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Nikon D300 Digital Camera
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Nikon D7000 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx22.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:23:2
Max resolution4288 x 2848 px4288 x 2848 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 4176x2784
  • 2784x1856
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
ProcessorExpeedExpeedExpeed 5Expeed 4Expeed 2

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO minimum100100100100200
ISO maximum6400640051200256006400
Boosted ISO minimum10010050
N/A
100
Boosted ISO maximum6400640016400002560025600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px4288 x 2848 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px
White balance presets1212121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Mosaic
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyesyesnoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFFRAWRAW
HDRnonoyesyesno
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
16:94:33:216:9

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Nikon F
Optical zoom11.1 x5.8 x5.0 x3.1 x5.3 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Center
  • Spotus
Center
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points51511533939
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51511533939
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.64 in2.64 in2.83 in2.17 in2.83 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Maximum aperture
N/A
3.52.82.82.8
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
1.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
15339
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots92200092000023590001037000921000
Touch screennonoyesnono
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x-2.0 x1.0 x0.82 x0.95 x
Eye relief0.77 in0.77 in0.63 in0.71 in0.77 in
Separate info displayyesyesyesnoyes
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
2 - 1-2 - 1-1.7 - 13 - 1
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures22252
Exposure compensation plus55555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
33
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesnononoyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/250s1/200s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212
N/A
1212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Scene modes
N/A
  • Beach
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Spotlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Cuisine
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
N/A
3D support
N/A
N/A
yesnoyes

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedHD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Maximum resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
Supported video file formats
N/A
AVIMOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
MOV
Video recording limit
N/A
20.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps24.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
24.0 fps10.0 fps60.0 fps24.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 720
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Red
Black
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Red
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesnoyes

Dimensions

Weight29.1 oz29.1 oz26.81 oz16.93 oz27.51 oz
Width5.79 in5.79 in5.79 in4.92 in5.2 in
Height4.49 in4.49 in4.53 in3.86 in4.06 in
Depth2.91 in2.91 in3.19 in2.99 in3.03 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • CF Type II
  • MicroDrive
  • CF
  • Eye-Fi
  • MicroDrive
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots12211
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)100095012406001050
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesyesYYno
Battery capacity
N/A
1410.0 mAh
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 h
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity111
N/A
1
USB version2.02.03.12.02.0
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesno
NFCnonoyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesno
Firewirenonononono
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMiniMiniMini
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesnono
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
AV output
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyesyes
GPSnononoyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesnoyesyes
Frameyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyesyes
Image editing modesTrimmingRotatingTrimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • RUS
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
nonono
Languages support
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
N/A
Calendar
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

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