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Nikon D300S flagship DX-format digital SLR camera

Nikon announces the D300S DX format professional SLR that incorporates Nikon's D-movie in-camera editing function, letting you switch quickly between capturing superior stills or movie clips in stereo sound. It features a highly sensitive 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and supports 7fps continuous shooting. CF and SD card slots enhance workflow flexibility, letting you capture stills on one card and movies on another. Nikon's 51-point AF system offers broad coverage and high sensitivity in low light...

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Nikon D300S flagship DX-format digital SLR camera - digital camera and photography newsNikon's latest flagship DX-format digital SLR combines professional-level performance with agility and enhanced D-Movie capabilities to deliver a new measure of creative versatility.

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of its new DX-format digital SLR flagship, the Nikon D300S.

As well as inheriting the finest features of the highly acclaimed D300, the D300S boasts many innovative enhancements and is designed to meet an even broader scope of creative demands from serious photographers.

First and foremost, the D300S possesses the superb product quality required of the flagship of Nikon's DX-format digital SLR camera line: 7 frames-per-second*1 high-speed continuous shooting, exceptional accuracy thanks to the 51-point AF system and approx. 100% viewfinder coverage, plus dual card slots and the rugged durability that enables the camera to work under extreme conditions. What's more, an enhanced D-Movie function provides new features, such as an external microphone input for stereo sound recording and AF capability with contrast-detect AF during movie recording. Such outstanding specifications in a trim, responsive, versatile DX-format digital SLR will give any serious photographer an extra measure of agility, for traveling and shooting with greater ease.

On top of this, users can choose from the extraordinary range of more than 60 NIKKOR lenses, and Nikon's Total Imaging System — benefits that give the D300S a special advantage in terms of creative D-SLR versatility.