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Buyer's Guide Cameras SLRs $1,000-$2,000 Nikon D300S
Buyer's Guide Cameras SLRs $1,000-$2,000 Nikon D300S
 
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Nikon D300SESTIMATED STREET PRICE: $1,599
One of those features is D-Movie HD video. You can shoot 720 HD video at 24 fps as with the D90 and D5000, but the D300S provides contrast-detect AF during shooting, as well as a new external microphone jack, allowing for both off-camera sound recording and stereo sound. And you can shoot your movies with the wide range of excellent Nikkor lenses available for the D300S. The D300S offers the same AF features as the top pro Nikons: There are 51 AF points, and you can choose any single one, let the camera select one or engage 9-, 21- or 51-point Dynamic Area AF for moving subjects. With 51-point 3D tracking, the camera even uses color data to help track the subject. Like the D300, the D300S provides two Live View modes. Handheld mode uses the same quick phase-detection AF system employed for normal shooting; and Tripod mode, with contrast-based AF from anywhere in the image, is ideal for still subjects like landscapes. You can save still images and video clips on CF or SD/SDHC cards. As the upgrade to the original D300, the D300S shares a 12.3-megapixel sensor (but with even better image quality) and ISO settings from 200-3200 (expandable to 100 and 6400). There’s also 1005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II (plus variable center-weighted and 2% spot metering) housed in this rugged body with good sealing and a 150,000-cycle shutter. The D300S has a focusing motor in-body, so it provides autofocusing with all AF Nikkor lenses, not just the AF-S lenses (the AF-S lenses do provide better AF performance). |
STANDOUT FEATURE: The D300S can shoot full-resolution images at 7 fps (8 fps with the optional MB-D10 battery pack), with autofocusing.
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