Just few days ago Nikon Australia published the news, Nikon D4 and D800 DSLR cameras have become the first DSLRs to pass the BBC Test OR known as the European Broadcast Union test,. Later on Petapixel also published the victory news but the thephoblographer move towards further investigation and they have published the article on October 5, “Did the Nikon D800 Really Pass the BBC Video Test?”
But take a look at the results very carefully….The end of the D800′s PDF clearly states, “This camera cannot be recommended for serious programme-making.” …see the full article (here),
After reading it Andy Quested (Head of Technology BBC HD & 3D) replied
Dear all. The cameras did not “pass” and the BBC is not and will not be using them for HD programmes.
Here are the sections from the test report
Nikon D4
10 Conclusion
The camera has very limited controls when in video mode, but has reasonable connectivity, allowing full resolution external monitoring and recording. Sound facilities are sparse, the internal microphone is adequate for note-taking or guide sound, and the microphone connector is a 3.5mm jack offering only un-balanced input.
The test procedures were as described and recommended by the EBU, in Tech 3335 (http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/t…. Video performance is quite good at 1080p, much less so at 720p.
However, even though the sensor has 16.8 million photo-sites, it achieves only about 1,355×764, only a little better than 1,280×720.
Noise levels are very low, and the camera could be acceptable with ISO settings up to 6,400. Coloured spatial aliasing is present, and is clearly visible even on the camera’s LCD display (921k pixels, about 1,176×784). In theory, meticulous control of the shooting style can minimise this, by using only motivated
pans together with fairly short depth of field, such that detail out of the focused plane is always soft and therefore can never provoke aliasing. Exposure range is, potentially, as high as 13 stops, although this will be limited by the acceptability of the noise levels near black.
Nikon 800
The test procedures were as described and recommended by the EBU, in Tech 3335 (http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/t…. Video performance is not really acceptable at 1080p, much less so at 720p. Even though the sensor has 36.8 million photo-sites, it achieves only about 1,355×764, little
better than 1,280×720.
After our yesterday post “Nikon V2 Coming Soon” Nikon Rumors [NR] also confirmed that Nikon V1 will be announced very soon, so we may see V2 model may have WiFi and GPS capabilities, we will update you soon as we get any new information.
Yes after canon 3D Hoax at B&H its now time for Nikon D4X, the Fake D4X specification showing 54 Megapixel CMOS sensor, Dual Expeed3 Image processor and large 3.6″ display unit…click on the image above to enlarge
Nikon may update its V1 camera any time soon, according to latest rumors coming from different sources the new Nikon V2 camera will feature a newly developed sensor for better low light performance and moderate upgrade in core specification.
Update: Latest new coming from Nikon Rumors [NR] , At least one new Nikon camera to be announced by the end of 2012, but the big question is which one? We have received some rumors about Nikon V1 arrival, but Nikon may also announce its Nikon D400 and Nikon D8000 DSLR, we will update you soon as we get any new information.
Latest patent news: Nikon filed patent in Japan for a Nikon 32mm f/1.2 mirrorless lens for Nikon 1 series camera, see the patent details below: translated by google
Take a look at quick comparison review between Sony A99 and Nikon D600.
Image sensor: both camera uses Same Full-frame sensor with same resolution.
ISO: The Standard ISO range of Sony A99 is 100-6400 expandable up to 25600, Nikon D600 have bit better, lower ISO range can be pushed to ISO 50.
AF Type: Both camera uses advance AF system but Nikon have more AF point.
Nikon D600 Hybrid AF system: Nikon D600 uses both phase and contrast detection method, for phase detection it uses Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 auto-focus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors).
Sony A99 Hybrid AF system, it uses Two phase contrast sensors, a 19-point sensor above the translucent mirror and a 102-point focal plane phase detection sensor, work together to deliver greatly improved subject tracking performance and increased precision. phase-detect focus is also available in video mode.
AF Working Range: Sony A99 have better AF working range with EV -2 sensitivity for improved performance and focus in low light.
In Camera IS: Sony A99 features Sony’s SteadyShot technology for image stabilization within the camera.
Top Continuous Shooting Speed: Sony A99 @ 6fps, Sony A99 is more fast compared to Nikon D600.
Video mode: Sony A99 is clear winner, you get Full HD @ 60fps and (Hybrid) Phase detect AF system for Continuous AF during Video mode.
Display:Sony A99 have fully Fully articulated 3″ TFT LCD with 1,229,000 Screen dots and Nikon D600 have Fixed LCD 3.2″ TFT liquid-crystal color LCD with 920,000 Screen dots.
Viewfinder: Nikon D600 features optical viewfinder.
Other features:
GPS: Sony A99 features in camera GPS, Optional in Nikon.
WiFi – Optional for Nikon, Sony Missing it.
HDR etc., Both camera offers in camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) capture. Sony Also features Multi Frame NR, Hand-Held Twilight and clear zoom technology.
Price Factor: Sony A99 is will cost you approx $800 more than Nikon D600
Conclusion: Nikon D600 is affordable and recommended for Still Photographers, but if you shoot Video + Still buy Sony A99.
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Just few days ago Nikon Australia published the news, Nikon D4 and D800 DSLR cameras have become the first DSLRs to pass the BBC Test OR known as the European Broadcast Union test,. Later on Petapixel also published the victory news but the thephoblographer move towards further investigation and they have published the article on October 5, “Did the Nikon D800 Really Pass the BBC Video Test?”
