Nikon D300s Digital SLR camera Price,Specification

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Nikon's latest flagship DX-format digital SLR combines professional-level performance with agility and enhanced D-Movie capabilities to deliver a new measure of creative versatility.

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of its new DX-format digital SLR flagship, the Nikon D300S.As well as inheriting the finest features of the highly acclaimed D300, the D300S boasts many innovative enhancements and is designed to meet an even broader scope of creative demands from serious photographers.

First and foremost, the D300S possesses the superb product quality required of the flagship of Nikon's DX-format digital SLR camera line: 7 frames-per-second*1 high-speed continuous shooting, exceptional accuracy thanks to the 51-point AF system and approx. 100% viewfinder coverage, plus dual card slots and the rugged durability that enables the camera to work under extreme conditions. What's more, an enhanced D-Movie function provides new features, such as an external microphone input for stereo sound recording and AF capability with contrast-detect AF during movie recording. Such outstanding specifications in a trim, responsive, versatile DX-format digital SLR will give any serious photographer an extra measure of agility, for traveling and shooting with greater ease.

On top of this, users can choose from the extraordinary range of more than 60 NIKKOR lenses, and Nikon's Total Imaging System — benefits that give the D300S a special advantage in terms of creative D-SLR versatility.

Price:
The Nikon D300s Digital SLR Camera body will cost around Rs.1,00,000 in India (US $1799.95 in US)

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Main Features

• Rapid 7 fps or 8 fps continuous shooting (CIPA Guidelines)
• Refined D-Movie function including an external microphone input for clear stereo sound recordings
• Multi-CAM 3500DX AF sensor module featuring 51 AF points offers fast, efficient and precise autofocus coverage across the frame
• Large, bright viewfinder with approx. 100% frame coverage and approx. 0.94 magnification
• Nikon’s original DX-format CMOS image sensor; 12.3 effective megapixels
• Nikon’s original Scene Recognition System, utilizing 1,005-pixel RGB sensor, delivers more accurate autofocus, auto exposure, i-TTL flash control and auto white balance
• Dual card slots for CF/SD memory cards
• Magnesium alloy body for light weight and rugged durability
• Durable shutter unit proven by 150,000 cycles of testing on fully assembled camera
• Easy-to-access Live View modes enable ease of shooting while composing on the LCD monitor
• Quiet Shutter-release mode for nonintrusive shooting
• Active D-Lighting allows bracketing images up to five frames
• Built-in flash with 16mm lens coverage and Nikon’s original i-TTL flash control that commands Advanced Wireless Lighting
• Highly efficient energy-saving design allows as many as 950 images on a single charge of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e (CIPA Standards)
• Versatile in-camera Retouch Menus enable enhancement of images without using a computer
• Compatible with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
• Optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 extends shooting capability up to approx. 2,950 shots*3 per charge (CIPA Standards)
• Capture NX 2, Camera Control Pro 2, and Image Authentication Software (all optional) enable more advanced operation and image editing

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Nikon D300s Digital SLR camera Specifications

• Effective pixels 12.3 million
  
  
• Image sensor CMOS sensor, 23.6 x 15.8 mm; total pixels: 13.1 million; Nikon DX format
  
  
• Image size (pixels) 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S]
  
  
• Sensitivity ISO 200 to 3200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) above ISO 3200
  
  
• Storage media Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant); SD memory cards, SDHC compliant
  
  
• Monitor 3-in., approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment
  
  
• Exposure metering 3D color matrix metering II, center-weighted and spot metering
  
  
• Exposure modes Programmed Auto with flexible program (P); Shutter-Priority Auto (S); Aperture-Priority Auto (A); Manual (M)
  
  
• Interface Hi-Speed USB
  
  
• Power sources One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 with one Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 or eight R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH, lithium or nickel-manganese batteries; Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 and R6/AA-size batteries available separately; Battery Chamber Cover BL-3 (available separately) required when using Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/EN-EL4, AC Adapter EH-5a/EH-5 (available separately)
  
  
• Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in.)
  
  
• Weight Approx. 840 g (1 lb. 14 oz.) without battery, memory card, body cap or monitor cover