Nikon D300 digital SLR camera review

December 6th, 2007

The new Nikon D300 is a nice successor to the D200, a 12.3 megapixel single-lens reflex digital camera with a 3 inch LCD screen similar to the Canon PowerShot G9 the new D300 shares much in common with the Nikon D3 professional digital SLR camera which was also just released. The camera is fast, powering up in a 10th of a second with shutter time release lag of less than half of that and with Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition System (SRS), with an improved 1,005-Pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II and a self-cleaning dust reduction system, letting you to shake off the dust and also reducing the static that attracts dust in the first place. A few differences between the D300 and the D3 are the full frame sensor found in the D3 and its second CompactFlash slot.

Approximate dimensions of 5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in. (147 x 114 x 74 mm) weighing approximately 1.82 lbs. (825 g) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover

Nikon D300 test images

The camera starts at $1799 for the body only and that’s how much it’s going for at the major stores right now.

Nikon Japan also has simple test images from this camera using the Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor ED 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G, the prime AF Nikkor 50mm F1.4D and the AF-S VR Nikkor ED 300mm F2.8 IF telephoto lens.

Nikon D300 sample images

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