14 DAY TRIAL // The mythical Nikon D7200 returns to the rumor mill. The D7100 went official in February 2013, as the replacement of the D7000 and was touted to be the company’s “flagship” DX-format DSLR, even as the old but still very much alive D300S was still purchasable.
Back in early 2014, the rumor mill said Nikon might have plans of rolling out the D7200 at Photokina in Germany this year. But the event came and went and we saw no such thing at Nikon’s stand.
People were disappointed, but the good news is that Nikon hasn’t cancelled its plans of producing the camera. Actually, Nikon Rumors reports that a source familiar with the matter has shared with them the possible specs of the DSLR and also mentioned the camera should go official in early 2015.
Preliminary specs of the Nikon D7200
According to the information, the Nikon D7200 will come equipped with a new 24.7-megapixel APS-C image sensor to be manufactured by Sony.
Since lots of products from the D7000 series use Sony-made sensors, this is not practically a novelty on Nikon's behalf.
Moving on, it looks like the new DSLR will take advantage of an EXPEED 4b image processor, which will provide a continuous shooting mode of up to 8fps that can be increased to 10fps in burst mode, when users add an external grip to the camera.
The D7200 will be able to shoot full HD video and high-speed mode up to 120fps. However, we have some bad news for 4K enthusiasts as it turns out the camera won’t be equipped to shoot video at this format.
Almost everything will be fresh in the new DSLR. For starters, the DSLR will take advantage of an Advanced Multi-CAM 3600DX focus module using 72 focus points.
The new system will support a TTL Phase Detection AF with fine-tuning. Moreover, 39 points of the total of 72 will be cross-type with support for autofocus even at f/10 aperture setting.
In the ISO department, things will range between 100 and 12,600, but can be extended between 50 to 51,200 via built-in settings.
The shutter speed range remains the same as with the D7100, meaning a minimum speed of 30 seconds to max speed of 1/8000th of a second.
Last but not least, Nikon will also throw in an optical viewfinder which will cover 100% of the frame.
The DSLR might arrive on the market as the Nikon D9300
It’s interesting that the rumor mill suggests the DSLR could be called Nikon D9300. This name has popped online several times before, but referring to the D300S successor.
However, given the specs of the upcoming device, it doesn’t seem like we’re dealing with the D300S successor. It’s more plausible that Nikon has killed off the series, putting the D7000 in its place.
At this point, this is just speculation, so take the information with a big grain of salt. We’ll come back to this once we know more.