<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
12.3-megapixel	O
semi-professional	O
DX	O
format	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
that	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Corporation	O
announced	O
on	O
23	O
August	O
2007	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
FX	O
format	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D300	B-Algorithm
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
modified	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300S	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D300S	B-Algorithm
remained	O
the	O
premier	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DX	O
camera	O
until	O
the	O
D7100	B-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D300	B-Algorithm
was	O
designated	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
as	O
the	O
ultimate	O
in	O
DX	O
format	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
quite	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
D700	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
D300	B-Algorithm
uses	O
a	O
DX	O
sensor	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
FX	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D300	B-Algorithm
has	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
built-in	O
autofocus	O
motor	O
for	O
all	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
autofocus-lenses	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
CPU	O
and	O
metering	O
for	O
older	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F-mount	I-Architecture
AI/AI	O
-S	O
lenses	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
perspective	O
control	O
lenses	O
(	O
PC-E	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300	I-Algorithm
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCR	O
and	O
Camera	O
Labs	O
have	O
full	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
D300	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Review	O
Canada	O
compares	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D200	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
Photography	O
named	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300	I-Algorithm
for	O
their	O
official	O
"	O
Camera	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2007	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
that	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Capture	B-Application
NX	I-Application
software	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
;	O
more	O
recent	O
packages	O
include	O
a	O
30-day	O
trial	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MB-D10	O
allows	O
the	O
D300	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
additional	O
EN-EL3e	O
battery	O
or	O
AA	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D300	B-Algorithm
can	O
shoot	O
8	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
with	O
the	O
MB-D10	O
&	O
AA/EN-EL4/EN	O
-EL4a	O
battery	O
installed	O
,	O
otherwise	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
6	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
'	O
shooting	O
 '	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MB-D10	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
D700	B-Algorithm
but	O
not	O
the	O
D200	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
released	O
three	O
additional	O
picture	O
control	O
modes	O
for	O
the	O
D300	B-Algorithm
which	O
emulate	O
the	O
D2X/D2XS	O
color	O
modes	O
I	O
,	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
released	O
a	O
firmware	O
upgrade	O
which	O
resolves	O
an	O
issue	O
where	O
vertical	O
banding	O
can	O
occur	O
when	O
long	O
exposure	O
noise	O
reduction	O
is	O
enabled	O
for	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
of	O
8	O
seconds	O
and	O
slower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
several	O
years	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
third-party	O
firmware	O
patches	O
available	O
for	O
this	O
and	O
other	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
D7000	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
D300S	B-Algorithm
production	O
continued	O
in	O
parallel	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
D500	B-Algorithm
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
announced	O
that	O
the	O
D7100	B-Algorithm
would	O
replace	O
the	O
D300s	B-Algorithm
as	O
their	O
flagship	O
DX	O
format	O
camera	O
;	O
this	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
replaced	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
the	O
D500	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D7100	B-Algorithm
features	O
the	O
same	O
Mutli-CAM	O
D3500	O
DX	O
module	O
as	O
the	O
D300s	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
D7000	O
series	O
departed	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
of	O
the	O
D200	B-Algorithm
,	O
D300	B-Algorithm
,	O
D700	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
D800	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D500	B-Algorithm
returns	O
to	O
that	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
