- Stores images on CF cards or Microdrive; powered by EN-EL3a or EN-EL3 rechargeable lithium-ion battery (includes EN-EL3a battery and charger).
- Five frame-per-second continuous shooting with a time lag of approximately 50 milliseconds.
- Body only; lens must be purchased separately.
- 10.2-megapixel SLR captures enough detail for photo-quality ments or creative cropping.
- 2.5-inch LCD display; power-up time of approximately 0.15 seconds.
From the Manufacturer
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The powerful, feature-packed D200 digital SLR camera delivers a
high-precision, high-performance package and creates a new class
of camera between entry-level and professional digital SLRs.
The Nikon D200 combines the solid look and feel and advanced
camera operation of Nikon's D2 professional series with the
approved user-friendliness and stunning image quality that are
the hallmarks of all Nikon digital SLRs.
The D200 has been crafted to connect a range of newly developed
Nikon technologies with advanced features inherited from the
Nikon D2x, ensuring an ultimate shooting experience with
exceptional and versatile imaging performance, high speed, and an
instant response. The result is a blend of superb features,
high-quality components, and fantastic results.
This combination makes the D200 perfect for passionate,
dedicated amateur photographers, business users in fields such as
the , dentistry and museums, and professionals or
semi-professionals looking for a second camera to complement
their Nikon D2x or D2Hs.
A lightweight, durable, and robust magnesium-alloy chassis is the
foundation for the D200. Solid look and feel
The D200 boasts a lightweight, durable, and robust
magnesium-alloy body and an advanced sealing system that protects
the camera from moisture and dust, making it suitable for a range
of rigorous and challenging assignments. The integrated
double-bladed shutter, which incorporates a refined mirror
balance system, has been tested to well in excess of 100,000
cycles.
Advanced operation
The D200's camera operation is inherited from the Nikon D2x, and
boasts more than 40 well organized custom settings, so it is
ideally suited to the user's needs and preferences. The large,
bright viewfinder offers .94x magnification and 95% frame
coverage both horizontally and vertically to guarantee
exceptionally detailed viewing control.
The D200 sports an impressive 2.5-inch high-resolution LCD. A
2.5-inch high-resolution LCD screen provides an ultra-wide
170-degree viewing angle from all directions. Images on the D200
can be magnified by up to 400% so users can check for fine
detail.
The top LCD panel is the largest in the industry, containing a
wealth of data such as shooting mode, battery condition, card
information, gridline display, shutter speed, f-stop, and s
remaining. A new color-coded menu display facilitates easy
viewing, supported by intuitive keywords to assist speedy
navigation.
The newly-developed high-energy EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion
battery delivers enough power to the D200 to support the shooting
of up to 1,800 images on a single charge, which takes no longer
than 2.5 hours. Battery status can be checked through a real-time
fuel-gauge system, found in the menu. An optional MB-D200 (
/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BY52O4/${0} ) battery pack extends shooting
capability, using AA-size batteries (six are needed) or two
NE-EL3e's.
Ultimate shooting experience
The D200 is ideal for capturing unexpected or fleeting moments,
thanks to the 0.15 second power-up, a speedy shutter lag time of
just 50 milliseconds, and a shortened viewfinder blackout time of
105 milliseconds.
The D200 is also capable of ultra high-speed continuous shooting
of five frames per second, capturing up to 37 pictures in JPEG or
22 in RAW format (when using a SanDisk SDCFH Ultra II or SDCFX
Extreme III 1 GB CF card). A newly developed and highly flexible
Multi-CAM1000 Autofocus features a pinpoint 11-area AF system
inherited from Nikon D2 series as well as a 7-area wide AF to
focus on larger moving objects easily.
Continuous shooting mode captures five frames per second for
up to 37 pictures in JPEG or 22 in RAW format. Another feature
inherited from the D2x is the 3D-Colour Matrix Metering II, which
delivers optimised exposure using new technology developed for
the Nikon 1,005 pixel RGB exposure/Colour Matrix Metering sensor.
This system evaluates seven parameters in every --including
brightness, color, contrast, selected focus area, and
camera-to-subject distance--and references this data against an
on-board database of over 30,000 actual photographic scenes to
instantly and accurately calculate the final value.
The Nikon DX Format CCD delivers excellent sharpness, color, and
resolution. Professional results
A fundamental feature of the D200 is a newly developed 10.2
effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor that
captures high level sharpness and color at 3,872 x 2,592-pixel
size, delivering the right resolution to support significant
image ments and enable greater freedom for creative
cropping. The highly sensitive new sensor covers an ISO range
from 100 to 1600, rising to 3200 in Hi-1.
High speed image processing is inherited from the Nikon D2x,
guaranteeing fine color gradations and smooth transitions. A new
Optical Low Pass Filter helps prevent moire, color fringing, and
shifting to get even greater colors.
For added control, saturation and highlights of a can be
controlled easily using the D200's RBG histograms on the LCD
monitor.
In addition, new image optimization modes enable D200 users to
produce results that more closely match their intended results,
with the ability to optimize sharpening, tone and contrast,
color, saturation, and hue in choices including Softer, Normal,
More vivid, Portrait, and Black and White in camera.
Unparalleled possibilities
Like all Nikon digital SLR cameras, the D200 is compatible with
Nikon's Total Imaging System, which means it can be teamed with
over 50 high-quality AF Nikkor lenses, including renowned DX
Nikkors as well as non-CPU lenses. It also opens up the creative
possibilities that can achieved with Nikon's Creative Lighting
System thanks to a built-in i-TTL Speedlight which can serve as
master in Advanced Wireless Lighting systems.
The D200 incorporates an x-Sync terminal to connect to studio
lighting and features GPS support to record geographical data of
the , as well as wireless functionality for image capture and
transfer.
Nikon D200 Major features
* Newly developed 10.2 effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD
image sensor with the power to capture exceptional sharpness and
faithful color at 3,872 x 2,592-pixel size. Incorporates
high-speed 4-channel data output that contributes to
5-frames-per-second continuous shooting performance and employs a
newly developed Optical Low Pass Filter that helps prevent moire,
color fringing, and shifting while improving resolving power.
* Incorporates the industry-leading advanced imaging processing
engine of the D2x, which allows color-independent
pre-conditioning prior to A/D conversion to work in concert with
advanced digital image processing algorithms to achieve fine
color gradations with exceptionally smooth, consistent
transitions.
* Newly developed 11-area AF system packs the same number of
focus areas available for the professional D2 series into a
space-efficient system, with the photographer able to select
individual focus areas from 11-area wide and 7-area wide AF for
Single Area AF, Dynamic AF that delivers precise Continuous servo
AF mode operation for moving subjects, Closest Subject Priority
Dynamic AF, and also Group Dynamic AF. All these AF options are
supported by refined lens-controlling algorithms that realize
improved focus precision, better subject acquisition capability,
keener subject tracking ability, and overall improved system
response.
* 3D Colour Matrix Metering II (AE)--as used in the D2x--delivers
optimized exposure through the use of new technology developed
for the Nikon 1,005-pixel RGB exposure/Colour Matrix Metering
Sensor. Evaluating brightness, color, contrast, selected focus
area, and camera-to-subject distance, this system references all
such data against an expanded onboard database that has been
created using data from more than 30,000 actual photographic
scenes to instantly and accurately calculate the final value with
high-level dependability during both automatic and manual
operation. Also offers variable size center-weighted metering
which concentrates 75% of sensitivity within the center-weighted
circle, as well as spot metering supporting each individual
sensor of both the 7 wide-area AF and 11-area AF groups.
* New image optimization modes enable photographers to produce
results more closely matching the intended results, with a range
of choice comprising optimization of sharpening, tone (contrast),
color, saturation, and hue, with choices from Normal, Softer,
Vivid, More vivid, Portrait, Custom, and Black-and-white
optimization.
* Multiple exposure enables up to 10 separate images to be used
to create a single composite to produce imaginative and even
surreal results. Image overlay function creates a composite image
in-camera from two selected NEF (RAW) images. The original files
remain unaltered, opacity can be precisely controlled and the
resultant image can be saved in either RAW, JPEG, or TIFF format.
* Connection to a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit via an
optionally available GPS Adapter Cord MC-35 enables the
of data including latitude, longitude, elevation and UTC
(Coordinated Universal Time) along with conventional shooting
data for each image.
* A large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with a 170-degree viewing angle
from every direction assists accurate assessment of sharpness by
enabling image preview with up to 400% magnification. It also
offers RGB information as a single display or separate histograms
for each color channel to enable better exposure-related
decision-making.
* A chassis crafted from magnesium alloy gives the D200
lightweight resilience, while an enhanced sealing system helps
protect each and every exterior seam from potentially damaging
dust and moisture.