Nikon D300 and D3 hits the web

Nikon's big announcements today aren't for a little while, but it looks like the surprise is now spoiled just that much more as the D300 and D3 are starting to show up online. Here are a few links to whet your appetite as the news trickles through.

Read - Herald Biz spills the beans (sorry, in Korean)
Read - D3 at Let's Go

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[DBrim Posted Aug 23rd 2007 12:45AM]

Erm, these came up after Nikon had their press release.

http://press.nikonusa.com/

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 12:46AM]

Looks like an amazing duo! I have never seen higher resolution screens on cameras: 922,000 pixel 3-inch screens on both the D300 and D3! Wow! And 12 megapixels on both!

It's good Nikon brought out a great camera like this, because now, Canon is going to have to make something better...

[SilverTrumpet Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:53AM]

They reference the 920,000 "dot" screens as VGA - they're counting each red, green, and blue as a separate dot for that total. Just multiply VGA (640x480) by three; you get their total. It isn't a 15" LCD (1024x768 = 786432 pixels) squashed down to 3" - think about the squinting that would cause! - but it is about 4x higher pixel density than any comparable camera LCD.

I do not mean to disparage the screen at all; every camera manufacturer does the "dot" thing. IMO the screen is the most interesting thing about the camera, aside from the monstrous new AF system. Let's hope it is as accurate as the D200's screen was... I would trade color accuracy for resolution any day.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 12:48AM]

Engadget you forgot to mention DPREVIEW.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:07AM]

Nikon hit it out of the ballpark in the D300 class.

sorry Canon 40D fanbois. maybe next time.

[msalivar Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:22AM]

We'll see when DP Review has up some image quality comparisons. I'm a Nikon fan, but Canon may be right to stick with 10.1 MP for now.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:05AM]

very nice, can't wait to buy one

[dudde Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:21AM]

finally.... a sensor cleaning system... but WTH??! built-in batteries?!? removable batteries are better IMO

[tbonet Posted Aug 23rd 2007 9:06AM]

Where did you see the bit about non-removable batteries?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 1:50AM]

Very nice. When can we expect an Engadget contest with one of these fine cameras?