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More…The Nikon D700 ($2500 body only; $3600 with a 24mm-to-120mm VR lens) digital SLR camera walks the walk of professional gear. Though it's the less-beefy sibling of the pro-level Nikon D3, the D700 features many of the great capabilities of that model--only at a lower price, and in a smaller package.
Nikon D700
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Image Processor
| Number of image sensor pixels | 12.1 megapixels |
| Image sensor | CCD |
| Maximum horizontal image resolution | 4256 |
| Maximum vertical image resolution | 2832 |
| Image sensor quantity | 1 |
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| White balance | 0 |
Lens
| Accessory Lens | 0 |
| Lens Model | Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IFED |
| Telephoto Aperture Maximum | 5.6 mm |
| Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum | 3.5 mm |
Exposure Controls
| Maximum shutter speed | 8000 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 30 |
| Bulb setting | 0 |
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| Exposure settings | 0 |
| Exposure compensation range | 0 |
| Number of scene modes | 0 |
PCWorld Rating, September 14, 2009
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Pros
Terrific performance through ISO 6400
Great versatility and powerful functions
Cons
Heavier than the lower-end DSLRs
Bottom Line
A pleasure to use, the D700 offers versatiity via its full-frame sensor, which allows true wide angles, and built-in flash.
Nikon D700 Digital SLR Camera
D700 Review, by Kathleen Cullen, PC World December 22, 2008
Chief among its notable features: The D700 has a full-frame sensor, which means you can achieve true wide-angle shots and won't experience the "crop" or multiplication factor you get with the Nikon D60 or D90 models. A 24mm lens will truly give you all 24mm, as opposed to the effective 36mm you'd get from that same focal length on a D90 (with the exception of Nikon DX lenses, which quote focal lengths for the DX bodies, like the D60 and the D90).
The D700 also offers lightning-quick autofocus and exposure, and many advanced options in addition to full-auto and program modes. It has a staggering ISO range, going all the way to 25600; at ISOs up to 6400, my test images looked great.
Though the D700 does not offer the rapid burst speed of the more expensive D3 (5 frames per second in burst mode, versus the D3's 8 fps), and though it has a smaller viewfinder, professionals will still want to compare the two. With a street price starting at about $2500 for the body only, the D700 costs about $1800 less than the D3--and it weighs half a pound less, too.
Unlike the D3, the D700 has a built-in flash, which I found was a nice bonus when I was knocking around taking snapshots. Of course, needs change in the studio or in an event setting, where external lighting, or at least a more powerful flash, is called for. For those environments, the D700 provides a hot shoe and a socket for an external flash cord. Like the D3 and the Nikon D300, the D700 has integrated sensor cleaning, as well as a handy and easy-to-use 1:1 live view for checking focus on its LCD.
The D700's solid, weather-sealed magnesium-alloy body is ergonomically sound, providing good balance in the hand thanks to its grip and the positioning of the controls on the back. There you'll find a bright, 920,000-dot (VGA), 3-inch LCD screen, plus a toggle switch and various menu buttons. As you might expect, the exposure dials are situated near the thumb and forefinger, and the Mode and ISO buttons, the two I use most frequently, are on top; the pop-up flash has a dedicated button, as well. Nikon's menus are typically comprehensive and fairly intuitive to navigate, and that holds true with this model. All of the usual settings are present, including white balance, image quality, bracketing and metering modes, and custom controls.
In my hands-on test shots across the ISO range and in a variety of lighting settings, the D700 produced high-quality output. Occasionally a photo had a blown-out highlight or two, but I was shooting RAW files and was able to regain detail in those areas using Adobe Camera Raw. High-contrast edges showed little, if any, chromatic aberration; when noise set in, it took on a quite nice, filmlike quality. Images exhibited a grainy look, but almost no color noise. For me, that held true through ISO 6400. Naturally, the noise increased as the ISOs rose, but my night shots looked remarkably like film compared with the output of other digital cameras, which often produce pictures with high chromatic noise.
The D700 doesn't dazzle with megapixels, and that might be a stumbling block for some shoppers. With 12 megapixels on a full-frame sensor, however, it does give you outstanding image quality across the ISO board. Other cameras, such as the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900, offer close to twice the resolution but less graceful noise-handling. It's a tough call to make if you're not already invested in one system or another. But with the D700, you can shoot in the morning and still be hitting the trigger at twilight--a degree of versatility that may just be worth the high price of entry, especially if you're already committed to the Nikon system.
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Performance
| Battery Life (minutes) | 273.5 |
| Image Quality Score | Good |
| Image Quality, Color | 42.5 |
| Image Quality, Color--Adjusted | 41.8 |
| Image Quality, Color--Auto | 43.1 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 78 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise | 78.9 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction | 59.5 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation | 82.9 |
| Image Quality, Exposure | 48.9 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 48.1 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 49.3 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 41.6 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 48.4 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Shots | 500 |
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Reviewed by: tektribe
Strengths: FX(fullframe/no lens magnifying factor), High usable ISO till 6400, low noise, good frame rate,
Weaknesses: Flash exposure issues with flash, shutter, aperture setting. Color setting is too contrasty. Awkward combination of LCD, push buttons and dial controls(I don't like the layout)
Overall: After having used F4 shooting film for so long holding D700 seemed like it would work, but so far it's been a struggle. My SB25 flash got stuck, the exposure was rarely what I wanted, and hard to correct. It seems like there's more options, but none of them are of much use. The button lay out makes me hold the camera in a weird way(eg, the AE lock makes me stretch out my thumb way too far to hold the camera steady.) Exposure issues: Incorrect colors(too punchy/too contrasty), problem with shutter & flash control(can't seem to set the shutter to descent speed to keep the background exposed to give good ambiance), I'm using the D lens and it takes a while to focus. F4 was much faster, and the view finder was brighter, and easier to see for manual focusing. So far the D700 promised a lot of high end features, but seems to fail on delivering the basic stuff that I rely on so much. The best thing about this product so far is that it's giving me the use of my full line of non-DX lens. I've got to take this to work in a couple of days, and it's making me a bit concerned, wish me luck!
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Reviewed by: mb11040
Strengths: iso and picture clarity
Weaknesses: none
Overall: this is an amazing camera, probably the last one you will ever buy. the pictures are extremely clear. The camera is easy to use and extremely durable. I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants an easy to use and durable camera
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Reviewed by: ghamden
Strengths: Excellent camera
Weaknesses: None
Overall: Nikon may have built The Last camera you will ever own This is an unbelievable Piece of technology No Noise IQ is Perfect It is built for durablity The Viewfinder is Incredible It is built solid to last This is an invest that will definetly recoup it cost
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Reviewed by: lechter
Strengths: High ISO with clear picture and no noise
Weaknesses: A little big
Overall: But small compared to the D3. A real gem for indoor work. You can get 1/500 or 1/1000 at 2.8 at 200mm. Nice clear viewfinder. Will use all lenses made by Nikon since the 70's.
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