Photography by Bas Bettenhaussen

Nikon has released its D300 firmware update (which was pulled earlier today). The A and B firmware updates to version 1.10 are available on its support site.

Features

The update features a number of refinements and fixes, including:

• The Highlights playback option has been moved from Display Mode > Basic photo info > Highlights in the playback menu to Display mode > Detailed photo info > Highlights.

• The size and color of “Demo” displayed in the monitor with playback when No memory card? in the Custom Settings has been set to Enable Release have been modified.

• The range of settings available for ISO sensitivity settings > ISO sensitivity auto control > Minimum shutter speed in the shooting menu has been increased from 1/250-1s to 1/4000-1s.

• When shooting in hand-held live view mode and the frame is magnified prior to autofocusing, operation has been modified so that display returns to the magnified display rather then the full frame display.

• Images captured with Rotate tall, in the playback menu, set to On, are not automatically rotated for display immediately after capture (image review).

• A Copyright information has been added to the setup menu. When Copyright information is enabled, the copyright symbol (©) is shown in the shooting info display. (more…)

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• 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS imaging sensor: Coupled with Nikon’s EXPEEDimage processing technologies and NIKKOR optics, breathtaking image fidelity is assured.
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