02.04.06
Nikon D200
The Nikon D200 was announced on 1st November 2005, some three and a half years since Nikon revealed their first prosumer digital SLR, the D100. It’s fair to say however that the D200 is a completely different beast altogether, it shares far more with its ‘bigger brother’ the the D2X than its earlier namesake. The D200 has the robust build quality of the D2X, a 10.2 million pixel CCD sensor and a compact design more like the D100. Just as the D100 the D200 has a CCD sensor, unlike the D2X which utilized a CMOS sensor. It’s clear that this camera is aimed at the same kind of market as the recently announced Canon EOS 5D. From a features, control and performance point of view the D200 is closer to the D2X than any other model.
Nikon D200 digital camera specifications
Announced 01-Nov-05
Format SLR
Price (street) US$1847
Also known as
Camera body
Release Status Unreleased
Max resolution 3872 x 2592
Low resolution 2896 x 1944, 1936 x 1296
Image ratio w:h 3:2
Effective pixels 10.0 million
Sensor photo detectors 10.9 million
Sensor size 23.6 x 15.8 mm
Sensor type CCD
Colour filter array RGB
Sensor manufacturer Sony
ISO rating 100 – 1600 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (up to 3200 as boost)
Zoom wide (W) n/a
Zoom tele (T) n/a
Digital zoom No
Image stabilization No
Auto Focus Yes
Manual Focus Yes
Auto focus type Nikon Multi-CAM1000
Normal focus range n/a
Macro focus range n/a
White balance override 6 positions, plus manual preset and Kelvin
Aperture range n/a
Min shutter 30 sec + Bulb
Max shutter 1/8000 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
Flash guide no. 12 m (39.3 ft) m
External flash Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector
Flash modes Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow
Exposure compensation -5 EV to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Metering 3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot
Aperture priority Yes
Shutter priority Yes
Focal length multiplier 1.5
Lens thread Nikkor AF / F-mount, D-Type
Continuous Drive Yes, 5 fps, 37 JPEG / 22 RAW frames
Movie Clips No
Remote control Yes
Tripod mount Yes
Self-timer 2 to 20 sec
Time-lapse recording Yes
Orientation sensor Yes
Storage types Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage included None
Uncompressed format RAW
Compressed format JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels Fine, Normal, Basic
Viewfinder TTL
LCD 2.5 ”
LCD Pixels 235,000
Playback zoom Yes
Video out Yes
USB Yes, 2.0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) No
Battery / Charger Yes
Battery Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery
Weight (inc. batteries) 920 g (32.5 oz)
Dimensions 147 x 113 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in)
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