Nikon D200

APS-C, 10 MP, 2.5"
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        Summary Nikon D200

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $1,799
        With 18-70mm lens
        $1,000
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 1
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 5
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 10 MP
        Movie format
        Help None
        Screen size
        Help 2.5"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 1,600 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Pros

        The Nikon D200 vs other recent DSLRs

        Startup delay Short startup delay Help
        200 ms startup delay
        Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
        Pentaprism
        Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
        1/8000 of a second
        Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
        Shoot in extreme weather
        Built-in focus motor Built-in focus motor Help
        Autofocuses with more lenses

        The Nikon D200 vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        230 lenses
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $999.99
        Weight Light Help
        920 g
        Size Quite small Help
        Professional size (147×113×74 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.9"
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        External flash not needed

        Cons

        The Nikon D200 vs other recent DSLRs

        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        64.0
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        11.5 EV
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Shutter lag Poor shutter lag Help
        270 ms shutter lag
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
        May require cleaning
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Color depth Little color depth Help
        22.3 bits
        Live view No live view Help
        Preview with viewfinder
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Announced Old Help
        November 2005
        Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD

        The Nikon D200 vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
        583 ISO
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        5 fps
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        10 MP
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        1
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Screen size Very small screen Help
        2.5"
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.62x
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        340 shots
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        11

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Andy Horton Andy Horton (3:55 PM, October 11, 2016)
        In built focus motor (to use cheaper lens) and inbuilt Commander for flash are its two advantages over a D3200. Button driven rather than switch alteration to focus modes and other functions rather than menu driven is better but not by much. Everything else especially colour depth and weight is worse. So for 99% of the shots I would prefer a more modern camera and in the field the better bridge camera produces better pictures. Out of date.

        Until very recently I would buy Canon. Too cumbersome in the field for wildlife photography. I would now go in Nikon with the D5200 series. If not he Canon SX50 series bridge camera.
         
        Avatar for Mo-Maurice Gundrum Mo-Maurice Gundrum (3:00 AM, September 10, 2016)
        I have a D200 and use it for outdoor/wildlife photography. I do use it in low light conditions. If shooting in "dark or dimly lit areas it's probably not for me," then what would you recommend? I have an expensive 2,8f 70-200 Lens for this camera and would like to stay with the same Nikon Company.

        Peace, Reese
         
        Ian (9:45 AM, February 19, 2015)
        I have 2 D200 cameras, they are like the D800 in build quality and probably were the D800 equivalent of yesteryear, solid ergonomics, weatherproof, and easy to use, for the price you can pick one up at they are a bargain used. Ken Rockwell says on his blog that it was one of the best cameras he had ever used. Historicly. As long as you keep the ISO below 400 the pictures are very good with good saturation and good facial tones, it's a hard camera to fault but if shooting in dark or dimly lit areas with a higher ISO then it's probably not for you.
         
        Avatar for johnky61 johnky61 (0:26 AM, March 18, 2012)
        I am thinking of geting a DSLR camera. I am on a limited budget but I have been looking at used Nikon D5000, D80 and D200.I have very large hands and I would like something comfortable in my hands, but image quality is important. I have also been told Nikon is better then Canon glass wise. Please help.
         
        R. Howitt (2:24 PM, January 30, 2012)
        I also have D2oo and its great for portraits
         
        Tingletanglebob (11:46 PM, July 21, 2011)
        Might not be the worst idea to get a used D200 (I did recently: 350€ Body only, Germany, 2011) instead of getting a new entry-level SLR for about the same price (the canon eos 1100D for example feels as ceap as a plastc pocket lighter). Even if it´s technical a bit out of date (high ISO,screen resolution, MP, no LIve View, no Video),  quality and usability are so damn far superior, not to mention the amount of lenses available(inbuild AF-Motor).