The Nikon D300S is a 12.3-

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DX format digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) announced by

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on 30 July 2009. It replaced the D300 as Nikon's flagship

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DSLR adding

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recording (with

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). It has some similarities to the

Nikon D700 The Nikon D700 is a professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by the Nikon Corporation in July 2008 and manufactured in Japan. It uses the same 12.1-megapixel "FX" CMOS image sensor as the Nikon D3, and is Nikon ...

, with the same resolution, but has a smaller, higher-density sensor. The D300s was superseded by the Nikon D500, announced on January 5, 2016.

Features

* Nikon's 12.3

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. * Nikon

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image/video processor with 12- or 14-

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processing. * D-Movie mode

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, 24 frame/s, AVI, with contrast autofocus and ability to use smaller apertures. * 16

/44.1 kHz stereo sound and external stereo input. Optional manual sound level control. * In-camera movie editing * Active D-Lighting with bracketing and Auto / Extra High Active options. * Automatic correction of lateral

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for JPEGs. Correction-data is additionally stored in RAW-files and used by Nikon

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, View NX and some other RAW tools. * Expanded Retouch menu * Shutter unit tested to 150,000 cycles. * Quiet shutter mode. * Live view mode with dedicated Live View button * 3.0-inch 920,000-dot resolution

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* Dual slots for

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(Type I) and

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, SDHC compatible memory cards. Backup, overflow and RAW/JPEG separate mode. * Continuous Drive up to 7 frames per second and 8 frames per second with optional MB-D10 battery grip. ** The rated maximum speed is available when recording JPEGs or 12-bit RAW files. However, when recording 14-bit RAW files, the maximum speed is only 2.5 fps. * Faster startup, shutter release and autofocus time * 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System. * 3D Tracking Multi-CAM 3500DX

sensor module with 51 AF points. *

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lenses. * i-TTL

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exposure system with built-in wireless CLS (Nikon Creative Lighting System) control. Nikon D300s - Rear

* Virtual horizon. * File formats: JPEG,

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, NEF (Nikon's

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, 12- or 14-bit compressed or lossless compressed), AVI (

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). * Up to 950 (CIPA) shots on a single EN-EL3e (7.4 V, 1500 mAh) rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. * Built-in flash covers 16 mm * Dedicated center Direction pad button. * Dedicated Info button. * GPS interface for direct geotagging supported by

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Reception

The Nikon D300S has been tested by a number of independent reviewers, receiving generally favorable reviews. ''

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'' concluded in its extensive review: "The D300S is not the standout product that its predecessor was and unless you find your clients are clamoring for video footage, we can't see much need for existing owners to upgrade. But that shouldn't take away from an absolutely excellent product – a gently polished and refined update of a product that we considered a benchmark when it was released." '' ePHOTOzine.com'' said that there was "a lot of scoffing at the release of this camera simply due to its only visible upgrade which is the inclusion of video. But it doesn't look like Nikon have been sitting back on their laurels at all and I think this is a worthy camera to add to the stable."http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Nikon-D300s-11934 Nikon D300S Review at ePHOTOzine.com

References

External links

Nikon D300S – Nikon global website

Nikon D300S Microsite

Nikon D300S A/B 1.0.1 firmware update released January 6, 2010
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D300S The Nikon D300S is a 12.3-megapixel DX format digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) announced by Nikon on 30 July 2009. It replaced the Nikon D300, D300 as Nikon's flagship Nikon DX format, DX format DSLR adding HD video recording (with autof ...

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