Description: Nikon Corporation announced the D300 in August 2007, with availability expected in November 2007. The unit is expected to retail for around $2000 for the body only, lenses will cost more. It is the latest in the range replacing the D200 model.

Technical Details
 •  12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor  •  Self-cleaning sensor unit  •  ISO 200 - 3200 (6400 with boost)  •  Super fast operation (power-up 13 ms, shutter lag 45 ms, black-out 100 ms)  •  Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)  •  3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor  •  Live View (great underwater potential)

Nikon or Nikon Corp., is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments. It was founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku; the company was renamed Nikon Corporation, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is one of the Mitsubishi companies.

For more information on Nikon, see: the corporate website. and wikipedia.