Nikon D800 DSLR Pictured on Company’s Website

Now that the full-frame D4 was officially released by Nikon, everybody’s attention has turned towards the upcoming D800 and this camera was just pictured on one of the company’s local Websites.

Although the resolution of the image provided is lacking, the camera does seem to resemble a great deal the leaked images that made their way to the Web at the end of November 2011.

No specifications accompanied the image provided by Nikon Rumors, but from previous reports we know that the D800 will bring quite a few modifications when compared with the current D700, the most important of which being the addition of a new 36MP full-frame image sensor.

This is seconded by an Expeed 3 image processor, the combo enabling Nikon to offer a 100 to 6,400 ISO range, that can be expanded to 50 – 25,600.

Furthermore, the D800 will use the same 51-point AF system found in the D3s, but this time this will get a new face recognition mode.

The video recording capabilities of the camera were also enhanced to allow for shooting 1080p at 30fps, while for getting 60fps users will have to drop down to a 720p resolution.

Other features that will make their way in the D800 include a 100% coverage viewfinder, dual memory card slots (most probably CompactFlash and SD, but XQD is also a candidate), a built-in GPS and an USB 3.0 data transfer port.

Changes were also made to the body of the D800 as this was designed in order to be both lighter and smaller than the D700, but at the same time it received a larger rear display that is said to measure over 3-inches in diagonal.

No word on availability and pricing just yet, but rumors imply the Nikon D800 will be available in two versions, one of these coming with the antialiasing filter removed.

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