NEW
IMAGE OPTIMIZATION CONTROLS
I'm
looking forward to using the new “advanced image optimizing”
functions. With this new technology, one can fine tune the
look of each image with in-camera controls such as sharpness,
tone, color, saturation, and hue. One can also select from
preset options like Normal, Softer, Vivid, More Vivid, Portrait,
and Black & White.
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Nikon
D200 New Image Optimization Menu |
This
feels a lot like the way the D2x handles white balance, with
custom controls for fine tuning, and preset controls for quick
shooting. I'm especially excited by the new Black & White
settings, since many images are better shot in B&W. Many
photographers shoot a large number of B&W images. The
D200 is ready to allow one to do it digitally.
As
I think more about this, I see that the D200 allows us to
carry different "film-types" and filters in-camera.
If you were shooting portraits of people, and were considerate
of skin tones and wrinkles, wouldn't you like to use the "Softer"
or "Portrait" modes? For nature images, surely you
want the Vivid (Provia) or More Vivid (Velvia) modes? And
if you are an Ansel Adams type, wouldn't you rather shoot
in the new Black-and-White (Plus-X or Tri-X by ISO setting)
mode? What goodies Nikon is giving us with this camera!
WIRELESS (Wi-Fi) TRANSMITER
(Optional)
The
D200 is a “wireless” (Wi-Fi) camera if one purchases
the WT-3 Wireless Transmitter. One can do wireless image transfer
to a computer using the optional WT-3. This allows a photographer
to shoot in a wedding or a studio setting, while each image
flows to a computer for immediate show or post-processing
by another person. Or, a photojournalist might shoot a news
event and have the images transfer wirelessly to a laptop
computer in their car. The possibilities for Wi-Fi technology
are endless. The WT-3 supports both “b” and “g”
IEEE802.11 networking technologies.
MULTIPLE
EXPOSURE AND IMAGE OVERLAY
These are two separate functions that give
control in-camera that normally is only available in-computer.
The Multiple Exposure system allows one to create a single
image from up to 10 separate exposures, while controlling
the division of exposure needed for an accurate final image.
The Image Overlay function allows one to create
a composite image by combining two separate images in camera,
and varying the opacity of the two images. The final results
are saved as a stand alone image, and the original files are
saved also. This could be used instead of a neutral density
filter, by shooting for the dark to mid tones in one image,
and the mid to high tones in the other, then combining the
two images, in-camera, for one properly exposed image with
much a wider light range.
