{"id":2936,"date":"2012-02-08T23:23:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T10:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2012-03-18T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T23:26:04","slug":"nikon-d800d800e-new-features-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/nikon-d800d800e-new-features-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon D800\/D800E New Features Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Nikon D800<\/a><\/strong>\/Nikon D800E<\/strong><\/a> (press release<\/a>) which has a whopping 36 MP sensor adopted many of the new features from the Nikon D4<\/a>, but housed in a D700 size magnesium alloy body.<\/p>\n

If you are already convinced to get the Nikon D800\/D800E, You can pre-order yours at B&H (<\/span>Nikon D800<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>D800E<\/span><\/a>) .<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s interesting is the introduction of a variant model Nikon D800E<\/a> which has the low pass filter \u201caltered\u201d. Reducing false color and moir\u00e9 is the main job of the optical low-pass filter located in front of the image sensor. However, this benefit is generally gained with a small sacrifice of sharpness. Moir\u00e9 occurs in scenes containing repetitive details, such as strong vertical lines in architecture.You can expect even greater resolution and clearer definition, however aliasing and\u00a0 moir\u00e9 patterns may be more noticeable in some cases.<\/p>\n

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The low pass filter is made up of three different layers: the first layer is the low pass filter to split image horizontally, the middle layer is an IR filter and the last layer is the low pass filter to split image vertically. The first LPF splits and shifts the image microscopically in the horizontal direction, while the second LPF does the same in the vertical direction. This results in four copies of the image slightly offset for each other on the sensor surface. As noted, the shift between the images is truly microscopic, typically less than a pixel. The net result is that the image is blurred slightly, hopefully by just the amount needed to avoid moir\u00e9 patterns. In the Nikon D800E, the low pass filter is still present (so it doesn\u2019t cost less to produce a D800E), however,\u00a0 the arrangement with the second low pass filter is altered to counter the effect as shown above.<\/p>\n

A new battery grip is used for the D800, you can get approx. 5 fps continuous shooting speed in FX format or 6 fps continuous shooting speed in DX format .\"\"<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the new features on the Nikon D800:<\/p>\n