Nikon has the D800-dslr with a new full-frame image sensor with to 36.3 megapixels announced. The pro-body take up a large part of the technology that’s in the D4-dslr is about. Also announced by Nikon, the D800E, without the anti-alias filter.
Although the name suggests that the D800 is the successor of the current D700, replace the new fullframecamera actually both the D700 as the D3x, a model with integrated grip. With the D800, Nikon aims at, among more studio and portrait photography, while the company is also a D800E model release that allows the landscape photographers that belong to more detail from their photos. This second model has the same specifications as the D800 but has a custom low-pass filter for the image sensor from which the anti-alias functionality has been removed.
The cmos image sensor in the D800 and sister model is fully redesigned and has a for a full-frame-sensor record of 36.3 megapixels. The lichtgevoeligheidsbereik of the sensor is iso 100-6400, expandable to an equivalent of iso 50 and iso 25,600. The D700 also had a top of iso 6400, but started at iso 200. Nikon has the new sensor and noise reduction on the sensor built in, for a ‘cleaner’ uitleessignaal. Dirt on the sensor is through a cleaning system of the past.
The other technique seems taken directly from the CES trade show announced for the D4 dslr. So is the D800 with an Expeed 3 image processor. It is possible to four frames per second in FX-format, while using the DX-crop-ability, and the optional MB-D12 battery grip increases to 6 frames per second. Settings of the D-lighting or noise reduction have no retarding effect on these speeds.
In addition, the D800 the improved af module of the D4 is received, which allows in less light to focus on and which to a combined maximum aperture of f/8 shooting. At that aperture, there remain of the 51 original af-points 11, from which the middle kruisgevoelig. Also the rgb-sensor is refreshed. This contains 91.000 pixels in the entire picture covering. Due to the larger number of subpixels are a more accurate facial recognition and better tracking of topics in picture.
As with the D4, the D800’s advanced video properties. So can he 1080/30p/25p/24p video recording, uncompressed output via hdmi is possible and the aperture can be infinitely adjusted with two buttons on the front. This is possible because of the shutter, mirror and aperture independently of each other to move. Also, there are extensive possibilities for audio and is it possible to use a headphone to connect.
In addition to these headphones the D800 is a usb 3.0 connector, a mini-hdmi connector and a jack for a stereo microphone. Compared to the D700, the lcd has been enlarged from 3″ to 3.2″, but the vga resolution is the same. Further, the magnesium-bodyconstructie 100g lighter than the D700.
The D800 will have a suggested retail price of 2949 euros, almost equal to the introductory price of the D700, while the D800E 3299 euros and only a select number of dealers will be available.
