Perhaps the worst kept secret of any recent announcement Nikon has now officially revealed the compact, professional, twelve megapixel, full-frame (FX format) Nikon D700. From the outside the D700 is virtually identical to the D300, albeit for its larger ‘full frame’ viewfinder, internally it’s almost identical to the D3, except for a slightly slower shutter (five frames per second up to eight frames per second with the MB-D10 battery grip). By comparison it also includes several function improvements over the D3 including Image Sensor cleaning (‘sensor shake’), more flexible ‘hard button’ programming, virtual horizon in Live View and different DX mode indication on the focusing screen. The D700 also becomes the first professional Nikon DSLR to sport a built-in flash. As far as competition is concerned the D700 really only faces the Canon EOS 5D (and any replacement that may be in the works). On sale in July for US$2999 or €2599 body only.
Nikon D700 digital camera specifications:
| Format | SLR |
| Price (street) |
$2773.46
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
4256 x 2832 |
| Low resolution |
3184 x 2120, 2128 x 1416 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
12.1 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
12.9 million |
| Sensor size |
36 x 24 mm (8.64 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
1.4 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CMOS |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
200 – 6400 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (100 – 25600 with boost) |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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| Zoom tele (T) |
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| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
Nikon Multi-CAM3500 FX |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
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| Macro focus range |
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| White balance override |
6 positions, plus manual preset and Kelvin |
| Aperture range |
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| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/8000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, pop-up |
| Flash range | |
| External flash | Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector |
| Flash modes | Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow |
| Exposure compensation |
-5 to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Metering |
3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
1 |
| Lens thread | Nikkor AF / F-mount, D-Type |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 5 fps @ 12 mp, 8 fps @ 12 mp (with battery pack) |
| Movie Clips | No |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 to 20 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
Yes |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash (Type I) |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW, TIFF |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Normal, Basic |
| Viewfinder |
Optical (Pentaprism, 95% coverage, 0.72x magnification) |
| LCD |
3 “ |
| LCD Dots |
922,000 |
| Live View |
Yes |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
Yes |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 1074 g (37.9 oz) |
| Dimensions | 147 x 123 x 77 mm (5.8 x 4.8 x 3 in) |
| Notes | Live view available |
| Resolution Chart | |
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