From Nikon
Engineered with pro-level features and performance, the 12.3-effective-megapixel D300 combines brand new technologies with advanced features inherited from Nikon's newly announced D3 professional digital SLR camera to offer serious photographers remarkable performance combined with agility.
Similar to the D3, the D300 features Nikon's exclusive EXPEED Image Processing System that is central to driving the speed and processing power needed for many of the camera's new features. The D300 features a new 51-point autofocus system with Nikon's 3D Focus Tracking feature and two new LiveView shooting modes that allow users to frame a photograph using the camera's high-resolution LCD monitor. The D300 shares a similar Scene Recognition System as is found in the D3; it promises to greatly enhance the accuracy of autofocus, autoexposure, and auto white balance by recognizing the subject or scene being photographed and applying this information to the calculations for the three functions.
Similar to the D3, the D300 features Nikon's exclusive EXPEED Image Processing System that is central to driving the speed and processing power needed for many of the camera's new features. The D300 features a new 51-point autofocus system with Nikon's 3D Focus Tracking feature and two new LiveView shooting modes that allow users to frame a photograph using the camera's high-resolution LCD monitor. The D300 shares a similar Scene Recognition System as is found in the D3; it promises to greatly enhance the accuracy of autofocus, autoexposure, and auto white balance by recognizing the subject or scene being photographed and applying this information to the calculations for the three functions.
Other reviews have gone into depth with the d300's superb technical features. They should be carefully considered. This is not a camera for the casual amateur. There is no fully automatic control that casual amateurs use probably 99% of the time. This camera's strengths are in the shooter's ability to control the extensive capabilities that Nikon has designed into the d300. One doesn't learn this camera overnight. Pros should find the d300 a challenge and valuable tool as well. For me this is a great step up from my d70. And, I can use all my Nikon lenses from my film shooting days. I also want to praise Photoworld, Amazon's sales partner, for the prompt and thorough handling of the order, especially when a problem occurred. Photoworld had processed the original order within 24 hours and shipped via UPS. When I saw no UPS tracking action beyond the pick-up notice, I contaced Photoworld which contacted UPS immediately. After a UPS trace failed to locate the shipment, Photoworld shipped a replacement immediately. Photoworld is a model of superior service.