Nikon D800 Full-Frame DSLR: More Specs Revealed

With just a few more days until the Nikon D800 launch, a new series of specs for the camera have been recently uncovered and come to reveal the last few details about this full-frame digital SLR.

As most of you probably know by now, Nikon plans to launch two versions of this DSLR, the regular D800 and the D800E. The latter is said to come without an anti-aliasing filter in order to produce sharper images with more details and better resolution.

The downside of getting the D800E, however, is that even if the image quality can be better, under some circumstances this can lead to the appearance of a moire pattern.

No matter which one of the two versions one goes for, the camera comes with the same 36MP full-frame image sensor that is paired with an Expeed 3 image processor.

According to Nikon Rumors, this processor allows for 16-bit image processing and has an ISO range of 100 to 6,400, which 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/D800E include a 100% coverage viewfinder, a 3.2-inch LCD display, dual memory card slots (most probably CompactFlash and SD), a new bracketing button, a built-in GPS and an USB 3.0 data transfer port.

The start-up and shutter delay of the D800 will be the same as that of the recently launched Nikon D4, while power is provided by the EN-EL15 battery pack, which is also used by Nikon for the current D7000.

The D800/D800E will be able to take up to 850 shots on a single battery charge, which is actually less than the 1000 shots that its successor, the D700, was rated at.

The Nikon D800 full-frame DSLR is expected to be officially announced in just a few days from now, on February 7 to be more precise.

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