Nikon impressed us all with its D300 and D3 bodies, but many believed a combination of the two could yield something even more special. Now there's no need to wonder. By essentially squeezing the D3�s full frame and high ISO quality into the D300�s more portable and affordable form factor, Nikon�s done just that with the new D700.
As such it�s hard not to be impressed by the D700�s handling, performance and feature-set. After all, it inherits a powerful 51-point AF system, high resolution 3in VGA monitor with Live View and superb 1005-pixel metering system, along with an HDMI port for connection to HDTVs. All this along with exactly the same full-frame sensor as the flagship D3 has been squeezed into a dust and moisture resistant body that�s closer in size and weight to the semi-pro D300.
The image quality is excellent as you�d expect, matching the D3�s high sensitivity performance. Switch the D700 to its highest sensitivity and you�ll see noise speckles like any other camera, but you have to remind yourself this is now operating at a whopping 25600 ISO. Turn the D700 down to 1600 or even 3200 ISO � a point where most DSLRs are still delivering noisy or smeared images � and you�ll be greeted by remarkably clean and usable results. It really is an amazing experience to confidently shoot at such high ISOs knowing the result won�t be compromised.
In-camera JPEGs taken with the default settings can sometimes look a little soft, but this is easily corrected by applying a little additional sharpening. For the best results though, shoot in RAW with the 14-bit option. Even using Capture NX's default settings, the results are much crisper than in-camera JPEGs, without losing any of their very natural quality.
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