Specifications

DIGITAL SLRs
NIKON
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D2HS
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
Pro Digital SLR for Action and Sports Photographers
Time is of the essence to photojournalists heavily involved in action or sports photography.
Capturing the moment demands instant response, high speed, accuracy, and
logical design for ease of handling and operation. Image quality must be
exceptional. And, these images must be deliverable into the workflow and
out to the viewer quickly. Designed exclusively for photojournalists and
sports/action photographers, the D2Hs features the fastest full system
performance in a digital SLR camera, setting the standard in speed and
accuracy while achieving exceptional image quality.
The D2Hs offers instant start-up, an almost imperceptible shutter time lag
of just 37ms, and is capable of continuously shooting 8 frames per second
for a continuous burst of up to 50 images at 4.1-megapixel resolution. It
incorporates an 11-sensor autofocus system with 9 cross type sensors and
versatile performance, DX format 4.1-megapixel JFET imaging sensor called
‘LBCAST’, and a bright 2.5˝ LCD monitor. Advanced capabilities include
optional IEEE802.11b/g wireless transmission and remote control and GPS support.
FEATURES
LBCAST 4.1-megapixel JFET Imaging Sensor
The D2Hs features a 4.1-megapixel imaging sensor called LBCAST (Lateral Buried Charge
Accumulator and Sensing Transistor Array). The sensor’s technology and performance meets
the challenging needs of photojournalists and sports/action photographers, and provides the
foundation for the D2Hs system’s advanced performance. The sensor is not only capable of
producing high image quality, but also delivers high-speed performance. The sensor reads 2
channels of data from each pixel — while also handling brightness data in the same process to
achieve maximum image reproduction speed. Additionally, its JFET technology, combined
with a host of innovations, enables this sensor to render extremely low noise performance with
extraordinary color accuracy, detail, sharpness and overall quality that is unparalleled by any
other similarly sized sensor.
◆ ASIC design significantly reduces color artifacts and ‘jaggies’ on oblique lines, while helping
improve overall image sharpness.
◆ Signal processing algorithms improve automatic functions such as auto white balance, auto
tone control and auto color correction to ensure optimal accuracy for each scene.
◆ Color-processing engine minimizes false colors, while maintaining superior color rendition,
accuracy and consistency.
◆ A high signal-to-noise ratio combined with high-level image processing offers enhanced
performance at high ISO settings.
◆ The LBCAST sensor meets the needs of the photojournalists and action/sports assignments.
Not only is it optimized to deliver a higher level of Total Image Quality, but also designed
for maximum speed and high performance. The LBCAST sensor reads 2 channels of data
simultaneously from each pixel while also handling brightness data in the same process to
achieve maximum image reproduction speed.
◆ The LBCAST image sensor’s innovative design eliminates the need to perform fixed pattern
noise correction or other power-up diagnostics that slow the start-up of other cameras. The
D2H is ready to shoot the instant it is turned on.
Designed for Action and
Sports Photography
◆ High-speed image processing, high
performance hardware components and huge
buffer capacity lets you shoot at 8 frames per
second (fps) for up to 50 consecutive JPEG,
40 TIFF or 40 RAW (NEF) full-resolution
images of 2,464 x 1,632 pixels in size.
◆ That’s the fastest total number of
continuous shots available on a digital SLR.
The frame rate remains consistent when
any combination of the D2H’s focus points
is selected, or even when older, non-CPU
based Nikkor lenses are used.
◆ Combine this and other optimized systems
with instant power-up and short class-leading
shutter release time lag of just 37 milliseconds
- speed that is comparable to the legendary
Nikon F5, and you have a camera that is
fast enough to realize the feel of a true
professional digital SLR.
◆ The D2H is equipped with a further refined
version of the durable and precise double-
bladed shutter mechanism used on Nikon’s
F5 pro SLR. Shutter speeds from 1/8,000 to
30 seconds are available, or you can opt to
use Bulb exposure. Flash sync speed is 1/250
of a second.