Nikon D700

Nikon D700

Nikon D700
Nikon D700
Announced: 07 Oct 2008
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CMOS
ISO: 200-6400
Weight: 1074g
Physical Dimensions: 147 x 123 x 77 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
56
Overall Score
64
Image Quality
42
Speed Performance
66
Versatility
42
Comfort
Portrait

60

Portrait
Landscape

62

Landscape
Sport

55

Sport
Street

51

Street
Everyday

53

Everyday
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prospros

  • The Nikon D700 is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Unfortunately, Nikon D700 does not support wireless connection

Nikon D700 and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D700 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Nikon D700 Nikon
D700
56 60 62 55 51 53

Nikon D700: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D700 is a DSLR camera launched on 10/07/2008.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D700 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 56 overall. The Nikon D700 weights 1074 gr and spans 147 x 123 x 77 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D700 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 64, ranks in the category best 18%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 42, ranks in the category best 38%.
  • Versatility - Score 66, ranks in the category best 48%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D700 is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 42, ranks among the worst 13% 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 - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 17% of its category. Nikon D700 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 62, ranks in the best 17% of its category. Nikon D700 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 30% of its category. Nikon D700 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Nikon D700 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Nikon D700 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D700 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

36.0 x 24.0 mm

Sensor Area

864.0 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4256 x 2832

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

922Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.72

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

5fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/250s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye
Slow sync
Rear curtain

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

80

DxO Color Depth

23.5

DxO Dynamic Range

12.2

DxO Low Light ISO

2303

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

yes

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

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

51

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

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

1074g

Physical Dimensions

147 x 123 x 77 mm

Battery Life

1000

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL3e

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

yes

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I)

Storage Slots

1

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