Nikon D4 16 MP FX 10 FPS. New Digital SRL on 2013

The Nikon D4, 16MP full-frame professional DSLR is capable of shooting at 10 frames per second with full autofocus. In addition to a host of ergonomic improvements, the D4 also sees the expansion of its video capabilities, to the extent that Nikon is describing it as a 'multi-media DSLR.' The cameras gains an Ethernet port, a 91,000 pixel metering sensor and an uprated AF sensor that can work in lower light and with smaller aperture lenses. Its sensitivity range can be expanded to the equivalent of ISO 204,800 and adds illuminated controls to make it easier to work in the low-light situations in which such a setting becomes useful. The D4 also becomes the first camera to make use of the XQD memory card format.

Nikon D4 (47.2 oz./1,337g, with battery and card) with 50mm f/1.4 G.

The D4 just shoots and shoots and shoots. It's unstoppable. It grabs ultra-high ISOs automatically as needed if it gets darker without anyone having to stop and set anything (when it set at AUTO ISO, focal-length based auto-control of slowest shutter speed set one click faster than usual for sports).


The D4 feels great; its sculpted body fits a man's hands far better than the plasticy D800, whose grip is just too tiny for comfort.

The D4's viewfinder is years ahead of consumer cameras like the D800 and Canon 5D Mark III; the D4 uses magic auto-dimming LEDs to show the AF areas without covering anything, while the D800 and Canon 5D Mark III use black LCD AF area indicators that cover the subject.

The D4 of course has a built-in vertical grip with two total shutter releases (each with its own separately programmable function button), two sets of command dials, two AF-ON buttons, and two new Canon-inspired thumb controllers.

Even if you don't need the insane frame rate or clairvoyant autofocus system that sets itself, the D4 has more external controls to give portrait, nature and landscape shooters faster access so we can adjust our cameras more quickly.

Forget the D800 if you're a working professional; the 16MP of the D4 is more than enough for anything. I usually set my D4 down to its medium (9MP, 3,696 x 2,456 pixel) resolution anyway to speed up my post processing.

Most of the rear buttons are now backlit when you flick the power switch. The left row of MENU -> INFO buttons and bottom rear ISO QUAL WB Mic buttons light, as well as the top left three BKT etc. buttons and the index for the advance mode dial, but the AF-ON and top right buttons don't light. The advance mode dial is invisible in the dark; lighting the index mark doesn't help.

The D4 weighs about 3 ounces less than the D3, which is great news. It's a very nice surprise having this big, tough professional camera that doesn't weigh as much as the old D3.
For wedding and video guys are loving the new video abilities of the D4.

The D4 has only one CF card slot, and replaces the second CF slot instead with an XQD slot. It is considered this a waste, but D4 came with a free unannounced Sony 16GB card and reader.

Cards still go in backwards: face the card's top label away from the LCD when inserting.

The Nikon D4 offers slightly higher frame rates, slightly higher resolution, an updated AF system that works better with teleconverters, Kelvin white balance settings in 10K increments, a virtual horizon that finally works properly with both roll and pitch, and much higher ISOs than the D3 and D3s, as well as video.

Spesification

Sensor
16 MP FX (24 x 36mm) CMOS.
4,928 x 3,280 pixels (16 MP) native LARGE.
3,696 x 2,456 (9 MP) MEDIUM.
2,464 x 1,640 (4 MP) SMALL.
Also crops of 1.2x (20 x 30mm), 1.5x DX (16 x 24mm) and 5:4 professional (24 x 30mm) from the above.

ISO
ISO 100 - 12,800 in in full, half or third stops.
ISO 50 to ISO 204,800 available in stupid modes.

White Balance
Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 4 different settings can be saved and recalled), 2,500 K to 10,000 K in 10K intervals; all with fine-tuning!

Frame Rates
10 FPS with full metering and autofocus for each frame.
(11 FPS with locked focus and exposure).

AF
CAM3500FX sensor.
51 AF points (15 are cross-type sensors).
Works with auto- and manual-focus lenses f/5.6 and faster.
11 of these sensors will work with lenses as slow as f/8.
AF range is rated down to LV-2 with any lens. (SLR AF systems have never used the full speed of lenses; they look through anulii equivalent to about f/8 regardless of lens speed.)

Finder
100% coverage.
0.7x magnification (50mm at infinity).
18mm eyepoint.
-3 to +1 diopters.
Live-View LCD.

Meter
Nikon invented the Matrix Meter, the color meter and the 3D meter, which is what really matters.
For the first time, Nikon is wasting their time by upping the resolution of the meter sensor for marketing purposes to 91,000 RGB pixels.
It also measures flash at this resolution.



Shutter
Kevlar/carbon fiber-composite, rated 400,000 shots.
1/8,000 - 30 seconds in full, half or third stops.

Bulb.
X 250 flash sync.
"Silent" mode.

Flash
1/250 flash sync.
i-TTL flash control using the 91,000 pixel RGB sensor with the SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 and SB-400.
Won't meter flash with other flash guns.

Lens Compatibility
Built-in motor and AI coupling feeler, so all AF lenses work, as well as classic AI, AI-s and AI-P manual-focus lenses all work as well as they do on all of Nikon's better DSLRs.

File Formats
JPG.
NEF 12 or 14 bit, uncompressed, or lossy or lossless compressed.
NEF + JPG.
TIFF.
Video: H.264/MPEG4 stored in .MOV files.

Storage and Data
One CF slot (UDMA 7), and one XQD slot. (NOT two CF slots).
XQD cards are bogus — Lexar doesn't make them, and I don't know about SanDisk. Therefore, the XQD slot is largely useless. I'll only use Lexar and SanDisk cards. Got a XQD reader? I didn't think so.

USB.
HDMI (mini-C).
RJ-45 Ethernet.

Wireless
WT-4 or WT-5A/B/C/D.

Video
All of these variations have two different file size (quality) options:
1,920 × 1,080 (full or cropped) at 29.97p, 25p and 23.976p.
1,280 × 720 at 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p and 25p.
640 × 424 at 29.97p and 25p.
H.264/MPEG4 stored in .MOV files.
24–36,000x time-lapse mode.

Audio
Mono internal mic.
3.5mm jack for external stereo mic, with power.
Auto and manual level control.
Linear PCM recording.
3.5mm stereo output jack.

LCD
3.2" (8cm) LCD.
921,000 dots.
Auto brightness control.
Live View.

Power
EN-EL18 battery.
MH-26 charger.
Optional EH-6b AC adapter and EP-6 connector.
CR1616 lithium coin cell for the clock, rated 2 years. This is new for Nikon; Nikon used to use a more expensive internal, permanent rechargeable battery that never needed to be changed.

Size
6.3 × 6.2 × 3.6 inches.
160 × 156.5 × 90.5 millimeters.

Weight
47.165 oz. (1,337.2 g), actual measured with battery and card and lugs, but no strap or lens.
Nikon specifies 47.3 ounces (1,340 g or 2 pounds, 15.3 oz.) with battery and XQD memory card.
Nikon specifies 41.6 ounces (1,180 g or 2 pounds, 9.6 oz.), stripped naked.

Serial Number
Laser-engraved on plate on bottom.
USA Version
Delineated with a yellow Nikon USA sticker inside battery chamber.

Environmental
0 ~ 40ºC (32 ~ 104ºF), operating.
85% RH or less, non condensing.

Included
D4 body
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL18
Battery Charger MH-26
USB Cable UC-E15
Camera Strap AN-DC7
Body Cap BF-1B
Accessory Shoe Cover BS-2
Eyepiece DK-17
Battery Chamber Cover BL-6
USB Cable Clip
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM