us.testseek.com  

 
 
Search:   
 

Home » Cameras » Digital cameras » Nikon D300



Working
Please wait...

  Expert reviews    

Reviews of Nikon D300

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
 
(86%)
91 Reviews
Users
-
0 Reviews
86 0 100 91

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

Show Show

 

Reviews

page 6 of 10
Order by:
Score
 
  Published: 2008-03-18, review by: itreviews.com

  • Abstract:  An excellent value-for-money SLR with impressive image quality and handling. Picture quality is comparable to some of the £2,000+ pro SLRs on the market and there are enough new features and improvements in performance to justify an upgrade from the o...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
  Award


-
 
  Published: 2008-03-10, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • While pictures are stunning, theres no getting away from the fact that while to a professional the Nikon D300 is a budget buy, to the average consumer its a wallet-battering investment. Still, you get what you pay for and, having also taken the D300...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(80%)
 
  Published: 2008-02-11, review by: techradar.com

  • Excellent specification, Fantastic performance, Solid build
  • Vague navipad, Very expensive next to its rivals, Bulky
  • The Nikon D200 was a truly great camera that offered professional performance at an enthusiasts price. Even now, its 10-megapixel CCD sensor can easily hold its own compared with similarly-priced rivals, and the robust build quality was - and still is...

Read the full review »    
Google translate to English »
 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(90%)
 
  Published: 2008-01-29, review by: T3.com

  • Smart shooting, Image quality, Top tech features
  • Weight, Four figure price-tag
  • A dream for aspiring pros, a nightmare for the button-phobic, but perhaps few hundred quid too expensive, even for the amazing images it produces

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(80%)
 
  Published: 2008-01-28, Author: Ellis , review by: CNET.co.uk

  • Huge Live View LCD with 920,000 pixels; high speed focusing and shooting; impeccable 12-megapixel photos; built to last
  • Heavy; expensive
  • While it doesnt have any truly revolutionary features, the Nikon D300 incorporates hot new technologies -- a stunning Live View screen, advanced autofocusing, digital lighting -- and faultless image quality into a rock solid, high speed shell. The re...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(87%)
 
  Published: 2008-01-17, review by: alphr.com

  • Abstract:  An expensive camera, but one offering superb image quality, features and handling. Consumer-level DSLRs such as the Canon 400D (web ID: 97741) and Nikon D40x (web ID: 117800) offer an excellent route into serious digital photography but, after a certa...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(83%)
 
  Published: 2008-01-15, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, great design and control layout, menu system, good combination of usability, control and custom modes plus value for money.
  • Slight issues over white balance control but otherwise, well, nothing really.
  • Billed as a professional model by Nikon it looks set to capture a big slice of the market.

Read the full review »    
Google translate to English »
 
Was this review helpful?   
 
  Award


(90%)
 
  Published: 2007-12-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  The D300 is the successor to D200 and features a new low-noise, 12.3-megapixel resolution Cmos sensor, with sensitivity up to an incredible ISO6400 and a bigger 3in VGA resolution colour monitor. Other tempting features include a 6fps high-speed contin...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(80%)
 
  Published: 2006-01-01, review by: stuff.tv

  • Amazing images at all ISOs. Pro build quality. Great screen ...
  • No image stabiliser...
  • A great value DSLR that excels in low light conditions. Only the lack of image stabilisation irks ...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
  Award


(100%)
 
  Published: 2011-11-28, Author: Techmagnifier , review by: techmagnifier.com

  • If you are looking for extra ordinary camera with quality images, resolution, long life, advanced features, awesome output/performance with smile, Nikon D300 will be good, however it may little expensive but, if you believe in quality and brand, there wil...

 
Was this review helpful?   
 
(40%)
    page 6 of 10 « Previous   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   Next »  
 
More popular products from the same category


Join our Consumer Panel!

  • Infuence products of the future
  • Up to 4$ per answer
TestSeek will regularly send you survey invites to your email, you choose if and when you participate.

Join now! » (opens in a new window)


×