Nikon D300 vs Nikon D3x Camera Comparison
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| Nikon D300 | Nikon D3x | |
| MIRRORLESS | no | no |
| DSLR | yes | yes |
| SHOTS PER CHARGE | 1000 | 4200 |
| SENSOR MEGAPIXELS | 12.21 | 24.39 |
| IMAGE RATIOS | 3:2 | 5:4, 3:2 |
| RAW | 14-bit | 14-bit |
| JPEG | yes | yes |
| TIFF | yes | yes |
| WIFI | no | no |
| BLUETOOTH | no | no |
| NFC | no | no |
| MIC JACK | no | no |
| HEADPHONE JACK | no | no |
| HDMI JACK | yes | yes |
| VIDEO 8K | no | no |
| VIDEO 4K | no | no |
| VIDEO 1080 | no | no |
| VIDEO 720 | no | no |
| VIDEO SLOW MOTION | no | no |
| VIDEO 4:2:2 | no | no |
| VIDEO HYBRID-LOG GAMMA | no | no |
| VIDEO SYNC TIMECODE | no | no |
| VIDEO PRO-RES RAW | no | no |
| FLASH | built-in w/guide number of 39 ft. | external only |
| FLASH SYNC SPEED | 1/250th sec. | 1/250th sec. |
| AUTO FP HIGH-SPEED FLASH SYNC | yes | yes |
| SLOW-SYNC FLASH | yes | yes |
| AF FINE TUNE | yes | yes |
| AF POINTS | 51 w/15 cross type | 51 w/15 cross type |
| AF 3D TRACKING | yes | yes |
| FACE AF | yes | no |
| ANIMAL AF | no | no |
| EYE-AF | no | no |
| VEHICLE AF | no | no |
| PIXEL SHIFT | no | no |
| LOW-LIGHT AF SENSITIVITY EV | -1 | -1 |
| FPS STILLS | 6 | 5 |
| BUFFER RAW CAPACITY | 18 | 24 |
| MECHANICAL SHUTTER | 30-1/8000th sec. | 30-1/8000th sec. |
| ELECTRONIC SHUTTER | no | no |
| BULB SHUTTER | yes | yes |
| TIME SHUTTER | yes | yes |
| INTERVALOMETER | yes | yes |
| VIEWFINDER | optical (pentaprism) | optical (pentaprism) |
| VIEWFINDER FRAME COVERAGE | 100% | 100% |
| VIEWFINDER MAGNIFICATION | 0.94x | 0.7x |
| ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER | no | no |
| BATTERY GRIP | MB-D10 | built-in |
| DUAL CARD SLOTS | no | yes |
| CARD SLOT TYPE | CompactFlash | CompactFlash |
| FOCUS SHIFT SHOOTING | no | no |
| HDR | no | no |
| PANORAMA | no | no |
| MATRIX METER | yes | yes |
| CENTER-WEIGHTED METER | yes | yes |
| SPOT METER | yes | yes |
| HIGHLIGHT-WEIGHTED METER | no | no |
| NATIVE ISO | 200-3200 | 100-1600 |
| IMAGE PROCESSOR | EXPEED | EXPEED |
| TOP SIDE CONTROL PANEL | yes | yes |
| DEDICATED FN BUTTONS | yes | yes |
| HOTSHOE | yes | yes |
| GPS | optional | optional |
| COMPACT DESIGN | no | no |
| IBIS | no | no |
| Z-MOUNT LENS COMPATIBILITY | no | no |
| F-MOUNT LENS COMPATIBILITY | yes | yes |
| DX CROP | yes | yes |
| CX CROP | no | no |
| ON-SENSOR PHASE-DETECT AF | no | no |
| FULL FRAME SENSOR | no | yes |
| STACKED SENSOR | no | no |
| BSI SENSOR | no | no |
| ANTI-ALIASING FILTER | yes | yes |
| SENSOR WIDTH IN MM | 23.6 | 35.9 |
| SENSOR HEIGHT IN MM | 15.8 | 24 |
| IMAGE WIDTH IN PIXELS | 4288 | 6048 |
| IMAGE HEIGHT IN PIXELS | 2848 | 4032 |
| PIXEL SIZE | 5.526µ | 5.944µ |
| MONITOR | 3" 922k-dot TFT LCD | 3" 920k-dot TFT LCD |
| TOUCHSCREEN MONITOR | no | no |
| TILTING MONITOR | no | no |
| FULLY ARTICULATING MONITOR | no | no |
| TOUCH MONITOR AF | no | no |
| LIVE HISTOGRAM | no | in live view |
| ILLUMINATED BUTTONS | no | no |
| ETHERNET JACK | no | yes |
| ACTIVE D-LIGHTING | yes | yes |
| EXPOSURE BRACKETING | yes | yes |
| FLASH BRACKETING | yes | yes |
| WHITE BALANCE BRACKETING | yes | yes |
| SELFTIMER | yes | yes |
| WEATHER SEALED | yes | yes |
| SHUTTER LIFE | 150,000 actuations | 300,000 actuations |
| WIDTH | 147mm / 5.8in | 159.5mm / 6.3in |
| HEIGHT | 114mm / 4.5in | 157mm / 6.2in |
| DEPTH | 74mm / 2.9in | 87.5mm / 3.4in |
| WEIGHT | 925g / 2.04lb | 1420g / 3.12lb |
| REPLACED BY | Nikon D300s | Nikon D4 |
| PRECEDED BY | Nikon D200 | Nikon D3s |
| SEE ALSO | Nikon D100 Nikon D500 Nikon Z50 Nikon Zfc | Nikon D3 Nikon D4s Nikon D5 Nikon D6 |
| COMMENT | ||
| Nikon D300 | Nikon D3x | |
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* Video frames are progressive unless otherwise noted.
* Shutter life is an MTBF value.
* Shutter life is an MTBF value.
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