Nikon unveiled NEW D300 Professional Digital SLR Camera

Nikon (www.nikonusa.com) today introduced its most advanced DX-format digital SLR camera, the D300. Engineered with pro-level features and performance, the 12.3 effective megapixel D300 combines brand new technologies with advanced features inherited from Nikon’s newly announced D3 professional digital SLR camera to offer serious photographers remarkable performance combined with agility

• A new 12.3-megapixel DX-Format CMOS Sensor, in concert with Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED digital image processing technologies, advances handling speed while making possible even greater DX-format image quality.
• Continuous shooting at up to 6 frames-per-second, and up to 8 frames-per-second with the new MB-D10 High-Speed battery grip, makes the D300 a powerful performer in a variety of shooting disciplines.
• The 3.0-inch Super Density 920,000-dot VGA Color Monitor with 170-degree wide-angle viewing makes possible even more critical image review.
• Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition System, with an improved 1,005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II, provides even more intelligent light metering capabilities, along with smarter white balance detection and faster and more accurate AF performance.
• A new Dynamic Integrated Dust Reduction System stands guard against dust-born image degradation.
• 2 LiveView Shooting Modes are just one of the D300’s features that support unmatched versatility. Available November 2007