Nikon D300 Digital SLR Camera Body Only

Body material      Magnesium alloy
Sensor     23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor
DX format
RGB Color Filter Array
Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit)
13.1 million total pixels
12.3 million effective pixels
3:2 aspect ratio
Image processor     Nikon EXPEED
A/D conversion     14 bit
Image sizes     4288 x 2848 [L; 12.2 MP]
3216 x 2136 [M; 6.9 MP]
2144 x 1424 [S; 3.1 MP]
File formats     NEF (12-bit or 14-bit , compressed or lossless compressed RAW)
NEF + JPEG
TIFF
JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
NEF compression     Compressed 12/14-bit NEF (RAW, Lossless compressed): approx. 60-80%
Compressed 12/14-bit NEF (RAW, Compressed): approx. 45-60%
Lens mount     Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
1.5x field of view crop
Usable lenses    

Multi-CAM 3500DX
AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal temperature)
Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode
Lens Servo     Single Servo AF [S]
Continuous Servo AF [C]
Manual focus [M]
Focus Tracking automatically activated by subject's status in [S] or [C] AF
Focus Point     Single point from 51 or 11 focus points
Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired point anywhere within frame
AF Area Mode    

Single point AF
Dynamic Area AF [9 points, 21 points, 51 points, 51 points (3D-tracking)]
Automatic-area AF
Focus Lock    

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
AF assist     Yes, lamp
Exposure modes     Program Auto [P] with flexible program
Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
Aperture-Priority Auto [A]
Manual [M]
Metering    

TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor
3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data; metering performed)
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, 10, or 13 mm dia. circle in center of frame or weighting based on average of entire frame (8 mm circle when non-CPU lens is used)
Spot: Meters approx. 3 mm dia. circle (about 2.0% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)
Metering range     3D Color Matrix Metering: 0 to 20 EV
Center-Weighted Metering: 0 to 20 EV
Spot Metering: 2 to 20 EV
At normal temperature (20

A camera that sets new standards of compact professional performance. The easy-to-use DX-format D300 offers outstanding image.