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September 2009
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The editors liked
It’s very fast to operate and offers the fastest continuousshooting mode this side of £3
000. It’s the perfect stepping stone between an amateur and professional DSLR. It’s more expensive than the Canon 50D
But it’s also fast...
Great ergonomics
Buttons and dials well placed and easy to operate
Excellent low light capability with large ISO range
Fast 78fps continuous shooting speed
Extremely customizable
Good performance
Dual card slots with flexible options
Solid feature set
Great image quality (especially with higher end glass)
Excellent low light capabilities
HD video
Fantastic image quality and performance
HD video capability
Unbeatable build quality
Rugged construction
Mag-alloy body and full environmental sealing
Low noise levels and excellent sharpness/detail up to ISO 800
Very good images at ISO 1
600+
Automatic correction for chromatic aberration works very well
Improves image quality wit...
A 12.3MP (megapixel) resolution is a standout feature on this Nikon model
Top-notch image quality. Fast
7-frames-per-second image capture. Extremely accurate 51-point autofocus system. HD video capture.
Outstanding performance for its class
Excellent photo quality
Solidly built
Flexible custom settings architecture
Video capture
Onboard wireless flash controller
Dual card slots.
Highly competitive image quality at all ISO settings
Excellent high ISO performance with low noise and good levels of detail
Highly configurable Auto ISO function (can set maximum ISO and minimum shutter speed)
7 frames per second continuous shooting s...
Tough build and superb ergonomics
Quick 51-point AF and burst shooting
3in VGA screen with Live View
720p HD movies with microphone input.
Image quality
Large and clear viewfinder
Featurepacked
Ergonomics
Superb AF system
The editors didn't like
In terms of absolute image quality the D300S doesn’t offer much improvement over older models such as the Nikon D200 or D300. Its noise performance is good
But not as good as fullframe cameras such as the D700 or Canon 5D MK II. But it will probabl...
Continuous autofocus not available during movie recording
Movie recording clips limited to 5 minute duration with 720p resolution
Autofocus groups not visible in viewfinder at all times
Exposure meter and histogram not available on LCD monitor during Live View.
HD video AF available only in tripod mode and is slow
Only minor updates to D300
HD video time limited
No AF for video
Basically a minor update to the D300
JPEGs at default settings are slightly soft-looking
14-bit RAW mode shows continuous shooting from 7 fps to 2.7 fps
Auto white balance has trouble with household incandescent lighting (not unusual
Unfortunately)
Default noise processing takes a gre...
With all the features available
You will want a strong lens to reap the benefits on this camera.
Low-ISO images are softer than those from competing cameras. Limited HD video recording options.
Some annoying design and interface quirks
No significant improvements in high ISO noise performance.
Unreliable white balance under artificial lighting
Slight tendency to overexpose in contrasty conditions
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Great ergonomics, buttons and dials well placed and easy to operate, Excellent low light capability with large ISO range, Fast 78fps continuous shooting speed, Extremely customizable,
Continuous autofocus not available during movie recording, Movie recording clips limited to 5 minute duration with 720p resolution, Autofocus groups not visible in viewfinder at all times, Exposure meter and histogram not available on LCD monitor during Live View.
The Nikon D300S is physically and functionally very close to the D300 introduced back in 2007. The company essentially took the 720p video recording capability from the $900 D90 (the first SLR to offer movie mode) and grafted it into the heftier, pro...
The Nikon D300s is not the camera to get if you're serious about using a DSLR to record video. It doesn't have a good set of video controls and its overall video performance is far behind similarly-priced models from Canon and Panasonic. The fact...
Rugged construction; mag-alloy body and full environmental sealing, Low noise levels and excellent sharpness/detail up to ISO 800, very good images at ISO 1,600+, Automatic correction for chromatic aberration works very well, improves image quality wit...
JPEGs at default settings are slightly soft-looking, 14-bit RAW mode shows continuous shooting from 7 fps to 2.7 fps, Auto white balance has trouble with household incandescent lighting (not unusual, unfortunately), Default noise processing takes a gre...
The Nikon D300S brings the enthusiast flagship up to the standards of more recent Nikon models, including the D90 and D5000, as well as taking on the Canon 50D and Pentax K7 with their HD movie modes. Though the upgrade didn't include an increase in r...
Top-notch image quality. Fast, 7-frames-per-second image capture. Extremely accurate 51-point autofocus system. HD video capture.
Low-ISO images are softer than those from competing cameras. Limited HD video recording options.
The 12.3-megapixel Nikon D300s is a solid D-SLR and a nice speed upgrade if you already own Nikon lenses. But for the same price, Canon offers larger 18-megapixel images and more comprehensive HD-video-capture options with its EOS 7D....
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