Large LCD monitor | Improved operation and menus | RGB Histograms |
The new 2.5-inch high-resolution LCD | Menu navigation is made easier with a new | RGB histogram functions enable convenient |
monitor for the D200 provides an ultra-wide | color-coded menu display that features | exposure confirmation at a glance. |
170° viewing angle covering all directions. | a carefully chosen color scheme that’s | Conventional RGB display represents all |
Assisting accurate sharpness assessment, | remarkably easy to read, and with instantly | three color channels simultaneously, while |
the LCD offers image previews at up to | intuitive keywords it’s even easier to use. | Selectable RGB allows each color channel |
400% magnification, and its RGB histogram | There’s also a Recent Settings list that further | to be viewed independently – indicating |
display enables greater precision in | smoothes operation by displaying the last | saturated highlights for the chosen channel |
evaluating exposures. | 14 settings selected from the shooting and | to assist adjustment decisions for exposure |
| Custom menus. Playback options include | and white balance. |
| single frame, 4 or 9-image thumbnail display, | |
| zoom with scroll, histogram indication and | |
| highlight point display. | |
| Large viewfinder for bright, |
| comprehensive viewing |
| The new eye-level optical viewfinder |
| developed for the D200 features large |
Easy-to-view displays | magnification (0.94x) that helps ensure |
a clear view for precise composition, and |
A new and larger top LCD panel is designed | built-in diopter adjustment that allows it to |
to convey maximum information at a glance, | be fine-tuned to your eyesight. Furthermore, |
providing easy access to shooting data | grids can be displayed without the need to |
that ranges from shooting mode, battery | replace the actual screen, adding greater |
condition, card information, gridline display, | convenience while assisting composition. |
shutter speed, F stop and number of | |
remaining shots. | |
Refined shutter unit blends stability with speed
The double-bladed shutter unit has been thoroughly tested to well over 100,000 cycles, ensuring the highest level of durability and reliability. Employing a refined mirror balance mechanism that completes its motion cycle and reaches a full stop virtually without mirror bounce, it promotes maximum stability and speed as well as smoother AF detection. It also provides the extended viewfinder visibility essential for fast, accurate focus tracking and continuous shooting.
Magnesium alloy (Mg) body delivers lightweight durability
With Nikon advanced technologies and mechanisms housed within a rugged, but lightweight magnesium body, the D200 is durable, dependable and ready for the most rigorous of assignments. And, with an
Principal points where sealing protects against drops of water and dust
enhanced sealing system protecting each and every seam, the D200 body offers reassuring resistance to causal moisture and dust.
Rechargeable battery with Fuel gauge function
The newly developed high-energy EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery lets you take approx. 1,800 shots per charge*. Furthermore, it can be recharged at any time and it even features an accurate real-time Fuel gauge system that displays the percentage of remaining charge, number of shots since last charge and overall status of battery service life.
*Achieved under following test conditions:
Fully charged EN-EL3e battery; temperature of 20°C/68°F; Zoom-Nikkor AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF ED lens (VR off); continuous shooting mode; continuous-servo autofocus; image quality set to JPEG BASIC; image size set to Medium; shutter speed 1/250 second; shutter release pressed halfway for three seconds and focus cycled from infinity to minimum range three times with each shot; monitor turned on for five seconds after six shots and then turned off; cycle repeated once exposure meters have turned off.
New Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D200 The ergonomically designed MB-D200 blends extended stability and shooting potential. Running on either six AA-size batteries or two EN-EL3e batteries*, the battery pack provides
an extra command dial and alternative buttons for shutter release and AF start to facilitate more comfortable shooting in vertical format.
*Compatible AA-size batteries comprise alkaline, NiMH, lithium and nickel-manganese batteries.
Wireless Transmitter WT-3* (optional, available 2006)
Taking added convenience a step further, the Wireless Transmitter WT-3 provides wireless functionality. Delivering the convenience of IEEE 802.11b/g capability, it enables cable-free image transfer to a compatible computer, with the added safety and versatility of wide-ranging network and security protocols.
*The WT-3 is sold in countries where governments approve the use of thirteen frequency channels.
10-pin remote connection
The 10-pin connection terminal offers flexible remote shooting possibilities by enabling use of optional accessories such as the Remote Cord MC-30/MC-36 and Modulite Remote Control Set ML-3.
Remote Cord
MC-36
Sync terminal
Accepting all PC-type plug-in flash sync cords, the sync terminal enables computer-based flash control to handle complex lighting with high-level accuracy.
PictBridge support
The D200 can be quickly and conveniently connected to any PictBridge-compatible printer for swift, direct printing. The D200 also offers in-camera page setup to make printing easier still and deliver more precise control over the photograph.
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