Nikon D300

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Nikon D300

Nikon D300 with AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens
Overview
Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Lens
Lens	Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	Nikon DX format 23.6 mm × 15.8 mm CMOS
Maximum resolution	4,288 × 2,848 (13.1 M/12.3 M pixels sensor/effective)
Film speed	200–3200 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (down to 100 and up to 6400 as expansion)
Recording medium	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive
Focusing
Focus modes	Instant single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M)
Focus areas	9, 21 and 51 points, 51 point 3D tracking, 15 cross-type sensors
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes	Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Exposure metering	Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
Metering modes	3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-weighted and Spot
Flash
Flash	Manual pop-up with button release Guide number 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft)
Flash bracketing	3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Shutter
Shutter	Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
Shutter speed range	30 s – 1/8000 s, bulb
Continuous shooting	6 frame/s (8 with AC Adapter or Multi-Power Battery Pack with AA or EN-EL4 battery), 6 with Li-ion Battery, up to 100 frames (JPEG normal/large)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical, 100% frame coverage
Image processing
White balance	Auto, Six presets, Manual preset (four), Kelvin temperature, Fine tunable
WB bracketing	2 to 9 frames in increments of 1, 2 or 3
General
LCD screen	3-inch TFT LCD with 307,200 pixels (921,600 dots)
Battery	Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery
Optional battery packs	MB-D10 battery pack with one Nikon EN-EL3e or eight AA batteries. An optional carrier can hold a Nikon EN-EL4 or EN-EL4a battery.
Weight	About 825 g (1.819 lb) without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover
Made in	Thailand
Chronology
Predecessor	Nikon D200
Successor	Nikon D300S

The Nikon D300 is a 12.3-megapixel semi-professional^[1] DX format digital single-lens reflex camera that Nikon Corporation announced on 23 August 2007 along with the Nikon D3 FX format camera. The D300 was discontinued by Nikon on September 11, 2009, being replaced by the modified Nikon D300S, which was released July 30, 2009. The D300S remained the premier Nikon DX camera until the D7100 was released in early 2013.