Nikon D700 Full Frame Mid-sized DLSR – Fact or Photoshop?

Nikon D700 Full Frame Mid-sized DLSR – Fact or Photoshop?

Rumors are running around that July 1 will usher in a new full range – full frame Nikon Camera… the Nikon D700? Or will the announcement be the Nikon D3x?

Fact or Photoshop? What do you think?

Specifications of the Nikon D700

Price (body only) :US $ 2999(2999美元)

Sensor(感光原件) :
• 36 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor
• FX format
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 12.9 million total pixels
• 12.1 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio

Image processor(影像处理器) :Nikon EXPEED

A/D conversion(数模转换器) :14 bit

Image sizes(图片尺寸) :
(FX format)
• 4256 x 2832 [L; 12.1 MP]
• 3184 x 2120 [M; 6.8 MP]
• 2128 x 1416 [S; 3.0 MP]
(DX format)
• 2784 x 1848 [L; 5.1 MP]
• 2080 x 1384 [M; 2.9 MP]
• 1392 x 920 [S; 1.3 MP]]

File formats(文件格式) :
• NEF (12-bit or 14-bit, compressed or lossless compressed RAW)
• NEF + JPEG
• TIFF
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21)

Lens mount(镜头接口) :
• Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
• No field of view crop (full-frame)
• When using DX lenses / DX mode 1.5x FOV crop

Usable lenses(可使用镜头类型) :
• Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported
• DX AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except FX-format (36×24)/5:4 (30×24) image size
• AF NIKKOR other than type G or D: All functions supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster; Color Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data

Auto Focus(自动对焦方式) :
• 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors)
• Multi-CAM 3500FX
• AF working range: -1 to +19 EV
• Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode

Exposure modes(曝光模式) :
• Program Auto [P] with flexible program
• Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
• Aperture-Priority Auto [A]

Metering(测光模式) :
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data; metering performed)
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8, 15, or 20 mm dia. circle in center of frame or weighting based on average of entire frame
• Spot: Meters approx. 4 mm dia. circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)

White balance(白平衡) :
• 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)

Sensitivity(感光度) :
• Auto (200 – 6400)
• Up to ISO 25600(expanded range)

Flash Sync Mode(闪光模式) :
• Front-curtain Sync (normal)
• Red-Eye Reduction
• Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
• Slow Sync
• Rear-curtain Sync

Languages(菜单语言) :
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish

Storage(存储) :
• Compact Flash Type I or II
• UDMA, Microdrive and FAT32 supported

Power(电源) :
• 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(外接手柄) :
• 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

more photos here.

CMOS Sensor vs CCD Sensor – Which one is better for Digital Cameras

CMOS Sensor vs CCD Sensor – Which one is better for Digital Cameras

Todays Digital cameras are extremely common and prices have gone down because of the introduction of CMOS sensors, which are cheaper to produce then CCD Sensors.

CCD stand for (charge-coupled device) and CMOS stand for (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) both work in the same way and convert light into electrons. Once the Sensor accumulates enough charge, it is transported and read an converted from analog to digital from pixel to digital value which we see on our LCD screens and outputed to print.

• CCD are said to creat higher quality and cleaner files than CMOS
• CMOS is power efficient compared to CCD Sensors.
• CMOS are cheaper to produce thats why most cameras use CMOS
• CCD technology is older and been optimized for better quality.
• CMOS is gaining ground with the CCD technology and soon will outdo CCD
• CCD has advantage in Dynamic Range and Noise over the CMOS
• CMOS has the advantage over CCDs because all camera functions can be placed on the image sensor.
• CMOS has natural blooming immunity (Antiblooming, the ability to gracefully drain localized overexposure
  without compromising the rest of the image in the sensor) CCD requires engineering antiblooming also known as simple as over exposure
• Both image chip types are equally reliable in most consumer and industrial applications.
• Both types of sensor accomplish the same task of capturing light and converting it into electrical signals.
• CMOS image sensors are designed for a large, consumer or near-consumer application.
• CCD image sensors, on the other hand, are more general purpose.

Some CCD Cameras : Nikon D60, Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro, Nikon D80, Nikon D40X, Canon PowerShot G9, Canon PowerShot Pro1, Ricoh GR Digital

Some CMOS Cameras: Nikon D2Xs, Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Canon EOS 450D, Canon EOS-1D Mark III, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, Canon EOS 5D, Pentax K20D, Samsung GX-20, Sigma SD14

If you check the sensor use in the above list of cameras that use ccd or cmos, it is safe to infer that CMOS sensors are used on the high-end cameras for specific uses and for varied highly customized camera features and speed. Will the CCD technology which came earlier and is already mass produced is used on prosumer cameras with a wider market base. (value for money?)

In the end, each camera gives its own distinct character, color, and feel. Choose one that best suits your shooting style and imagery style. It is hard to say which one is better since both technologies are evolving and the new cameras keep getting better and better.

In the end, it will always be the image, content and the story it tells… whatever camera you use.. Happy Shooting!

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