Nikion's New D-SLR Revolution: D4 and D800 Cameras

New Delhi: Nikon India announced the new Nikon FX-format camera D4 that serves as the new flagship model in Nikon’s lineup of digital-SLR cameras. Nikon India also announced the highly anticipated D800, engineered to provide extreme resolution, astounding image quality and valuable video features optimized for professional still and multimedia photographers and videographers.

Considered the new Nikon flagship, the D4 renders supreme image quality, a feat accomplished with a new 16.2-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor, coupled with the latest generation of Nikon’s EXPEED 3 image processing engine to help produce images and videos with stunning clarity and color. Every aspect of the new Nikon D4 D-SLR has been designed to emphasize rapid response and seamless operation to help professional photographers consistently capture incredible content. Nikon’s proven 51-point AF System has been further enhanced for maximum speed in a variety of challenging shooting situations, even at 10 frames per second (fps).The Nikon D4 is engineered for the modern professional and incorporates never before seen HD-SLR video features for those who also need to capture multimedia content from the field. Photographers are also able to shoot in even the most challenging environments and lighting conditions with the assistance of Nikon’s new 91,000-pixel 3D color matrix meter and a broad ISO range from 100 to a staggering 204,800 for low-light capture like never before.

The D800, a new FX-format model, offers an overwhelming 36.3-million pixels as well as a variety of valuing-adding functions, available in a compact and lightweight body.

In addition to a new Nikon FX-format CMOS image sensor and the new EXPEED 3 image-processing engine – specifically optimized for Nikon digital SLR cameras – the D800 is equipped with a new 91K-pixel (approximately 91,000 pixels) RGB sensor that supports the Advanced Scene Recognition System; which offers overwhelmingly advanced scene recognition performance. The camera is also equipped with a number of new functions, including Dual Image-Area Full HD D-Movie that let users’ record movies using either the FX-based movie format or the DX-based movie format.

Speaking at the launch occasion, Mr. Hiroshi Takashina, Managing Director, Nikon India said, “Our latest offering is a landmark achievement in the industry and we are proud to bring these revolutionary cameras to India. Nikon’s vision is to expand the photography culture in this country and we believe that our latest offerings will help us to take this initiative many steps ahead. The D4 and D800 have been the most anticipated D-SLRs of the season. They have been developed with technology and reliability that best responds to the severe demands of professional photography. Both these cameras are a result of our understanding of what the consumers really seek and thus creating the most advanced and anticipated cameras of the time.”

In addition to the D800, Nikon has released a supplementary model for those professionals who demand higher resolution and D-SLR versatility; the D800E. This model treads in medium format territory for studio work or landscape photography when there is no exception to only the highest fidelity and sharpness. This unique alternative model effectively enhances the resolution characteristics of the 36.3-megapixel CMOS sensor by doing away with  the anti-aliasing properties of the OLPF inside the camera. By doing this, light is delivered directly to the photodiodes, yielding an image resulting from the raw light gathering properties of the camera.

The Nikon D4 will be available at  a MRP of 3,24,950 while the D800 and  D800E will be available at MRP of Rs149,950  and 164,950 respectively. All the models shall be available from next week onwards across pan India.