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The new Nikon D300 Digital Camera seems to live up to all its hype and even exceeds it in a couple of cases, especially high ISO shooting.

I say seems because I have only had the camera for 10 days and because of deadlines, have not been able to work with the camera as much as I would prefer. So please consider this as a quick report with more details to follow in the February issue when we will also review the full-frame Nikon D3 Digital Camera.

The D300 Digital Camera is a major upgrade from the D200. A new 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor coupled with the Nikon ESPEED image process and 14-bit A/D conversion add up to great images.

Also new is  Multi-CAM3500DX Auto-focus sensor with 51 points (15 of them cross-type sensitive) and Auto-focus tracking by color that uses information from the 1005-pixel AE sensor.

Its really quick start-up, 13 ms, shutter lag of only 45ms, mirror blackout of 100ms coupled with a six-frames-a-second continuous shooting (up to eight a second if you add the optional improved battery pack) is pretty impressive.

Speaking of impressive, that describes the new high-resolution 3-inch 922,000 pixel LCD monitor on the back that is the clearest, sharpest LCD on a camera that I have ever seen. The new separate up and down magnifying buttons on the back of the camera work quickly and the clarity of the screen allows you to “really see” if the image you just made is as sharp as you want it to be.

Add to this Live View, with both hand-held and tripod settings, that let you play view camera guy if you bring along a dark cloth to throw over your head to cut down on reflections. Interesting features of the Live View are being able to watch the effect of changing the white balancesettings on the screen and the ability to focus precisely using the magnify buttons and the Multi Selector to zero in on the subject. I’m sure that there will be times that Live View will save the day but since the monitor screen does not articulate, it’s not the help for hail marys or low-angle shots that I wish it could be.

I should mention that the view of D300 Digital Camera through the viewfinder pentaprism is now 100% and it’s bright, clean, a pleasure to look through and, of course, has a built-in diopter adjustment.

Relative Link about Nikon D300

Nikon D300挑戰市場

Nikon New Introduce D300 Digital Camera

Fierce Competitor Nikon D300

D300 is a Dream to Use and Hold

Nikon D300 Aggressively Competing in Market

Discuss about Nikon D300 Digital Camera

Nikon D300’s Day Has Come

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