Meant for professionalism (Nikon D700)

Member Name: gemsarchitect

Product:	Nikon D700
Date:	20/10/08 (255 review reads)
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Advantages: Full Manual control, superb image quality

Disadvantages: costly, less auto - mode function

Background and History

Nikon, I think the best competitor with canon in professional photography market.
If we see some background of high level professional Digital SLR camera than some times before canon had the better share than Nikon with its most appreciated model Canon EOS 5D.
Nikon even had its model in this category that is Nikon D3, but considering better share and performance in this market they have launched high profile Nikon D700 on July 1st this year.
Competition is the main reason behind the continuous growth of technology and it provide better results than ever, as well peoples getting good technology cameras with better features and qualities.
So having sight on professional market Nikon launching better cameras time to time.. have some look that..
After having huge success of Nikon D80, they have just launched D90 and now it is in market I will definitely write review about that and also wants to own that camera.
But here we are discussing about D700, I will explain its new technology, good features and some disadvantage also.

Features that u might like
Some features with compare to Nikon D3
* The most used feature now days is Pop-up flash which Nikon D3 camera doesn't have.
Why it is important feature?
Because generally high speed flash does not require in all situation, and sometimes low speed flash also mandatory to capture photographs without burn-effect.
So it provides good pop-up flash that is most probably the option of high speed flash like SB-400, SB-800 or SB-900 flash.
Generally you need not to expense more money to buy extra flash, but some times it is important due to night shot with wide capture where pop-up flash is not sufficient.

* Second good feature in D700 is its two card slot, u can use to cards with same time and different capacity also.
* Fast burst mode is again prove much better than D3

* Inbuilt dust sensor that also D3 dosent have.
* Camera weight is also some lighter than D3.

Now coming on the main point that its good feature, and performance
1. Nikon make its Digital SLR camrers with solid built quality, its rock like construction that gives solid feeling about camera.

2. Camera is completely constructed by Magnesium alloy body and that is the reason behind it solid feelings.
3. I always consider about ISO speed and its result in any camera, that may be compact camera or professional Digital SLR camera. This is really a most considerable point we have to keep in mind, because such a high price camera does not have better ISO handling capability than that will be foolish decision to buy that one. So in this camera it deals good ISO quality that previous cameras have.
This camera have ISO setting from 64 to 6400, and it prove satisfactory result on higher ISO setting.
There is superb quality result on ISO 64 to 800, and it will provide even good quality result till ISO 3200, but there are some noise visible on that setting but that is not as much that u can ignore that picture, it will be usable as well, but on ISO 6400 setting there are plenty of noise visible, u can even use that picture also that noise it nothing with compare to similar setting with compact camera.
So it is the quality of Digital SLR camera to handle better with higher ISO speed and provide satisfactory result on higher ISO setting as well perfect result on lower ISO.
And this camera also provide adjustable high ISO noise reduction setting, so keep your mind tension free about noise and make some fun with the camera.

4. It has amazing 3" high resolution LCD screen with bright display, With resolution of 920,000 pixels and capability of High definition output.
5. 51 points AF system, for good quality auto-focus capturing capability, if you having any trouble with manual focus or for quick shot where manual focus not possible, you can even miss the shot so that auto-focus is very important factor.
6. Digital SLR have exta-ordinary Raw capture feature, where u can capture your picure in Raw format that u can process it with processing software like photoshop etc. This camera also have a good true 14 bit Raw mode for real professional photography.

7. Info screen with virtual menu, info screen provide quick information about your camera setting, picture taken, memory size remaing, battery indicator etc.
So in Nikon DSLR there is best feature is this info screen, if you don't want to keep LCD screen on and wants to capture photographs even knowing about your setting and battery condition than info screen id best way for this
All Other Nikon Camera also have Info screen as well so it is keeping going on as well.
8. And why cant I forget about D-lighting feature, this is the superb
feature that provides better quality shadow and high-light with good
contrast.

9. Camera have excellent exposure accuracy, so that ur picture will
never loss any detail.
10.And now consider about battery life, as CIPA standard Nikon D700
Can take 1000 shots as per between charge, that is excellent norms that is just enough for any camera.
Camera also have external battery grip so that you can add extra battery if you want to capture more photographs between charge.

Now I am taking a sight on some disadvantage also
* You can think that what will be big disadvantage of this camera, of course there is high price of camera which everyone can't afford this camera, out of the may budget.
* Second thing is that the camera id meant for skilled photographer it does not have full auto mode functions.

* Heavy weight of camera.
* Does not have image stabilization system in body.

* Menu system is very deep, difficult to understand as well.

Conclusion
Having deep discussion about the camera it prove that this camera only meant for highly skilled and professional photographer, having complex system about using this camera, deep menu system, high price, and full manual control with heavy weight it is most probably suit with skilled photographer.
Recommended for Professional photographers.

Summary: very costly but full professional camera

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