Nikon D2H

Nikon D2H

Nikon D2H
Nikon D2H
Announced: 19 Dec 2003
Sensor Resolution: 4Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C JFET
ISO: 200-1600
Weight: 1200g
Physical Dimensions: 158 x 150 x 86 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
37
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
43
Speed Performance
30
Versatility
19
Comfort
Portrait

39

Portrait
Landscape

40

Landscape
Sport

44

Sport
Street

31

Street
Everyday

31

Everyday
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prospros

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D2H is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D2H does not support wireless connection

Nikon D2H and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D2H with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Nikon D2H Nikon
D2H
37 39 40 44 31 31

Nikon D2H: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D2H is a DSLR camera launched on 12/19/2003.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D2H ranks well below the category average, scoring 37 overall. The Nikon D2H weights 1200 gr and spans 158 x 150 x 86 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D2H behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Speed Performance - Score 43, ranks in the category best 36%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D2H is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 20% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 19, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 30, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 20% in its category. Nikon D2H is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Good, score 40, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Nikon D2H works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Nikon D2H works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 5% in its category. Nikon D2H is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 6% in its category. Nikon D2H does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Nikon D2H technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

JFET

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.7 x 15.5 mm

Sensor Area

367.35 mm2

Sensor Resolution

4 Mp

Max Image Resolution

2464 x 1632

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

211Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.57

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

8fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/250s

Flash Modes

Front curtain
Rear curtain
Red-Eye
Slow
Red-Eye Slow

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

40

DxO Color Depth

18.9

DxO Dynamic Range

10

DxO Low Light ISO

352

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

1200g

Physical Dimensions

158 x 150 x 86 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I or II)

Storage Slots

1

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