Nikon D300 specifications
| Price (body only) [check] |
• US: $ 1799 • UK: £ 1299 • EU: € 1980 |
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| Body material | Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor * | • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor • DX format • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 13.1 million total pixels • 12.3 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor * | Nikon EXPEED |
| A/D conversion * | 14 bit |
| Image sizes * | • 4288 x 2848 [L; 12.2 MP] • 3216 x 2136 [M; 6.9 MP] • 2144 x 1424 [S; 3.1 MP] |
| File formats | • NEF (12-bit or 14-bit *, compressed or lossless compressed RAW) • NEF + JPEG • TIFF * • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) |
| NEF compression | • Compressed 12/14-bit NEF (RAW, Lossless compressed): approx. 60-80% * • Compressed 12/14-bit NEF (RAW, Compressed): approx. 45-60% |
| Lens mount | • Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts • 1.5x field of view crop |
| Usable lenses | • DX AF NIKKOR: All functions possible |
| Dust reduction * | • Self-cleaning sensor unit ('Clean image sensor') * • Image dust-off data acquisition (Capture NX required) |
| Auto Focus | • 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors) * • Multi-CAM 3500DX * • AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal temperature) • Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode |
| Lens Servo | • Single Servo AF [S] • Continuous Servo AF [C] • Manual focus [M] • Focus Tracking automatically activated by subject's status in [S] or [C] AF |
| Focus Point * | • Single point from 51 or 11 focus points • Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired point anywhere within frame |
| AF Area Mode * | • Single point AF |
| Focus Lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AF assist | Yes, lamp |
| Exposure modes | • Program Auto [P] with flexible program • Shutter-Priority Auto [S] • Aperture-Priority Auto [A] • Manual [M] |
| Metering | TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering range | • 3D Color Matrix Metering: 0 to 20 EV • Center-Weighted Metering: 0 to 20 EV • Spot Metering: 2 to 20 EV • At normal temperature (20°C/68°F), ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens |
| Meter coupling | CPU and AI |
| Exposure lock | Locked using AE-L/AF-L button |
| Exposure bracketing | • 2 to 9 frames |
| Exposure compen. | • +/-5.0 EV • 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps |
| Sensitivity * | • Default: ISO 200 - 3200 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Shutter | • Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter • 30 to 1/8000 sec (1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps) • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec (up to 1/320 sec with reduced GN *) • Bulb |
| DOF Preview | • Stop-down lens aperture by pressing button • Activates modelling flash |
| White balance | • Auto (1005-pixel CCD, image sensor) • Presets (seven) with fine tuning * • Manual presets (four) • Color temperature in Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K, 31 steps) • White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames, 10,20,30 MIRED steps) |
| Picture Control * | • Standard • Neutral • Vivid • Monochrome |
| Image parameters * | • Sharpening: Auto, 7 levels • Contrast: Auto, 5 levels, Custom tone curve • Brightness: 3 levels • Saturation: Auto, 5 levels • Hue: 5 levels |
| Color space | • sRGB (Standard and Vivid modes) • Adobe RGB (Neutral mode) |
| Viewfinder | • Optical-type fixed eye-level pentaprism • Built-in diopter adjustment (-2 to +1m-1) • Eyepoint: 19.5 mm (at -1.0m-1) • Frame coverage 100% * • Viewfinder magnification approx 0.94x with 50 mm f/1.4 lens |
| Focusing screen | • B-type BrightView Clear Matte Screen II • Superimposed focus brackets • On-demand grid lines |
| LCD monitor * | • 3.0 " TFT LCD • 922,000 pixels (VGA; 640 x 480 x 3 colors) • 170° viewing angle • Brightness adjustment |
| LCD Liveview * | • Handheld mode: TLL phase-difference AF with 51 focus areas (15 cross-type sensors) |
| Shooting modes | • Single frame • Continuous Low [CL] • Continuous High [CH] • Liveview [LV] • Self-Timer (programmable) • Mirror-up mode |
| Continuous shooting * | • With built-in battery: up to 6 fps • With AC adapter or MB-D10 pack and batteries other than EN-EL3e: up to 8 fps • 12-bit RAW at full speed, 14-bit RAW only 2.5 fps |
| Continuous buffer | • JPEG Large/Normal: 100 shots (at 6 fps) • RAW: no data yet |
| Self-timer | • 2 to 20 sec custom |
| Flash control | • TTL: TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor. |
| Flash Sync Mode | • Front-curtain Sync (normal) • Red-Eye Reduction • Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync • Slow Sync • Rear-curtain Sync |
| Built-in Speedlight | • Manual pop-up with button release • Guide number (ISO 200, m) approx 17 (manual 18) • Guide number (ISO 100, m) approx 12 (manual 13) |
| Flash Accessory Shoe | ISO 518 standard-type hot shoe contact; Safety lock mechanism provided |
| Flash Sync Terminal | ISO 519 standard terminal, lock screw provided |
| Flash compensation | • -3 to +1 EV • 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps * |
| Creative Lighting System | With Speedlights such as SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communication, modeling flash and FV lock |
| Orientation sensor | Tags images with camera orientation |
| Playback mode | • Full frame • Thumbnail (4 or 9 images) • One-touch zoom • Slideshow • RGB histogram • Shooting data • Highlight point • Auto image rotation |
| Languages * | • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) |
| Custom functions | 48 custom functions |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Mini-B connector |
| 10-pin terminal | • GPS: NMEA 0183 (Ver. 2.01 and 3.01) interface standard supported with 9-pin D-sub cable and GPS Cable MC-35 (optional) |
| Communications | FTP and PTP/IP file transfer with optional Wireless Transmitter WT-3 (IEEE 802.11 b/g) |
| Storage | • Compact Flash Type I or II • UDMA *, Microdrive and FAT32 supported • 36 characters of text can be input and stored in EXIF header |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion EN-EL3e (7.4 V, 1500 mAh) • Included battery charger MH-18a • Optional AC adapter EH-5a • Optional MB-D10 battery pack / vertical grip * |
| Vertical grip * | • Optional MB-D10 battery pack / vertical grip • 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 |
| Battery monitoring | The LCD monitor on the camera back displays the following information about the EN-EL3e battery: • Remaining charge (%) • No. of shots taken since last charge • Battery life (5 stages) |
| Dimensions | 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in) |
| Weight (no batt) | 825 g (1.8 lb) |
| Weight (with batt) | 903 g (2.0 lb) |
| Box contents | 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 |
| Optional accessories | Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10, Wireless Transmitter WT-4, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-21M, AC Adapter EH-5a, Capture NX Software, Camera Control Pro 2 |
* New or changed compared to the D200
