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D200 PROCESSING SYSTEM
Image Sensor RGB 4-channel
output
Optimized WB gain
distribution & A/D conversion
ASIC
(Image processing pipeline)
Faithful color reproduction
More precise pipeline quantization
11-area AF
7 wide-area AF
RESPONSE
CAPTURE
Sharp resolution with pure color fidelity, delivered by
instant response from high-precision subsystems
10.2 megapixel DX Format CCD
image sensor
The D200 employs a newly developed 10.2
effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD
image sensor that captures images with
sharp details and versatile color imaging
at 3,872 x 2,592 pixels size, yielding
extraordinarily high-resolution images that
leave plenty of leeway for enlargements or
creative cropping. This new image sensor
incorporates high-speed 4-channel data
output, and is fitted with a newly developed
Optical Low Pass Filter that helps prevent
moiré, color fringing and shifting, while
also complementing the sensor’s improved
resolving power.
Industry-leading image processing for
exceptional color performance
An added benefit of the image sensor’s
4-channel output is that it allows the D200
to adopt the advanced image-processing
engine of the D2x. Combining color
independent pre-conditioning prior to A/D
conversion with advanced digital image
processing algorithms, it raises the level of
precision achieved by a high-performance
system LSI processor. As a result, it provides
fine color gradations with consistent and
smooth transitions, all rendered exceptionally
well throughout the selection of available
color modes.
Fast SLR response that’s always ready to
capture the moment
Instant power-up in just 0.15 seconds,
a shutter release time lag of a mere 50
milliseconds, and a shortened viewfinder
blackout time of just 105 milliseconds
combine with optimized subsystems
throughout the D200 to provide fast
handling — making it ready to respond to a
photographer’s instincts. These capabilities
better enable the capture of unexpected
picture opportunities, and support more
confident subject tracking during continuous
shooting, all of which combine to offer more
assured photographic control.
New, highly reliable and highly flexible
11-area AF
The D200 is equipped with a newly developed
advanced Multi-CAM 1000 AF Sensor
Module offering 11-area AF that ensures
consistently fast and precise focus lock under
varying shooting conditions, all while adding
diverse and effective new
focus area options. Not
only is this system able to
use each of its 11 focus
areas individually, aiding in
pinpoint focus on still subjects, but it can also
operate as a 7-wide area AF system, offering
broad coverage that improves the camera’s
ability to acquire moving subjects and delivers
greater compositional freedom. Lens focus
action is controlled by the latest programming
algorithms, which further improve system
response, focus precision, as well as subject
acquisition and tracking abilities.
• Single Area AF
is great for picking a single
subject out of a scene with multiple elements.
Use any one of the 11-area AF or 7 wide-area
AF spot sensors individually to achieve sharp
results, even when your intended subject
is located off center and surrounded by
other objects. Assisting operation with easy
confirmation, the selected area is indicated
within the viewfinder and on the Top Control
Panel if desired.
•
Dynamic AF
used with Continuous
servo-AF mode operation helps maintain
precise focus should the subject move
from its original position – instantly and
automatically shifting the selected focus area
to correspond to the subject’s new location.
• Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF
can be ideal for portraiture in characteristic
settings that include action or complex
elements. It automatically identifies the
subject closest to the camera using the
11 sensors, and enables composition that
captures the entire scene while keeping the
focus emphasis on the closest subject.
• Group Dynamic AF
recognizes patterns
of action in the scene and allocates a group
of AF sensors accordingly. Both Dynamic
AF and Closest Subject options are also
available, enabling the capture of specific
moving subjects in a frame that may also
contain peripheral activity. Such broad
ranging focus capability is well suited to
composition situations, such as sports, where
the action can be expected to take place in a
particular part of the frame but at a speed too
fast for focus on a single spot.
5fps high-speed continuous shooting
Capture fast action and fleeting expressions
with the ability to capture high-resolution
images at a rapid 5 frames per second in
continuous bursts of up to 22 NEF (RAW) or
37 JPEG (FINE - LARGE) shots*.
Shutter speed range to cover
every shoot
Shutter speeds from 30 to 1/8,000 second
can be selected manually or used in
conjunction with automated program modes
to provide a range that will match challenging
conditions. Additionally, flash-synchronized
shutter speeds of up to 1/250 second, and
up to 1/8,000 second with Auto FP High
Speed Sync, greatly enhance creative
exposure flexibility and fill-flash effects.
High-speed data processing
and handling
4-channel data output from the D200’s new
DX Format CCD image sensor works with
fast image processing to deliver high-speed
continuous shooting. These elements also
work in conjunction with the high-speed
memory buffer and optimized system buses
to achieve faster read and write access
to CompactFlash™ (CF) cards, while
camera-to-computer data transfer takes
place via the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface.
* When using the SanDisk SDCFX (Extreme III) 1GB CompactFlash™ card.
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