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Testseek.com have collected 91 expert reviews of the Nikon D300 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D300.
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2008
January 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent performance for the class it is placed in
  • Awesome picture quality
  • Rugged in construction
  • Custom settings
  • Dual card slots
  • Onboard wireless flash controller
  • Video capture.
  • Sophisticated feature set
  • Excellent AF performance
  • Responsive 3D tracking AF system
  • Incredibly vibrant 3-inch LCD
  • Good low light/high ISO capabilities (with limitations—see
  • Great handling Clear
  • Bright viewfinder Fast autofocus High-res LCD Fast Burst mode Manual focus in the live view Excellent image quality
  • Outstanding image quality
  • Great low-light performance
  • Excellent response times
  • Well-constructed body
  • Large and bright LCD
  • Great battery life
  • Superb overall picture quality
  • Low-noise images even at high ISOs
  • Very fast start-up time with no shutter lag
  • Water- and dust-resistant
  • Outstanding image quality and features. 3-inch LCD. 51-point autofocus. Active D-lighting. Two live view modes.
  • Great image quality. Substantial
  • Comfortable body. Snappy response time. Live-view LCD mode. Gives complete image control. Good high-ISO performance. Useful stabilizer in bundled lens.
  • Excellent image quality and excellent ergonomics
  • Excellent design and control layout
  • Very good menu system with “Help” feature
  • Good combination of usability
  • Control and custom modes
  • Value for money.
  • Excellent performance and photo quality
  • Solidly built
  • Extremely flexible custom settings architecture
  • Onboard wireless flash controller.
  • Brightest
  • Sharpest LCD weve seen. HDMI port for straighttobigscreen viewing. Most comfortable and ergonomic of the quartet.
  • Very good resolution and detail without looking over-processed
  • Even up to ISO 1600
  • Better balanced noise reduction than most
  • More chroma NR
  • Less luminance NR
  • High ISO 3200 perfectly usable (if slightly softer due to NR)
  • ISO 6400 usable for small out...
  • Excellent image quality
  • High ISO performance
  • And lens selection
  • Market-leading LCD screen
  • Huge feature set.
  • Tough build and superb ergonomics
  • Quick 51-point AF and 6fps shooting
  • 3in VGA screen with Live View
  • 14-bit RAW and broad customisation.
  • Best-in-class LCD screen
  • Interface improvements
  • Extreme customizability
  • Build
  • Interface
  • Noise control
  • Detail
  • LCD

The editors didn't like

  • No noticeable upgrades in the ISO noise
  • Not very userfriendly.
  • Manual noise reduction produces overly soft images at “Normal” and “High” settings
  • 3D tracking can work against itself when the subject and background colors are similar
  • 8fps continuous shooting available only with optional batte...
  • No in-camera image stabilization Heavy Break in the live view for AF Overly basic included software
  • Extremely expensive option
  • Costly add-ons
  • Complex camera aimed at enthusiasts
  • Expensive even for its class
  • Steep learning curve
  • No in-camera image stabilization
  • Erratic 3D Focus Tracking system
  • Expensive. No self-timer in live view mode.
  • Every surface seems covered with buttons.
  • Slight issues over white balance control
  • Modest continuous shooting frame rate
  • Otherwise not much else.
  • A bit too expensive
  • Given the competition.
  • CF memory card only. Biggest and heaviest of the quartet.Camera Resolution
  • 12.3megapixels (DXformat CMOS sensor)
  • No timed mirror lock-up function (could be automatic with self-timer)
  • Non-articulating LCD (increases the usefulness of Live View considerably)
  • Average automatic white balance performance
  • Still very poor under incandescent light
  • Menu system requires a lot of scrolling
  • ISO control is difficult to reach
  • Limited customization.
  • 12 Mpixels not a major boost over 10
  • No self-timer or histogram in Live View
  • Anti-dust not effective in our tests
  • PC control software not bundled.
  • Difficult to make all essential adjustments while looking through the viewfinder
  • Hard to use the camera one-handed
  • No mode dial
  • Flat live view
  • Little else

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  Published: 2008-03-11, review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Superb overall picture quality, Low-noise images even at high ISOs, Very fast start-up time with no shutter lag, Water- and dust-resistant
  • Expensive even for its class, Steep learning curve, No in-camera image stabilization, Erratic 3D Focus Tracking system
  • If you’re serious about photography and don’t mind spending extra money to upgrade to a serious DSLR, the Nikon D300 is about the best investment you can make. While the 10.1-megapixel Canon EOS 40D and the 12.2-megapixel Sony Alpha A700 are g...

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  Published: 2008-03-06, review by: Creativepro.com

  • Excellent image quality, best-in-class LCD screen, interface improvements, extreme customizability
  • Difficult to make all essential adjustments while looking through the viewfinder, hard to use the camera one-handed, no mode dial
  • 90 One of the surest ways to tell that the digital SLR camera market has reached a fair level of maturity is to observe the shelf-life of current models. Five years ago, camera manufacturers replaced models at least once a year, and in some cases, even...

 
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  Published: 2008-03-01, review by: shutterbug.com

 
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  Published: 2008-03-01, review by: luminous-landscape.com

  • Abstract:  2. Specifications 3. Body & Design 4. Body & Design 5. Body & Design 6. Operation & Controls 7. Operation & Controls 8. Displays 9. Displays 10. Menus 11. Menus 12. Menus 13. Timings & Sizes 14. Features 15. Features 16. Features 17. Software 18. Phot...

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  Published: 2008-02-19, Author: Cliff , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Abstract:  As I've remarked before, I get to see and use a lot of digital cameras in the course of my job, from the cheapest budget compacts to the very best professional DSLRs. As a life-long camera nerd I couldn't be happier with this arrangement, but there is a d...

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  Published: 2008-02-11, review by: photographyblog.com

  • Nikon D300 Field Test The new 12 megapixel Nikon D300 DSLR survives the extreme temperatures of Antarctica Review Date: December 20th 2007Author: Words and photography by Jan Vermeer Leave a comment about this Review Dutch wildlife photography Jan Ver...

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  Published: 2008-01-30, review by: digitalcamerareview.com

  • While it seemed everyone was fixated on the arrival of the D3 in the weeks leading up to the August Nikon announcement, the D300 sort of slipped in under the radar. But any aspirations to being a Nikon stealth camera have been pretty much laid to rest...

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  Published: 2008-01-28, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com

  • Excellent performance and photo quality; solidly built; extremely flexible custom settings architecture; onboard wireless flash controller.
  • A bit too expensive, given the competition.
  • Visibly better photo quality and slightly improved performance make the Nikon D300 a significant upgrade over the D200 and an excellent all-around choice.

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  Published: 2008-01-24, review by: photographyblog.com

  • Despite the fact that the Nikon D300 requires a fair bit of familiarisation to make use of all its on-board features – simply because there are so many functions you can tweak and customize to the nth degree – if required you can be up and sho...

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  Published: 2008-01-18, review by: best4reviews.com

  • Excellent image quality and excellent ergonomics, excellent design and control layout, very good menu system with “Help” feature, good combination of usability, control and custom modes, value for money.
  • Slight issues over white balance control, modest continuous shooting frame rate, otherwise not much else.
  • A simply stunning new Nikon with performance and handling panache at its core, if you’re in the game for new D-SLR and this Nikon takes your fancy, you should already be reaching for your wallets. Login or register to post comments Digital Cameras ca...

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