Nikon D4

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Nikon D4
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Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
Released5 January 2012
Intro price$5999.95
Lens
Lens Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor 36.0 mm × 23.9 mm CMOS, Nikon FX format, 7.3µm pixel size
Sensor maker Nikon [1]
Maximum resolution 16.4 effective megapixels (4928 × 3280 pixels)
Film speed ISO equivalency 100 to 12,800 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps, Boost: 50–204,800 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
Storage media One CompactFlash (Type I) card slot, one XQD card slot
Focusing
Focus modesAuto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), Continuous-servo (AF-C), Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only, Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only, Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder, Normal area, Single-servo AF (AF-S), Wide area
Focus areas51-area Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX
Focus bracketing none
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesProgrammed Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M]
Exposure metering TTL exposure metering using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor
Metering modes Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12mm circle in center of frame; Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) ;Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Flash
Flash none built-in
Flash bracketing 2-9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range30 to 1/8000 second and bulb
Continuous shooting 10 frame/s (11 frame/s with AE/AF lock on first frame)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Optical-type fixed eye level pentaprism
Image processing
White balance Auto, Presets (5), Manual, and Color temperature in kelvins
WB bracketing 2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV
General
LCD screen3.2-inch diagonal, (921,000 dots), TFT VGA
BatteryLi-ion EN-EL18
Optional battery packs EH-6B AC Adapter
Weight 1,180 g (2.60 lb)
Made in Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Chronology
Predecessor Nikon D3S
Successor Nikon D4S

The Nikon D4 is a 16.2-megapixel professional-grade full frame (35mm) digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) announced by Nikon Corporation on 6 January 2012. [2] It succeeds the Nikon D3S and introduces a number of improvements including a 16.2 megapixel sensor, improved auto-focus and metering sensors and the ability to shoot at an extended ISO speed of 204,800. [3] The camera was released in February 2012 at a recommended retail price of $5999.95. [3] It is the first camera to use the new XQD memory cards. It was replaced by the Nikon D4S as Nikon's flagship camera.

Contents

The Nikon D4 is aimed at sports and action photographers and photojournalists. With a continuous shooting rate of 10fps, a 20-second burst would yield 200 full-resolution images with full metering and autofocus for each frame. If exposure and focus are locked, the shooting rate can be increased to 11fps.

Features

Reception

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Nikon D4 magnesium-alloy frame

The D4 achieved the fourth-best result in the DXOmark sensor rating, only beaten by two versions of the Nikon D800 and a medium format, 80-megapixel camera (Phase One IQ180). [4]

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