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Well, age-old from the point in time when such colloquialism became almost acceptable. That age-old saying: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But if you’re looking for improvements in other areas then that’s where the camera comes to show additional promise.
#NIKON D4 ISO#
If you’re a D3S user and want better high ISO performance then the D4 may not necessarily be worth the upgrade. What the D4 does offer is those extra four-megapixels of resolution, but side-by-side the results from both cameras are rather similar to one another. However, compared to the three-year-old D3S we’re not talking about a massive step forward in terms of image noise performance. Overall the D4 offers great image quality. Many competitor cameras have begun using ISO 200 as the staple lowest standard – a sensitivity that is, to be frank, too high for a number of shooting situations – so Nikon's made the right move by implementing a new ultra-low ISO setting. That it’s possible to shoot at ISO 3200-6400 with little worry will be an essential to those shooting at concerts, events, fast-moving sports matches and the like.Īt the other end of the spectrum shots at ISO 100 are very clean and clear, while the inclusion of an ISO 50 (equivalent) setting will be good news for those looking to get the most out of wider apertures in bright conditions. Here’s where the D4’s full-frame sensor and medium megapixel count come into great effect: not only are images mighty impressive – better than the D3, D3X and D3S models in one way or another – but the highest native ISO setting is of genuine use.įrom ISO 100-12,800 the D4’s images are crisp and sharp despite an increase in subtle colour noise that starts to impact shots from ISO 3200 and above. The idea of ISO 12,800 being any good is often lost on many models. Image QualityĪ lot of lower-spec cameras offer astronomically high ISO settings these days. The D4's sensor is backed up with the EXPEED 3 image processing engine that’s capable of capturing shots from ISO 100-12,800 natively and 50-204,800 extended, yep, that's two hundred and four thousand eight hundred! It's also able to burst-shoot up to 11 frames per second. And with the London 2012 Olympics just around the corner, its launch is no coincidence. So whereas the D800 is a great low ISO, high-resolution landscape photographer's camera, the D4 is the machine that's ideal for high-ISO, fast performance sports and action shots. Its £5289 body-only price is testament to that.
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This isn't a camera with a consumer audience in mind. The cleaner a signal the better quality the shots - particularly at higher ISO settings - will be after the signal is amplified and cleaned up via in-camera noise reduction processing.īut then most people contemplating a D4 purchase will already know that. Why shy away from such resolution? In short the more sensor diodes, or pixels in final image terms, that are crammed on to a surface area the more the camera will "struggle" to obtain decent light to process into a clean signal. We say safe as it is some 20-megapixels fewer than the Nikon D800’s sensor. Under the D4’s hood is a 16.2-megapixel chip, that delivers a high – yet an ultimately "safe" – resolution for demanding users.