Nikon best buys for 2012

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The Nikon D4 is an update to 2007's Nikon D3


Specifications

Sensor

*16 MP FX (24 x 36mm) CMOS.

*4,928 x 3,280 pixels native.

*Also crops of 1.2x (20 x 30mm), 1.5x DX (16 x 24mm) and 5:4 professional (24 x 30mm).

*ISO 100 - 12,800 in in full, half or third stops.

*ISO 50 to ISO 204,800 available in stupid modes.

*White balance: Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, 

shade, preset manual (up to 4 different settings can be saved and recalled), 2,500 K to 10,000 K in 10K intervals; all with fine-tuning!

Video

*All of these variations have two different file size (quality) options:

*1,920 × 1,080 (full or cropped) at 29.97p, 25p and 23.976p.

*1,280 × 720 at 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p and 25p.

*640 × 424 at 29.97p and 25p.

*H.264/MPEG4 stored in .MOV files.

*24–36,000x time-lapse mode.

Audio

*Mono internal mic.

*3.5mm jack for external stereo mic, with power.

*Auto and manual level control.

*Linear PCM recording.

*3.5mm stereo output jack.

Size

*6.3 × 6.2 × 3.6 inches.

*160 × 156.5 × 90.5 millimeters.

Weight

*47.3 ounces (1,340 g or 2 pounds, 15.3 oz.) with battery and XQD memory card.

*41.6 ounces (1,180 g or 2 pounds, 9.6 oz.), stripped naked.

Included

*D4 body

*Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL18

*Battery Charger MH-26

*USB Cable UC-E15

*Camera Strap AN-DC7

*Body Cap BF-1B

*Accessory Shoe Cover BS-2

*Eyepiece DK-17

*Battery Chamber Cover BL-6

*USB Cable Clip

*ViewNX 2 CD-ROM

Price, USA

*January 2012 (introduction): $6,000.