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Nikon D300 Digital SLR Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 19th Feb 2008
Manufacturer Nikon
Price £956.52 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £1,100.00 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 10 for Features
Image Quality Score 10 for Image Quality
Value Score 8 for Value
Overall Score 10 for Overall
Nikon D300 Digital SLR
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size images at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced for bandwidth purposes to let you see the full image, and a series of crops taken from original full resolution images at a range of ISO settings have been included in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.




This is the full frame taken at the extended range 100 ISO setting.




Even using a tripod and self-timer haven't eliminated camera shale from this 100 ISO shot. There is no image noise at all though.




The lowest normal range ISO setting is 200, but here too the picture quality is flawless.




No visible difference at 400 ISO.




At 800 ISO there is a tiny amount of mid-range noise, but not nearly enough to cause a problem.




Fractionally more noise at 1600 ISO, but the photo is still perfectly usable.




At 3200 ISO there is visible noise in the darker areas of the frame.




Another extended ISO range shot, this time at 6400 ISO. There is quite a lot of noise, and colour saturation is also affected.




This is the full frame at 6400 ISO.

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comment Sabyasachi Bose said on 18th July 2008

Don't you think shutter noise is too much considering the other aspects of the camera and the terget users? Some times 'red' tends to bleed in vivid mode. focus brak... more

comment ravi said on 7th February 2009

I WISH i had money to buy this dream cam...someone in FLICKR has taken bird's photo which is my desktop background...the picture is amazing with even the faint hairthin cobweb... more

comment amin said on 13th July 2009

Hi Cliff
I have been considering going from my K20D to the Nikon D300, particularly due to the faster AF locking and it seems the D300 has a slightly better noise control th... more

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