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Nikon D300
Nikon D300 with AF-S Nikkor 18-200 VR lens
Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Sensor	Nikon DX format 23.6 mm × 15.8 mm CMOS
Maximum resolution	4,288 × 2,848 (13.1 M/12.3 M pixels sensor/effective)
Lens type	Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Shutter	Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
Shutter speed range	30 s – 1/8000 s, bulb
Exposure metering	Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
Exposure modes	Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Metering modes	3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-weighted and Spot
Focus areas	9, 21 and 51 points, 51 point 3D tracking, 15 cross-type sensors
Focus modes	Instant single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M)
Continuous shooting	6 frame/s (8 with AC Adapter or Multi-Power Battery Pack with AA or EN-EL4 battery), 6 with Li-ion Battery, up to 100 frames (JPEG normal/large)
Viewfinder	Optical, 100% frame coverage
ASA/ISO range	200–3200 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (down to 100 and up to 6400 as expansion)
Flash	Manual pop-up with button release Guide number 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft)
Flash bracketing	3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Custom WB	Auto, Six presets, Manual preset (four), Kelvin temperature, Fine tunable
WB bracketing	2 to 9 frames in increments of 1, 2 or 3
Rear LCD monitor	3-inch TFT LCD with 307,200 pixels (921,600 dots)
Storage	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive
Battery	Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery
Weight	About 825 g (1.82 lbs.) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover
Optional battery packs	MB-D10 battery pack with one Nikon EN-EL3e or eight AA batteries. An optional carrier can hold a Nikon EN-EL4 or EN-EL4a battery.
Made In	Thailand

The Nikon D300 is a 12.3-megapixel professional ^[1] DX format digital single-lens reflex camera that Nikon Corporation announced on 23 August 2007 along with the Nikon D3 FX format camera. It is designated by Nikon as the ultimate in DX format performance ^[2]. It is quite similar to the new D3, with the main difference being that the D300 uses a DX sensor instead of an FX sensor. In addition, the D300 is much more compact than the D3. It offers both high resolution and high speed (being able to capture 6 frames per second, and 8 frames per second with the addition of an optional MB-D10 battery pack). The Nikon D300 and MB-D10 are manufactured by Nikon factory in Ayuthaya, Thailand as well as most Nikon DSLRs.

Contents 1 Features 2 History 3 'Camera of the Year' 4 Accessories and Software Upgrades 4.1 MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack 4.2 'D2X Mode' and firmware upgrade 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Features

• Nikon DX format CMOS sensor
• 1.5x field of view crop
• 12.3 megapixel sensor
• Active D-Lighting (3 levels)
• Nikon F-mount lenses
• Magnesium alloy weather sealed body
• Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus module with 51 sensors in normal mode; Single Servo and Continuous Servo focus modes, advanced focus tracking modes, selectable Single Area AF, Dynamic area AF, Group Dynamic AF, and Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF
• Live View Mode
• Built-in Sensor cleaning (using Ultrasound) helps to remove the dust from sensor
• Six frame-per-second continuous shooting for up to 100 JPEG, up to eight frame-per-second with optional MB-D10 battery grip with eight AA batteries, EN-EL4 or EN-EL4a battery installed.
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II, using a 1005 pixel RGB sensor. Including matrix, center weight, and spot metering with AI and AIS manual focus lenses produced since 1977
• 3.0 inch 307,200 pixels LCD display (640 x 480 VGA resolution, 921,600 dots)
• 10-pin remote and flash sync terminals on camera
• GPS compatible with MC-35 GPS cord
• EN-EL3e lithium-ion battery 7.4V/1500 MAH offering up to 1800 shots per charge, according to Nikon; with advanced battery information available in camera menus.
• ISO 200–3200, selectable in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 stop increments. Additionally ISO 100 and ISO 6400 available with ISO Boost. Selectable in camera ISO noise reduction, applied in post-processing.
• Built-in Speedlight offers balanced fill-flash with Nikon's I-TTL flash system, and can fire in commander mode for wireless off-camera firing of other speedlights; controlling up to two groups of speedlights with individual exposure compensation.
• File formats include JPEG, TIFF, NEF (Nikon's raw image format compressed and uncompressed), and JPEG+NEF (JPEG size/quality selectable)

[edit] History

The Nikon D300 was announced on August 23, 2007.^[3] 'First Look' initial reviews were conducted by the magazines Outdoor Photographer, ^[4]Shutterbug Magazine, ^[5] and the UK magazine, "What Digital Camera." ^[6] Imaging resource, a web-photography website, also did its own initial review.^[7]

A full review of the D300 is discussed on DCR^[8] and on Camera Labs website.^[9]

Comparisons have been made to the older Nikon D200 by Digital Review Canada.^[10]

[edit] 'Camera of the Year'

Popular Photography named the Nikon D300 for their official "Camera of the Year 2007" award.^[11] The magazine also reviewed the camera, and noted at that time that Nikon Capture NX software was packaged with the camera;^[12] more recent packages include only a 30-day trial version.

[edit] Accessories and Software Upgrades

[edit] MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack

The MB-D10 is an optional accessory battery pack that provides a vertical grip as well as additional shutter release and autofocus buttons, command dials and focus point selection control.

The MB-D10 allows the D300 to be powered by an additional EN-EL3e battery or AA batteries. An optional carrier is available which allows for an EN-EL4 or EN-EL4a battery to be installed instead. The camera can be configured to assign priority to either the internal EN-EL3e battery or the MB-D10 grip such that the other battery is used only when the primary battery is dead.

The D300 can shoot 8 frames per second with the MB-D10 & AA/EN-EL4/EN-EL4a battery installed, otherwise the camera is limited to a 6 frames per second 'shooting' mode.

[edit] 'D2X Mode' and firmware upgrade

On January 15, 2008, Nikon released three additional picture control modes for the D300 which emulate the D2X/D2XS color modes I, II and III.^[13]

On February 14, 2008, Nikon released a firmware upgrade which resolves an issue where vertical banding can occur when long exposure noise reduction is enabled for shutter speeds of 8 seconds and slower.^[14]

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• D300 Nikon global site
• D300 Nikon USA site

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