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Nikon D700 will retail for about $3000 for the body only

Nikon today announced its latest high-end D-SLR camera today called the D700. The D700 uses the FX-format that Nikon first introduced in its D3 D-SLR camera. The D700 has a 12.1-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor with a sensing area of 36 x 23.9mm.

The camera has an ISO sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 6400 and can shoot continuously at up to 5 frames per second. If 5 frames per second isn’t fast enough to suit you, the D700 can shoot at up to 8 frames per second with the optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10.

Nikon fitted theD700 with an exclusive 51-point auto focus system that also has a Scene Recognition System for optimum autofocus. The autofocus system also utilizes auto exposure and auto white balance detection.

The ISO range is ISO 200 to ISO 6400 and promises low noise even at ISO 6400. Sensitivity can be increased with HI 0.3, HI 0.5, HI 0.7 HI 1, HI 2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent) or decreased to Lo 1 (ISO 100 equivalent).

The D700 can startup and be ready to shoot images in only 0.12 seconds and the shutter release has a lag of only 40 ms. Images taken with the D700 can be stored to the next-generation UDMA CompactFlash cards with 35-Mbyte recording speed.

The LCD on the D700 is a 3-inch VGA TFT with viewing angles of 170 degrees. The large LCD can be used to align shots as well thanks to dual Live View modes. The optical viewfinder has 95% frame coverage and 0.72x magnification in FX format.

The image sensor features automatic cleaning with vibrations at four different resonant frequencies to remove dust from the optical low-pass filter in front of the image sensor. The built-in flash of the D700 can control up to two groups of remote light units as master.

Wireless connectivity is optional via a WT-4/4A transmitter that supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity for up to five cameras and allows images to be downloaded selectively and displays thumbnails.

The D700 supports 12 and 14-bit RAW images, TIFF, JPEG, and RAW+JPEG file formats. Shutter speed is 1/8,000 to 30s in steps of 1/3, ½, 1 EV, Bulb, and X250. The D700 measures approximately 147 mm W x 123 mm H x 77mm D and weighs 2.19 pounds without a battery or memory card. The D700 will be available in late July for $2,999.95 for the body only.

The last new DSLR camera introduced by Nikon was theD60 back in January 2008.

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