Nikon D300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Consumer-level DSLRs such as the Canon 400D (web ID: 97741) and Nikon D40x (web ID: 117800) offer an excellent route into serious digital photography but, after a certain amount of time, users are likely to outgrow their entry-level equipment. This is ...

Verdict: An expensive camera, but one offering superb image quality, features and handling.

Review summary: Soon after sale has begun for Nikons D300 predecessor - Nikon D200. Some of the users has been reported strange vertical banding problem. At first Nikon was denying existence of this problem. After a mount they have official acknowledged that the ...

Review summary: The D300 is a12.3 megapixel camera with a CMOS sensor, in place of the CCD unit more common to Nikon. Sensitivity range is ISO200 to 3200 with extensions to 100 and 6400. The large, bright viewfinder shows 100 per cent of the image area. There is also ...

Pros: This camera is so responsive it is an extension of the eye. See the subject, think the photo, press the shutter and there is a properly exposed, sharp picture in all its 14 bit RAW colour depth glory. Nikon ergonomics have always been the best and ...

Cons: The dioptre adjustment on the viewfinder is so stiff that it can only be moved at the cost of a broken fingernail.

Verdict: The D300 is in a class of its own. The Sony a700 shares the same CMOS sensor and LCD screen and costs considerably less, and the Olympus E-3 is a few hundred dollars cheaper and they are both cameras worth considering. But if money is no object then ...

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Review summary: Start saving now, because you know you're going to want one.

Verdict: In the D300, Nikon has a camera that will appeal to a wide range of photographers, from advanced amateurs to professionals looking for a cheaper and slightly lighter alternative to the D3. It has class-leading build quality and ergonomic design, a ...

Review summary: The D300 is a professional camera capable of producing superb images and it feels like it's been hewn out of granite. But it's also heavy and expensive - and now overshadowed, perhaps, by Nikon's own D3

Pros: Excellent specification ; Fantastic performance ; Solid build

Cons: Vague navipad ; Very expensive next to its rivals ; Bulky

Verdict: Live View modes also raise the spectre of dust - a perennial problem with digital SLRs anyway. But if the mirror's going to be up and the shutter open for extended periods of time while you compose the shot on the LCD, dust spots become much more ...