Nikon D400 Specs leaked/rumoured
December 12th, 2008According to rumours surfacing today, the next Nikon camera to be updated could well be the D300 (replaced by the D400) in January. This is not so preposterous considering that the D3X and D700 models have both updated Nikon’s professional range recently.
The most significant new features would seem to be a megapixel boost (14.3) and the recording of video to HD resolution (1080p) at 24 fps placing it in the line of fire of the Canon EOS 5d Mark II. The CMOS will be complimented by a 3-inch, 1MP LCD screen incorporating Live View technology and face recognition.
New in the D400 is the Nikon EXSPEED processor Extra (30% faster than earlier versions). Other interesting features include automatic colour aberration control and 7 to 9 fpd burst which can be increased using a seperate battery.
The complete characteristics of the new D400 would be:
- New 14.8 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor effective 14.3 megapixel
- Self-cleaning sensor unit (low-pass filter vibration)
- ISO 100 – 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 50)
- 14-bit A/D conversion
- Movie capture at up to 1080p 24 fps with stereo sound
- Nikon EXPEED Plus image processor 30% faster than previous EXPEED image processor
- Super fast operation (power-up 13 ms, shutter lag 40 ms, black-out 90 ms)
- Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 200,000 exposure durability
- Multi-CAM3500DX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
- Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
- Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
- Vignetting control in-camera
- Automatic chromatic aberration correction
- Custom image parameters now support brightness as well as contrast
- Seven frames per second continuous shooting (nine frames per second with battery pack)
- 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor
- Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast-detect AF, face detection
- ‘Active D-Lighting’ (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)
- Detailed ‘Control Panel’ type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
- Buttons sealed against moisture
- Same ultra-fast startup and shutter lag as D700
- Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
- Picture Control image parameter presets
- UDMA compatible single CF card slot
- Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
- Extensive in-camera retouching
- HDMI HD video output
- Magnesium alloy body with connections and buttons sealed against moisture
The anonymous rumours give a price of $2000 which, despite the impressive feature list, seems a little high.
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