Nikon D90 vs Samsung HZ15W

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D90 and the Samsung HZ15W, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D90 was introduced in October 2008 and Samsung HZ15W was introduced in February 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D90 over Samsung HZ15W.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung HZ15W over Nikon D90.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D90 and Samsung HZ15W have 3.0" Fixed screens with 920k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D90

Nikon D90 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 96% coverage and 0.96x (0.64x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Samsung HZ15W.

Nikon D90 features a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 3,200 and expands to 200 - 6,400 in boosted mode. Samsung HZ15W features a 12.2 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Nikon D90 can take pictures up to 4288 x 2848 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3216 x 2136, 2144 x 1424 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Samsung HZ15W can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2654, 4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 16:9, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios.

Samsung HZ15W has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D90 comes with EN-EL3e battery pack with battery life of 850 shots and Samsung HZ15W comes with SLB-10A battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D90 has a single SD/SDHC card slot. Samsung HZ15W has a single SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D90 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon D90, and up to 1/2000 sec on Samsung HZ15W. Nikon D90 can shoot continuously up to 4.5 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D90 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D90 and ±2 range on Samsung HZ15W. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D90 and exposure bracketing on Samsung HZ15W.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 17.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D90 and 4.70 m on Samsung HZ15W. Nikon D90 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Nikon D90.

Nikon D90 body has dimensions of 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.06 x 3.03") and Samsung HZ15W body has dimensions of 105 x 61 x 37 mm (4.13 x 2.4 x 1.46"). Nikon D90 weighs 703 g (1.55 lb / 24.80 oz) and Samsung HZ15W weighs 249 g (0.55 lb / 8.78 oz).

Nikon D90

Samsung HZ15W

132 mm

103 mm

105 mm

61 mm

103 mm

61 mm