Extraordinary still and HD video imaging performance converge in the fast and agile 12.3-megapixel, DX-format D300S, delivering D-SLR versatility.
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I own several Nikon Film cameras (F3,FM and F3) and was in a "Q" to buy the D70 and D70s. The noise levels made me "upgrade" to D300s. I very much regret this move and should have gone for the D700 instead; as , as opposed to the day-light glory, it produces appalling noise levels at any thing above ISO 800.
Also, Nikon is losing out on mid-level lenses like the affordable Canon 24-105/4 which together with 5D2 is a very tempting piece of kit. May be I should jump ship.
April 29, 2012
Love MY D300S
Having owned one of the greatest NIKON cameras ever built the F3 it was for the choice was easy. I needed a the best camera that I could afford and that was the NIKON D300S. It is a tough, hard working, and dream to shoot with. When people asked me why NIKON it because they are the best in the world.
January 12, 2012
Terrific camera - enough options for a lifetime
I upgraded from a D80 and, as other reviewers have stated, have noticed a substantial improvement in my photos - same lens as with the D80.
Bracketing options are terrific.
I guess thje earthquake/tsunami tragedy has caused it to become unavailable.
There may be a D400 - don't really know why - there's little to upgrade here.
January 8, 2012
First Time Nikon user and won't be the last
Since my daughter begins her career in modeling and acting. I'm planning to buy a DSLR Camera to take her picture because it's too expensive to hire a professional photography and they charge $450 an hour.
I'm not sure what brand to buy so I did my research and ask few professional photographer and majority of them recommend Nikon Brand. I'm still not convince so I talked to the Director of Modeling and Acting School where my daughter is studying because he's been in the entertainment industry over 20 years and knows what's the good brand.
He says that some uses Canon and some Nikon and he says that it depends on the individual and what brand they're comfortable. He says that he uses Nikon for over 20 years and always gives him great picture.
So, I'm finally convince and purchase Nikon DSLR Camera D300S. My daughter just went to 2 fashion runway recently and I have taken at least 600 plus shots. I like the D300S because of the quality and affordable price.
I made the best choice on chosing Nikon instead of Canon.
December 31, 2011
Spectacular piece of equipment
I upgraded from a D80/D50. The jump was nothing short of amazing. I have noticed a significant jump in the quality of my photos. Using the same lenses from my previous bodies I find it much easier to achieve great results.
The build is nothing short of superior.
December 17, 2011
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All1 year ago
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DannyA
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This is mainly because of your WB settings. I think, you can play with it.Jan 18, 2012 by
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satish
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Location :
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Travel
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Your color depends on what you have your white balance set to. If it's too warm, you need to set it to be more cool. Use kelvin if you don't like the presets.Jul 29, 2011 by
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Sharon
USA
Location :
USA
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Professional photographer
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Please verify the settings that you have in your camera or reset the custom settings. Each manufacture has different sensors, color space and resolutions.Has staff answer
D300S
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Does the Nikon D300S come with a 1/4 socket or do you have to buy one?
1 year, 1 month ago
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Ronordious
Pa, Usa
Location :
Pa, Usa
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 0-1 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Yes it has the 1/4 socket for a tripod.Answer:
This model has Tripod socket of 1/4.
what is the largest card and what cards do you recommend. I was looking at a new compact flash card that is 600x and 32 gig. Will it work in my D300s?
1 year ago
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Pat
California
Location :
California
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Please click on the link below for more information:Answer Title: Approved Memory Cards - D300S
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
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From what I can tell from Rob Galbraith's article about the new 600x Cards from Sandisk, the 64GB cards will in the D300s.But I would not recommend you using this size. It's desirable having smaller memory because of possible damaging and data backup.
11 months ago
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Patrick
Franklin, Ohio 45005
Location :
Franklin, Ohio 45005
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Its hard to put a MP to a raw shot, many factors come into play Raw uncompressed stores the image as shot (no loss of data) where JPEG post processes after the shot ie. white ballance, sharpening, quality and size etc and it loses information. So raw size varies by how much data is stored the amount of colors 12bit or 14bit etc all come into play. I find in an 8GB card I can get 300+- 20 shots in raw and in TIF 200 to 830 depending on size and in JPEG 1,000 to 15,500 depending on size and quality. I shoot with a D300sAug 14, 2011 by
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turp77
Plainfield CT
Location :
Plainfield CT
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Depends what you got it set at, varies between 10.5mb for a 12 bit compressed to 25mb for a 14bit uncompressed, refer to page 394 of your manual for all specs.
I take pictures at a racetrack and have gotten really used to my continuous shooting mode but now it has stopped working. I am sure I have just messed up a setting somewhere (altho it still says I am shooting 7 FPS under the shooting menu)...can someone give me a clue where to start looking to fix this?
11 months ago
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asit
Ohio
Location :
Ohio
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Professional photographer
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You only get speedy continous bursts, when the camera does not take RAW files. It is particularly slow at 14-bit RAW. Make sure to switch the quality to "JPEG only".Jun 19, 2011 by
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JR
Houston, TX
Location :
Houston, TX
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Please see page # 86 of the user's manual for the D300s for more information on continuous shooting.
If so, how do I program it to fire off three or four exposures rapidly that are pre-set at different shutter speeds?
10 months ago
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Steve
Fountain Valley,CA, USA
Location :
Fountain Valley,CA, USA
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Landscape
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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you're talking about exposure bracketing. i don't know by heart if the d300s does it (it may, check your manual for bracketing).Answer:
It’s not possible to set the camera for continuous shooting at different shutter speeds.8 months ago
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Anonymous
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Here's the link to a great article that talks about the different types of NIKKOR lenses and which Nikon bodies they work with: http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-E...Answer:
All Nikon lens.7 months ago
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Anonymous
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150,000 actuations are expected. :)
I BOUGHT ONE IN TOKYO BUT IT SAYS MADE IN THAILAND. IS THIS GENUINE CAMERA. how safe is it to buy used d300s camera
1 year, 1 month ago
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Anonymous
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Nikon operates factories all across the globe and each operate to the same high standard. While individual cameras are marked with their country of manufacture we can't make a blanket statement about which camera is produced where.
How do I add the time and/or date the photo was taken to the actual image? Not just in the metadata file.
1 year ago
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Chemsaf
San Diego CA
Location :
San Diego CA
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Please see page #238 of the user's manual of your camera.
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