| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.3 MP | 12.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D90 12.3MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX280HS 12.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D90 | PowerShot SX280HS |
| Model Number | D90 | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.3 MP | 12.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 103 x 132 x 77 mm | 3.3 x 10.6 x 6.3 cm |
| Weight | 620 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | - |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.2 x 15.4 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 6400 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F mount | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 4.5 W - 90.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 25-500mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 20x |
| Aperture Range | - | f/3.5 W - f/6.8 T |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Fixed Eye-level Pentaprism | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto TTL white-balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor, 12 manual modes with fine-tuning color temperature setting preset white balance white balance bracketing | - |
| Focus Mode | - | TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 2.0 in 5cm - infinity W, 3.3 ft. 1m - infinity T Macro 2.0 in. - 1.6 ft. 5-50cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1-1/3200 sec. 15-1/3200 sec. in Tv and M modes |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continous low shooting mode 1-4fps,Continous high shooting mode 4.5fps | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Fill-in flash, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with Slow sync, Slow sync, Rear-curtain sync, Off | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | NEF 12 bit compressed RAW,JPEG Baseline-compliant | - |
| Picture Angle | 1.5x lens focal length | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 12.8 MP |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 461,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Video Format | AVI Motion JPEG compression format with monaural sound | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single frame shooting mode, Continous low shooting mode 1-4fps, Continous high shooting mode 4.5fps, Self-timer mode, Delay remote mode, Quick-response remote mode, D-Movie | - |