Saturday, December 19, 2015

GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL................. Nikon D7200


GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL
Nikon D7200


When you get proficient enough with an entry-level DSLR, there are 
always a ton of upgrades available. And if you're not doing photography 
as a professional, spending on a full frame DSLR will be overkill. 
The D7200 is Nikon's offering for the advanced user and they call it 
the most advanced camera in their DX (APS-C size sensor) range.
Compared to the previous D7100, there are a few key upgrades (though 
 they are outwardly very similar). For starters, the autofocus system has 
been completely overhauled -the D7200 focuses faster (it tracks 
moving subjects better) and more reliably , even in very low light. 
And second, it has a larger buffer memory , which means it can shoot 
faster and in a longer burst.
If you shoot in JPEG (even at the highest setting), you can shoot at 6 
frames per second for a burst that lasts over 100 photos.For RAW , 
you can do 18 continuous shots before the buffer fills up.
The built in WiFI and NFC is a first for Nikon DSLRs. 
The competition has offered these features for a while so it's good to 
see Nikon catching up. Thanks to WiFi, you can wirelessly upload 
photos to social networks or transfer photos. There's a free Wireless 
Mobile Utility app (iOS and Android) that helps you with this and it 
lets you shoot remotely with your device. The D7200 also has dual SD 
cards slot. You can use a second card as `overflow' (when one fills up, 
it starts writing to the other) or `backup' (same images stored on both) 
 or selectively, if you want to shoot JPEG & RAW .
We tested it with a Nikkor 18300mm f3.5-6.3G ED lens with built in 
VR (vibration reduction: Nikon's term for optical image stabilisation). 
This is a lens for someone who wants the ultimate in versatility -you 
can use it indoors, where the 18mm focal length can easily fit everyone
 into the frame -or you can use it as a superzoom, with the 300mm side 
of the lens bringing everything closer. But this is a `75,000 option.
The ISO range is 100 to 25,600, with two additional ultra high ISO 
settings: Hi BW1 (equivalent to ISO 51,200) and Hi BW2 (equivalent
 to ISO 1,02,400). Needless to say , these are black & white modes, 
which are to be used only when capturing any sort of image is more 
important than the amount of noise. You can safely push it to ISO 
3200 without much noise. The video mode is limited to 1080p 60p, 
but there is a flat picture control mode that maintains both shadow 
and highlight detail -and a time lapse mode is built in too. 
It's a capable performer -probably the best APS-C performance 
you can get this side of a lakh of Rupees
Hitesh Bhagat
ET16DEC15








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