Nikon D7000 clinical camera package

The Nikon D7000 fits into the Nikon lineup between the D90 and the D300s in regard to price and size, but beats both of them when it comes to features. The D7000 takes the resolution up to 16.2 megapixels (compared to the 12.3 mp resolution of the other two cameras) and adds full 1080p HD video capture (the D90 and D300s have 720p HD video).

Nikon has also introduced User Modes (U1 and U2) on the D7000. This has been a popular feature on the Canon 40D, 50D and 60D. For clinical use, one can use the User Modes to pre-program the camera and simplify switching between protrait and closeup views.

The User Modes are also nice in case someone changes settings on the camera. To get back to the proper settings, you simply turn the dial to another mode and then back to the User Mode and then all of the pre-programmed settings are restored.

The D7000 has two SD memory card slots, and you can program the camera to use the slots in Backup Mode (each image is written to both cards), Overflow Mode (when the first card is full, the camera switches to the second card) or RAW Slot 1-JPG Slot 2 Mode (RAW files are written to the first card and JPGs to the second card).

The camera system features Nikon’s 85mm macro lens and a Metz wireless macro flash.