Nikon D800 full-frame DSLR conquers tough light fast-moving scenes in sample video

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  • February 7, 2012 at 5:20 pm

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Nikon D800 "Joy Ride" sample video capture

Night street scenes, candlelight, partly lit faces, a fast moving bike, automobile headlights coming straight into your lens, these are tough scenes to shoot with any camera. Nikon has a point to make, and that is that its new D800 full-frame DSLR can shoot awesome HD video.

Just after the announcement of the Nikon D800, the company has posted a short movie titled “Joy Ride”, shot entirely with the new camera, demonstrating its video capabilities. You can watch the 4 minute extreme shooting challenge clip directed by Sandro below, as well as a behind the scenes video. We’re sure that anyone with a stash of good Nikon glass should be pretty giddy right now.

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Nikon D800 full-frame camera ushers 36-megapixel era for $2,999.95, does video right

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  • February 7, 2012 at 11:44 am

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Nikon D800 full-frame DSLR - on tripod

Nikon has just created a new essential business expense for all its professional photographer friends to the tune of $3,000 — body only. The long rumored Nikon D800 digital SLR camera has just been announced, bearing a new 36.4-megapixel FX-format full-frame sensor. The successor to the D700 is aspiring to do a lot more than its predecessor, inheriting a number of features from the higher-end Nikon D4 (going for $6,000), while being only slightly larger than the D700.

In the D800, you’ll find the same viewfinder, 51 point and 15 cross type autofocus and 91k-pixel 3D Color Matrix metering systems as in the D4. Though, as you would expect, the D800 still won’t be able to compete against the D4 in terms of low-light shooting ability, with ISO up to 6,400 (expanded 25,600).
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You can control the Nikon D4 DSLR with your smartphone, tablet or computer (video)

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  • January 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm

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Controlling the Nikon D4 DSLR with an iPad

One of the most interesting bits of the new Nikon D4 full-frame DSLR, and deserving its own post, is the ability to remotely and wirelessly control the camera using its web interface. The D4 comes with an ethernet port, though you can also grab the WT-5 wireless transmitter, which attaches to the side of the camera drawing power from it and connects the D4 to any available Wi-Fi network.

Once you are connected to a local area network you can use any web browser to access the camera’s built-in web interface. The power of the interface is incredible, it gives you a live-view from the camera and you can use it to remotely change any of the camera’s key functions, like setting aperture or shutter priority, change white balance and ISO, click to autofocus and of course take still shots. You can review pictures and even switch over to video mode with a similar level of control.
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Nikon D4 full-frame DSLR officially announced, hands-on video galore

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  • January 6, 2012 at 5:13 pm

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Nikon D4 full-frame DSLR front and back

We brought you the full details on the Nikon D4, the company’s new full-frame flagship camera, yesterday. Nikon has today officially announced the D4 and all the leaked specs have been confirmed. The camera will be on sale this February for $6,000 in the US, £4,800 in the UK, and €5,658 in Europe.

The D4 is equipped with a new 16.2-megapixel FX-format full-frame CMOS sensor (imaging size of 36.0 x 23.9 mm) and EXPEED 3, Nikon’s latest image processing engine. The body is made of magnesium alloy weighing a respectable 1340 g (2.95 lb / 47.27 oz). As one would expect from a $6,000 full-frame shooter, the D4 has some cutting edge features. You get a 3.2-inch LCD, standard ISO of 200 to 12,800 expandable to 204,800, 91,000-pixel RGB metering sensor, 51 point autofocus, 10fps continuous shooting in full resolution, 1080p30, 1080p24, and 720p60 video, and even an ethernet port.

You can also attach the new WT-5 wireless accessory, which allows you to transmit images wirelessly or control the camera remotely. Nikon is developing native applications for iOS and Android that would allow you to control the camera from your mobile device, however for now you can already control the camera through its own web interface.
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Nikon D4 details leaked, full-frame 16.2-megapixel DSLR coming in February for $6,000

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  • January 5, 2012 at 4:04 am

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Nikon D4 full-frame DSLR leak

No need to speculate any further on Nikon’s new flagship full-frame DSLR, the D4. The successor to the D3 and the D3s, has just been leaked in a wire that was set to be released on January 10. The hotly anticipated D4 will be made available starting this February for a $6,000 suggest retail price. The latest full-frame camera by Nikon brings a host of new features and spec improvements over the previous models.

You get a new 16.2-megapixel full-format CMOS sensor capable of up to 10fps at full resolution and a native ISO range from 100 to 12,800 with improved low-light performance; though can be expanded to 50 and 204,800. You also get an improved 51-point autofocus system with 9 cross-type points, 91,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and the ability to shoot full HD 1080p30 and 1080p24 video with contrast detect AF and H.264 compression support.

The Nikon D4, will come with an 100 perfect field of view pentaprism viewfinder and illuminated function buttons. The camera will be one of the first to support the new XQD Compact Flash memory cards and also offers a secondary card slot for conventional CF cards. There are also other niceties like face detection and aperture control while shooting video.
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Nikon V1 and J1 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras revealed: 10.1MP 2.7x crop factor, shipping October 20th (pictures, video, price)

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  • September 21, 2011 at 8:57 am

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Nikon Series 1 MILC cameras and lenses

Nikon has finally revealed its duo of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, the V1 and J1. We can’t say that the world has been holding its breath for this, as there are already a lot of good choices when it comes to MILCs, but lets take it back from the beginning.

First is the introduction of a new CX sensor/mount (against Nikon’s already existing DX and FX sensors). The CX sensor measures 13.2mm x 8.8mm leading to a 2.7x crop factor; the sensor is smaller than the already established Micro Four Thirds 17.3 x 13.0mm (2.0x crop factor) and Sony’s E-mount 23.5mm x 15.6mm (1.5x) sensors. The smaller sensor size is a bit underwhelming, as the Nikon cameras would potentially have worse low-light performance than what’s currently on offer, but would allow Nikon to keep lenses and overall system size smaller than competitors. Although Panasonic holds the reins with its new power zoom Lumix G X 14-42mm.
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Nikon to introduce compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

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  • September 9, 2011 at 12:56 pm

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Nikon Corporation

Reuters has conveyed Nikkei daily news of Nikon’s intent to enter the mirrorless interchangeable-lens digital camera (MILC) game. Panasonic and Olympus started it all with their Micro Four Thirds digital cameras in 2008 and many major camera manufacturers have since entered the lucrative market. Nikon and Canon have so far been absent and there were growing rumors that they would soon join.

With camera prices going down, MILCs still command quite a premium. Nikon is said to price its mirrorless camera and lens kit at around 70,000-100,000 yen ($900-1,300). To put things into perspective, Panasonic’s GF3 retails for around $700, Olympus’ EP-3 at $900, while Sony’s NEX-5N retails for $700 and the upcoming super high-end NEX-7 will retail for around $1,350.

Nikon is supposed to introduce its MILC by the end of the year. We said it before, but we’ll say it again, this is definitely the best year for compact camera lovers.
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