor 373 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • More popular with users 96% vs 92%
  • Interchangeable lenses P510 does not have lens options
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector P510 does not
  • Has RAW image capture P510 does not have RAW capture

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P510

Best price
$469
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D90 19.6 oz vs 22 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $469 vs $928
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.3 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2012 vs September 2008
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out D90 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging D90 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board D90 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture D90 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities D90 does not have 3D

What the Nikon D90 and Nikon P510 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 64 in³ vs 65 in³
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 920k dots vs 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Both are popular cameras based on user ratings
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Nikon D90 and the Nikon P510

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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