Nikon D300 Body

Nikon D300 Body 2Gb Deal:
Nikon D300 body with 2Gb Ultrafast Compactflash memory card, Hahnel HL-EL3e independent rechargeable battery, independent zoomster style camera case and digital SLR accessory kit (includes a mini tripod, cleaning cloth, lcd screen protectors and a memory card case).

Nikon D300 Body 4Gb Deal:
Nikon D300 body with 4Gb Ultrafast Compactflash memory card, Hahnel HL-EL3e independent rechargeable battery, independent zoomster style camera case and digital SLR accessory kit (includes a mini tripod, cleaning cloth, lcd screen protectors and a memory card case).

Type of Camera:
Single lens reflex digital camera

Effective Pixels:
12.3 million

Image Sensor:
CMOS sensor, 23.6 x 15.8mm. Total pixels: 13.1 million. Nikon DX format.

Image Size (pixels):
4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S]

Dust Reduction System:
Clean image sensor. Image dust-off data acquisition (Capture NX required)

Sensitivity:
ISO 200 to 3,200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV with additional settings of approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) under ISO 200, and approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO 3200.

File System:
Compliant with DCF 2.0, DPOF and Exif 2.21

Storage System:
NEF 12-bit or 14-bit (uncompressed, lossless compressed or compressed RAW)
TIFF (RGB)
JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant

Storage Media:
CompactFlash (Type I/II, compliant with UDMA); Microdrives

Release Modes 1) Single frame [S] mode 2) Continuous low speed [CL] mode: 1 to 7*1 frames per second 3) Continuous high-speed [CH] mode: 8 frames per second*1, 6 frames per second*2 4) Liveview [LV] mode 5) Self-timer [ ] mode 6) Mirror-up [Mup] mode.
*1. When using AC Adaptor EH-5a/EH-5 or Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 with batteries other than Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e
*2. When using Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e
(When shooting in Continuous-servo AF (C), Shutter-Priority Auto [S] or Manual [M] exposure modes, at a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or faster with other settings at default).

White Balance:
Auto (TTL white balance with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor), seven manual modes with fine-tuning, colour temperature setting, white balance bracketing possible (2 to 9 frames in increments 1~3)

Liveview:
Handheld mode: TLL phase-difference AF with 51 focus areas (15 cross-type sensors)
Tripod mode: focal-plane contrast AF on a desired point within a specific area

LCD Monitor:
3-in., approx. 920,000-dot (VGA), 170-degree wide viewing angle, 100% frame coverage, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment.

Playback Function:
1) Full frame 2) Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments) 3) Zoom 4) Slideshow 5) RGB histogram indication 6) Shooting data 7) Highlight point display 8) Auto image rotation

Delete Function:
Card format, All photographs delete, Selected photographs delete

Video Output:
NTSC or PAL; simultaneous playback from both the video output and on the LCD monitor available

HDMI Output:
Supports HDMI version 1.3a; Type A connector is provided as HDMI output terminal; simultaneous playback from both the HDMI output terminal and on the LCD monitor not available.

Interface:
Hi-Speed USB

Text Input:
Up to 36 characters of alphanumeric text input available with LCD monitor and multi-selector; stored in Exif header.

Lens Mount:
Nikon F Mount with AF coupling and AF contacts.

Compatible Lenses:
1) DX AF NIKKOR: All functions possible
2) D-/G-type AF NIKKOR (excluding IX NIKKOR lenses): All functions possible (excluding PC Micro- NIKKOR)
3) AF NIKKOR other than D-/G-type (excluding lenses for F3AF): All functions except 3D-Colour Matrix Metering II possible.
4) AI-P NIKKOR: All functions except Autofocus, 3D-Colour Matrix Metering II possible.
5) Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster; Colour Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data.

Picture Angle:
Equivalent in 35mm [135] format is approx. 1.5 times lens focal length.

Viewfinder:
SLR-type with fixed eye-level pentaprism; built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0 m-1).

Eyepoint:
19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1)

Focusing Screen:
Type-B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with superimposed focus brackets and On-Demand grid lines.

Viewfinder Frame Coverage:
Approx. 100% (vertical and horizontal)

Viewfinder Magnification:
Approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1

Autofocus:
1) TTL phase detection, 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors) by Nikon Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus module; Detection -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F); AF fine adjustment possible.
2) Focal plane contrast [in Liveview (Tripod) mode]

Lens Servo:
Autofocus: Single-servo AF (S); continuous-servo AF (C); focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status, 2) Manual focus (M) with electronic rangefinder.

Focus Point:
Single AF point can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points.
Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired point within entire frame.

AF Area Mode:
1) Single point AF 2) Dynamic Area AF [9 points, 21 points, 51 points, 51 points (3D-tracking)] 3) Automatic-area AF.

Focus Lock:
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button.

Exposure Metering System:
TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor.
1) 3D Colour Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); colour matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); colour matrix metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data; metering performed).
2) Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, 10, or 13 mm dia. circle in center of frame or weighting based on average of entire frame (8 mm circle when non-CPU lens is used).
3) Spot: Meters approx. 3 mm dia. circle (about 2.0% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used).

Metering Range:
1) 0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering), 2) 2 to 20 EV (Spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F).

Exposure Meter Coupling:
Combined CPU and AI

Exposure Modes:
1) Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S] 3) Aperture Priority Auto [A] 4) Manual [M].

Exposure Compensation:
±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

Exposure Lock:
Exposure locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button.

Exposure Bracketing:
Exposure and/or flash bracketing (2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV).

Picture Control System:
Four setting options: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome; each option can be adjusted.

Shutter:
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter, 1/8,000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb.

Sync Contact:
X=1/250 sec.; flash synchronization at up to 1/320 sec. (FP) adjustable with Built-in Speedlight or optional Speedlight (will reduce GN).

Flash Control:
1) TTL: TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor
Built-in Speedlight, plus optional SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash.
2) AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash: Available with SB-800 used with CPU lens
3) Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 28, 27, and 22S
4) Range-priority manual flash; available with SB-800

Flash Sync Mode:
1) Front-curtain Sync (normal) 2) Red-eye Reduction 3) Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync 4) Slow Sync 5) Rear-curtain Sync

Built-in Speedlight:
Manual pop-up with button release

Guide number:
(ISO 200, m): approx. 17 (manual 18)
(ISO 100 equivalent, m): approx. 12 (manual 13)

Flash Compensation:
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

Accessory Shoe:
ISO 518 Standard hot-shoe contact with safety lock provided

Sync Terminal:
ISO 519 standard terminal

Creative Lighting System:
With optional Speedlights such as SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Colour Information Communication, modeling flash and FV lock.

Self-timer:
2 to 20 seconds duration

Depth of Field Preview:
When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M mode) or value selected by camera (P and S mode).

10-pin Terminal:
1) GPS: NMEA 0183 (Ver. 2.01 and 3.01) interface standard supported with 9-pin D-sub cable and GPS Cable MC-35 (optional).
2) Remote control: via 10-pin terminal

Supported Languages:
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.

Power Source:
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 (optional) with one Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a, EN-EL4 or EN-EL3e or eight R6/AA-size alkaline (LR6), Ni-MH (HR6), lithium (FR6) batteries, or nickel-manganese ZR6 batteries, AC Adapter EH-5a (optional)

Tripod Socket:
1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Custom Settings:
48 settings available

Dimensions (W x H x D):
Approx. 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in.)

Weight:
Approx. 825 g (1.82 lbs.) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover

Operating Environment:
Temperature: 0-40°C/32-104°F, Humidity: under 85% (no condensation)

Supplied Accessories (may differ by country or area):
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Quick Charger MH-18a, USB Cable UC-E4, Video Cable EG-D100, Strap AN-D300, LCD monitor cover BM-8, Body cap, Eyepiece Cap DK-5, Rubber Eyecup DK-23, Software Suite CD-ROM.