Nikon Confirms D700 DSLR; Will Ship in July (PC Magazine)
Chris Gampat - PC Magazine Tue Jul 1, 6:05 AM ET
Leaked product photos are the paparazzi shots of the tech world. The same way some of us obsess over photos of Hayden Panettiere and Brad Pitt has a counterpart in the gadget geeks who jumped all over the early Nikon D700 photos we saw on NikonD700.com, like the one to the left. We subsequently confirmed specs and other details with Nikon.
Though you may never see Hayden or Brad with your own eyes, the 12.1-megapixel D700, the successor to the Nikon D3, will be available to everyone in late July, for approximately $2,999.95 (body only). Details and specs after the jump.
The key upgrades in the D700 are a self-cleaning sensor and a built-in flash. One other notable feature is a 95 percent view from the viewfinder.
The D700 keeps the 51-point auto focus system as well as an ISO sensitivity ranging from 200 up to 6,400, with very low image noise (most cameras in this price range start at 100 ISO). And the D700 shoots at 5 fps, down from the Nikon D300's 6 fps and the D3's 9 fps, because the full-frame sensor has so much more information to process.
Other features on the D700 are Nikon-original FX-format CMOS sensor, EXPEED Image Processing System, 3D Focus Tracking and two Live View shooting modes that allow photographers to frame a shot using the camera's 3-inch, high-resolution LCD monitor.
The D700 also uses Nikon's Scene Recognition System, which recognizes a subject or scene prior to capture and enables more precise exposure control, by judging the color information and applying that information for more accurate autofocus, auto exposure, and auto white balance control.
Originally published on Gearlog.