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April 2012
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The editors liked
Full frame sensor
10 fps RAW shooting
Manual audio controls
Webbased camera control
Dual card slots
Uncompressed video via HDMI port
Superb image quality
Amazing lowlight abilities
1080p movie mode
Same tough and wellconsidered pro camera build with a lower pentaprism that offers 100 percent viewfinder coverage
Speedier overall than the previous model (which was already speedy)
Higher resolution sensor than previous model allows you to print large
Speed
A gazillion useful features
And excellent high-ISO-sensitivity photos are among the Nikon D4's standout qualities
Classleading image noise
Superb dynamicrange
Ultrafast autofocus
Very fast continuous drive with deep buffer
Extremely fast and responsive
Ultrashort blackout
Good coloraccuracy
Flexible selftimer and exposure delay
Highly customizable with plenty
Full frame sensor. Every physical control you could ever want. Integrated vertical grip. Shoots at 10 frames per second. Very low image noise. Uncompressed 1080p video output.
Separate 91
000pixel sensor is dedicated to light metering
Autofocus and recognizing and adjusting to different shooting scenarios. More rounded and ergonomic design with lower pentaprism still lets you see 100 percent of what you're shooting through the
Performance is hard to fault
Build quality is excellent and there's pretty much every feature you could ask for.
The editors didn't like
Expensive
No SD card slot
Choice to go with new XQD card format for second card slot is dubious
Our first test model experienced lockup/freeze issue
Competing camera from Canon has slightly faster frame rate
Price
$5
999
Www.nikonusa.com
The camera's vertical and horizontal shooting experience could be a little more consistent
Poor Automatic WB in lowlight
Overly soft JPEGs
Bizarre Auto ISO
Poor Liveview
Not ExposurePriority
Exposure Delay mode hidden in menu
Indistinct ISO button
Rather bulky
No 16
9 guidelines for timelapse
Asymmetric memory card types
Big and heavy. 16-megapixel resolution. Only one CF card slot
Second card slot is Sony's new and expensive XQD format. Builtin mic only offers mono sound. Burst shooting is a frame slower persecond than the competing Canon 1D X
The price point means its out of reach for most of us.
Abstract: The Nikon D4 is a large sized, 16MP, lightning fast D-SLR, with high-definition video capability good enough to satisfy an independent film producer. At first, my thought was to see how the D4 worked when used for the more mundane subjects I shoot th...
Published: 2012-06-12, Author: Philip , review by: popphoto.com
Abstract: Nikon's pro-level speed shooter just keeps getting betterWhat's hot: Excellent image quality to ISO 800. What's not: XQD card required for dual-slot shooting. Who it's for: Pro-level shooters who want the most sophisticated Nikon body to date.it's been mo...
Full frame sensor, 10 fps RAW shooting, Manual audio controls, Webbased camera control, Dual card slots, Uncompressed video via HDMI port
Expensive, No SD card slot
With Web-based control, uncompressed video output over HDMI, and full frame sensor, the D4 has every feature that serious-minded sports and wedding photographers and videographers need. Nikon Inc. ...
Published: 2012-06-07, Author: Jeremy , review by: camcorderinfo.com
We shot some great stuff with the Nikon D4 in daylight, and we were impressed with the camera's exquisite depth of field control, but the real benefits of the camera shine through in low light situations. With its large sensor and ridiculous ISO op...
Separate 91,000pixel sensor is dedicated to light metering, autofocus and recognizing and adjusting to different shooting scenarios. More rounded and ergonomic design with lower pentaprism still lets you see 100 percent of what you're shooting through the
Second card slot is Sony's new and expensive XQD format. Builtin mic only offers mono sound. Burst shooting is a frame slower persecond than the competing Canon 1D X
Published: 2012-05-03, Author: Dan , review by: pdnonline.com
Same tough and wellconsidered pro camera build with a lower pentaprism that offers 100 percent viewfinder coverage, speedier overall than the previous model (which was already speedy), higher resolution sensor than previous model allows you to print large
Choice to go with new XQD card format for second card slot is dubious, our first test model experienced lockup/freeze issue, competing camera from Canon has slightly faster frame rate, Price: $5,999, www.nikonusa.com
It was a long, rocky and often hazardous road but the Nikon D4 was worth the wait. Aside from the one possibly isolated glitch we experienced with our first test unit locking up, the camera was a stellar, fast-action performer. Speed is this 11-fps-shooti...
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Published: 2012-04-12, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Full frame sensor. Every physical control you could ever want. Integrated vertical grip. Shoots at 10 frames per second. Very low image noise. Uncompressed 1080p video output.
Big and heavy. 16-megapixel resolution. Only one CF card slot
The Nikon D4 is a pro shooter's dream, with controls galore, and a big, bright optical viewfinder. This fully loaded full-frame D-SLR rattles off shots at a quick 10 frames per second, but all of this comes with a rather high sticker price and a steep le...
