This new flagship offers speed and accuracy with a 16.2 MP FX-format CMOS sensor, 10 fps continuous shooting, a 91,000-Pixel RGB sensor and Advanced SRS, improved 51 point AF System, ISO expanded to 204,800 and 1080p video at 30p with stereo sound.
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- AN-DC7 strap
- EN-EL18 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- MH-26 Battery Charger
- UC-E15 USB Cable
- USB Cable Clip
- BF-1B Body Cap
- BS-2 Accessory Shoe Cover
- UF-2 Connector cover for stereo mini plug cable
- UF-1 Connector cover for USB cable
- Nikon View NX2 CD ROM
- Transmitter Utility CD
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New D4 - Replacing D3
I have used a D3 for years and just recently upgraded to the D4. Everything about this camera is top-notch! I am enjoying my purchase and feel confident in my purchase. I need to include a small comment about the camera's White Balance function. Initially, I noticed the introduction of too much green in my images. This occurred with both Auto White Balance and Pre-set Custom White Balance. With out any white balance bias on my part through a custom shift, the images resulting were noticeably too green. I have overcome this issue through the use of a White Balance Shift by moving away from green. I don't see this inconvenience as a major problem, but I would certainly like to see this minor issue corrected as I do not wish to have to intervene on a regular basis with a 'Shift' to the Auto White Balance or Preset Custom White Balance settings default to the camera.
The auto focus system is extremely efficient. The plethora of customization features are a great asset. The extent to which this camera can be customized is incredible! The build could not be better. The improved LCD previews are very good. The improvements over its predecessor have been well engineered. I am very content with this piece of equipment for my professional portrait photography.
I am a proponent for Nikon equipment and do certainly recommend it to my colleagues as a reliable brand.
May 13, 2012
Great replacement of the D3
I have been waiting for a long time, but the D4 is finally here and you will not be disappointed.
I am incredibly impressed with the dynamic range and low light capabilities of the D4.
The only thing I had to get used to was the rear focus button in the vertical position, otherwise everything was intuitive.
Since receivng the camera I have shot over 3,000 images on this body and am impressed with the results.
Kudos to Nikon.
May 7, 2012
More capable than I am
Having had NIKONs from the 1960's to the present, the D4 is the pinnacle and has such abilities to perform that I continue to be in awe of this camera. Although only about 2000 clicks, so far, the ease with which this camera allows anyone to take a photo is quite amazing. The menus are almost intuitive. The controls make on the go changes so easy to make. In tight situations (moving locomotive coming toward photographer) getting the shot, moving away, adjusting, more shots, all come automatically. Changing between modes, focus, priorities, all just seem a part of the photographer and so easily made. And, the final product is so stunning in its quality.
April 28, 2012
Great picture quality, matrix metering is now flawless
Having owned D1X, D2X & D3X my expectations were high, but was concerned about coming down in pixel count from D3X's 24.5mp to the 16mp of the D4. I find the dynamic range seems improved, and shooting at ISO 6400 is a non event. Even in daylight, highlights of JPGs don't easily clip. New light metering in matrix mode rocks!
Camera seems lighter in your hands? yet it isn't.. A lot of small tweaks that together enhance this new flagship. Have a D800 on order for those large commercial/industrial enlargements when 16mp might not fit the bill.
Expectations were high, yet the D4 delivered.
April 25, 2012
Excelent! Brilliant performance!!
First. Love the backlights!!! Really useful under poor light conditions (even in the studio). Superb video quality and performance!!! I just got mine, and travel to Central America returning home with amazing and vivid pictures! The only thing missing is the 36 mb of the Nikon 800. I guess we'll have to wait until the upgrade D4x??
April 15, 2012
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4 months, 1 week ago
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NPS France
Paris, France
Location :
Paris, France
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Professional photographer
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It's my understanding that the new batteries had to conform to the current Japanese regulations for recycling.Mar 13, 2012 by
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mistergreen
Texas, USA
Location :
Texas, USA
Role: Professional photographer
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Since the introduction of the D3 a lot has happened in the electronics field, especially with processors and memory. Specialist processors have doubled in performance while the size of the die (each transistor) has reduced by half. Smaller transistors lead to higher speed and less power usage.The magnets and circuits used to create the motors have much more torque and can operate a lower voltages.
Typically Japenses, design a battery that supplies the right amount of power at the right time.
The only way to correctly assess the performance is to use them in side be side under the same conditions.
Try comparing a torch with a tungsten bulb with one with an LED - the powr usage ratios are so very different - I would reckon the same applies between the D3 and D4 - 4 years is a very long time in electronics.
Feb 15, 2012 by
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Frank
Hertfordshire, UK
Location :
Hertfordshire, UK
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Professional photographer
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The engineering of the battery is such that the D4 will last longer on sustained bursts with it's new battery than if the battery from the D3s was used. The way the test is run to determine the number of shots, does not take advantage of the discharge profile of this particular battery. The test is ran in a method as to where a shot is taken, there is a pause, then another shot is taken. The engineers designed the D4 battery to better accommodate people taking advantage of the high FPS burst shooting. The battery from the D3s would not be able to power the high burst rate and data transfer rates for very long, thus, a new design :-)Jan 22, 2012 by
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jwjusaf
Washington, DC, USA
Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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But the voltage and amperage is lower on the new batteries. They should have made them at least as big (power wise) as the old ones.Jan 18, 2012 by
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Anonymous
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Larger files take longer to write to memory cards. Reading and writing consume battery power.4 months, 2 weeks ago
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outlawphoto
Coos Bay, OR
Location :
Coos Bay, OR
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Role: Professional photographer
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D3s was ranked 1st in low light performance by DxO. The 2012 sensor tech used in the D4 is cutting edge by means of maximizing sensor's microlens light transmission and microlens shape in order to gather and focus all the available light on the CMOS area which has also been improved over the D3s. Low light performance is not only about ISO, it's about how much DR would be achieved in that settling, how much color sensitive it would be etc. Nikon has it's own standards in determining how high it will rate the normal sensitivity. The photograph taken with ISO 12800 can be printed large and nobody will notice it is taken at that setting, it will look just the same as it would be taken with ISO 100. Nikon gives the indicated quality at 16MP, that's D3s+4MP, usable for unseen until now detail at all normal sensitivities, and fair results at ISO52k and 102k (Hi - modes), which by my opinion give charm or charisma of a photograph (little bit of noise). By comparison one would achieve excellent poster sized detailed results photographing the milky way at ISO8000 f/4 14mm, 30sec. With the D3s we had this ability, but now we have lots of detail too and even more improved high ISO, the D4 is a marvel, the crown of the camera world.Jan 29, 2012 by
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Martin
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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The question is not how high it gets, but how clean from noise it will be.If , for example, the 6,400 ISO on the D4 will be as clean as 800 ISO on the D3s - would be awesome!
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Jan 25, 2012 by
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Eitan, Israel
Israel
Location :
Israel
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Role: Professional photographer
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There is a trade off when you add mega pixels. The individual pixel size shrinks therefore decreases the light gathering ability of each pixel. If Nikon advertise a higher native ISO capability, you would expect the performance at that ISO to be great. If ISO is important to you, you are good with what you have. The D4 was advertised as a press and sport camera, not light up the night like the D3s.Answer:
Hi4 is 204,800, without the "hi#"s its 12,800Jan 7, 2012 by
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Bryan S
Home of Kodak
Location :
Home of Kodak
Age: Under 18
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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HI 3 setting expands ISO to 102,400 equivlantHas staff answer
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Where is the D4 manufactured and assembled? (If more than one country, please list them all)
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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OregonShooter
Oregon, USA
Location :
Oregon, USA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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According to Nikon the D4 and D800 are manifactured in their Sedai factory in JapaAnswer:
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.Has staff answer
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When will the product manual for the D4 be ready for viewing/downloading?
Have already ordered. Can't wait. Was looking at a D3S earlier today. Am a sports protog.
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Anonymous
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Role: Professional photographer
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Try here: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17724Apr 3, 2012 by
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Anonymous
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The only product specifications for now which are made available to the public may be found in the product user guide, or the specification sheets posted at www.nikonusa.com.
is it both 12/14 bit switchable as was the D3/D3s?
only full raw or is compressed available too?
only full raw or is compressed available too?
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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sjms
Warren, NJ
Location :
Warren, NJ
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Travel
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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There IS an option to choose the RAW bit depth of either 12 and 14-bit. There are three options of RAW recording file type - Lossless Compressed, Compressed and Uncompressed.Answer:
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How will the ISO at higher settings (say 6400) be as compared to the D3s? Will the noise be basically the same between both cameras or will the D4 be slightly better at the same ISO?
4 months, 1 week ago
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Action
NY
Location :
NY
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Unless the sensor is the same design, one can't say with 100% assurance that "more pixels = more noise". One only has to look at the noise performance between the D3 and D3s - same size sensor, same MP but the D3s wins the battle hands down.This is (a) a new sensor design with (b) smaller photosites than the D3s. We'll have to wait and see.
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I would think it might be slightly worse. Higher megapixels produce more sensor heat, there for more noise.
what kind of controls for time-lapse? how does the d4 deal with the variables ? (interval between frames, framerate, and length of clip)
3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Anonymous
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Take a look at this article: http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-E...It explains the various ways you can shoot time lapse with the D4. There is a built-in interval timer that allows you to shoot time release like you have in the past, and also a Time Release Movie Mode that processes the time release shots into a finished movie file in-camera.
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Supposedly there's been a delay? Nikon France Facebook page notes a March 15th release date. Is there a day for the US yet?
3 months ago
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uberfoto
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I was in our local dealer today (March 15, 2012) near Detroit, MI and overheard him calling a customer to say that their D4 was in.Mar 15, 2012 by
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BruceH
Michigan, USA
Location :
Michigan, USA
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Travel
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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The new NIKON D4 was announced a few weeks back and it’s usually available after 30 to 45 days after this. You may want to check with your local dealer or keep visiting our Nikon store.2 months, 1 week ago
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Anonymous
Vancouver, Washington
Location :
Vancouver, Washington
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Role: Professional photographer
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according to the product brochure:Frame advance rate Up to approx. 10 fps (CL) or approx. 10 to 11 fps (CH)
no mention of a faster "crop" frame rate...
Mar 16, 2012 by
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Hugo First
Richmond, VA, USA
Location :
Richmond, VA, USA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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No.10 fps is the max (11 fps if you use the lock AE-AF feature.
Mar 16, 2012 by
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Arkayem
Savannah, GA, USA
Location :
Savannah, GA, USA
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Professional photographer
Just wondering because when I seen their "I am Nikon D4" video on youtube, they said it has a high usb, but in the "I am Nikon D800" video on youtube, it said that it had usb 3.0.
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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The kid
Canada
Location :
Canada
Age: Under 18
Nikon Family: 0-1 years
Role: Occasional user, memory keeper
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As mentioned, the D4's USB connection is the 480MBps 2.0 version; but it can achieve up to 1GBps using the included RJ-45 LAN connection.Mar 26, 2012 by
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PauloFeitosa
Curitiba - Paraná, Brazil
Location :
Curitiba - Paraná, Brazil
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Family & Friends
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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D4 has USB 2.0 but they include a USB 3.0 card reader with the camera.
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Best of CES 2012
Anna Attkisson posted LAPTOP magazine's Best of CES 2012 award winners, naming the Nikon D4 D-SLR the Best Camera. Attkisson said, "Nikon’s new flagship DSLR, the D4, makes every other camera feel inadequate." She added that for prosumers and aspiring filmmakers, "the D4 is the pinnacle."January 2012
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Best of CES 2012
Daniel Bruns posted the winners of the Videomaker magazine Best of CES 2012 awards, announcing that the Nikon D4 D-SLR won Best of Show. He explained that the awards were created to help readers of the magazine find products that are: "especially innovative, affordable, dependable, easy-to-use, and most of all products which empower each of you to make better video."January 2012
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Best in Show | Best Digital Cameras at CES 2012
Digital Trends posted their choices of best digital cameras that the editors saw at this year's CES show, naming the Nikon D4 D-SLR Best in Show. She said the D4 "more than impressed" the editors. McHugh said the camera is "faster than fast, shoots great video and has adjusted the ergonomics for quicker and better use," adding that, "everything pales to the camera's speed and image processor."January 2012
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Nikon D4 D-SLR Review
by Jim FisherApril 2012
Jim Fisher posted his review of the Nikon D4 D-SLR on the pcmag.com website, giving the camera 4.5 stars out of 5 and naming it an Editor's Choice for full-frame D-SLR cameras. Fisher was impressed with many features of the camera, calling its viewfinder "stunning" and with all the physical controls you'd need while shooting at your fingertips. Of the D4 D-SLR's video functionality, Fisher said "its video capability is almost as impressive as its still features." Fisher calls the D4 "a pro shooter's dream." Other features that impressed Fisher were the camera's quick start and autofocus, variety of connectivity options and low noise. He stated: "The ISO performance of the D4's sensor truly amazed me…" Fisher said that the D4 is "arguably the finest" Nikon D-SLR; perfect for photographers who value speed and image quality at higher ISOs over pure resolution.
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Nikon D4 D-SLR Review
by Dan HavlikMay 2012
Dan Havlik posted his review of the Nikon D4 D-SLR on the PDNonline.com website, touting the camera's speed and design. He found the camera "feels solid" and offers photographers an ergonomic design with improvements in the vertical grip, added function and AF buttons and back-illuminated buttons. "Overall, the D4 feels like a tighter ship than the previous models, with design improvements and refinements that subtly improve the camera’s shooting experience," he said. Havlik noted that the AF was speedy and spot-on; and the camera's low-light performance at high ISO produced clean images. Havlik added: "Speed is this 11-fps-shooting D-SLR’s forte and the Nikon D4 delivered, allowing us to shoot and freeze action in a range of lighting conditions."
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