Nikon will have a new product announcements this week. US readers will get the official news around midnight EST on Thursday, January 5th 2012. It will probably be the new Nikon D4.
Here are some interesting new specs:
- Full-frame 16.2-megapixel CMOS sensor
- 10 frames-per-second shooting at full resolution
- The ISO range is listed again as 100 to 102,400, expandable to 50 to 204,800
- Full-HD 1080p resolution video recording in 30fps and 24fps and 720p in 60fps
- New 91,000-pixel RGB metering sensor
- Face detection/recognition
- 100% viewfinder coverage
- Illuminated function buttons
- Dedicated video button
- Includes H.264 B frame compression
- Contrast detect AF in movie recording
- Low-pass filter for video recording
- Smooth aperture feature for video recording
Suggested retail price: $6,000
The new Nikon products will start shipping in approximately 30 days after the announcement.
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