photo via Gizmodo
Here’s some highlighted specs:
_16.2 effective megapixel, full-frame sensor (16.6MP total)
_10fps shooting with AF and AE, 11fps with focus and exposure locked, 24fps 2.5MP grabs
_1080p30 HD video at up to 24Mbps with uncompressed video output
_91,000 pixel sensor for metering, white balance, flash exposure, face detection and active d-lighting
_ISO Range 100-12,800 (extendable from 50 – 204,800)
_MultiCAM 3500FX Autofocus sensor works in lower light and with smaller apertures
_Two sub-selector joystick/buttons for shooting orientation
_New EN-EL18 battery (21.6Wh capacity, CIPA-rated at 2600 shots)
_Twin card slots – one Compact Flash and one XQD
Please note I HAVE NOT touched one of these cameras, and NO I didn’t shoot the campaign. and I haven’t yet spent the appropriate time with the camera to tell you any gory details. I’m assuming I’ll be able to chat more soon.
So.. I (we) knew this was coming, but rather than me spouting off about having played with the system (I can’t), or telling you what your feelings about this system should be (I won’t), I’m turning the tables on you.
What’s your take? Love, hate, indifferent? Insights?
[Reminder that Nikon plays close attention to this blog, so your comments on this post – glowing or otherwise – might help inform Nikon about what your thinking.]Link to all the Nikon D4 details and/or purchase here via B&H.
Where is the D800!! D4 pretty nice. Love the back-lite buttons…a true “night vision” (Hi ISO) camera. 1 kilo of fun 😉 6K hmm currently out of my price range, however i don’t see D3s owners jumping on this fast! just my 0.02
It’s a beautiful camera, and I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of video it can produce. (But honestly, I’m still so in love with my D700 after three years that buying a new camera isn’t even on my radar.)
it looks really great. i think the one big mistake is using two different memory card formats. they should have either gone dual XQD (even if it pushed the release back a few months) or dual CF.
Well I think it’s wonderful to see the latest flagship in the Nikon HDSLR family. I would really want one of these beasts, but can’t afford one unfortunately, but I still wish they would have boosted the native ISO limits, the MP count up to 24 and the fps rate from 11 to 14 to compete with the Canon shooters. Otherwise I hope I can have one of my own sometime in the near future!
This is Nikon’s attempt of catching the 1Dx so they do not lose a market on the professional SLRs, they made it cheaper, pushing everything 1Dx doesn’t have right into Nikon’s new camera. And to be fair to say, it is lower than the 1Dx on most specs.
I think they should have made a better camera rather than running after canon!
I’d guess that Canon did the paper release of the 1Dx so they wouldn’t look as though they were lagging behind when Nikon was able to make an official release earlier than Canon.
Running low on spec doesn’t mean lower on performance. 10 FPS is more than enough i think…. MP war is irrelevant to discuss anymore. Many Canon camera had higher spec than nikon including entry and mid level DSLR, but talking about picture quality, higher spec doesn’t mean higher quality picture.