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Nikon D300S Digital Camera
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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in1.42 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx
N/A
13.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution4288 x 2848 px4928 x 3264 px4256 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 3216x2136
  • 2144x1424
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
  • 3184x2120
  • 2128x1416
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeedExpeed 2ExpeedExpeed 4Expeed 3

Image

ISO
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO minimum10010020010050
ISO maximum64002560064002560025600
Boosted ISO minimum100
N/A
100
N/A
50
Boosted ISO maximum6400256002560010240025600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px4928 x 3264 px4256 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets1212121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Flash
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnononono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios16:916:9
N/A
16:95:4
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRnoyesnoyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon F
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon DX
  • Nikon FX
Nikon FNikon F
Optical zoom5.8 x3.0 x5.0 x7.8 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.5 x1.0 x
Maximum aperture3.52.8
N/A
1.8
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1x1.5x1x
Autofocus
  • Center
  • Spotus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points5111515151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)5111515151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.64 in2.83 in2.83 in2.64 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
51
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnoyesnonono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots9200009210009220001228800921000
Touch screennonononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %95.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification-2.0 x0.78 x0.72 x0.94 x0.7 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)2 - 11.7 - 0.73 - 1-2 - 13 - 1
Eye relief0.77 in0.7 in0.77 in0.77 in0.67 in
Separate info displayyesnoyesyesyes
Dioptre correction
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
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 exposures23292
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
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
yesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesnoyesnoyesno
Flash sync speed1/250s1/200s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212
N/A
1212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive7.0 fps4.0 fps8.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Spotlight
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 10
custom
Speed (JPEG)7.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)7.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps4.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesnoyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
1280.0 px
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeHDFull HDNot supportedFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsAVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
N/A
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit20.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate24.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080
N/A
1920 x 10801280 x 720
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesnoyesyes
Microphone typeStereoMono
N/A
StereoMono
Voice recordingyesyesnoyes
N/A
Audio systemMonoStereo
N/A
StereoMono
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • WAV
LPCM
N/A
LPCMLPCM
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Wind filter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
N/A
MonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Aluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Red
BlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesnoyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight29.1 oz17.99 oz35.1 oz23.81 oz31.75 oz
Width5.79 in5.0 in5.79 in5.33 in5.7 in
Height4.49 in3.8 in4.84 in4.19 in4.8 in
Depth2.91 in3.1 in3.03 in2.99 in3.2 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • Eye-Fi
  • MicroDrive
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Memory slots21121
Storage types
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)95066010001110900
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1410.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity111
N/A
1
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMiniMini
USB version2.02.02.02.03.1
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
yesyes
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedEye-Fi Connected
N/A
Built-In
N/A
DC-in jackyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnononoyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnoyesyes
Firewirenonononono
Bluetooth
N/A
no
N/A
nono
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.3a
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB A
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyesyes
GPSnonoyesyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Frameyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • RUS
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modesRotating
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Rotating
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Calendar
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Energy Star certified
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Languages support
N/A
Multi
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
Multi
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR

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