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Will the Nikon D600 Take advantage of the D600's Extra Functionality? Well, ultimately  we can stop pretending that the Nikon D600 might be coming out in time for Photokina. The worst kept top-secret in the camera world is now officially out. Cheaper than the Pro D800, the D600 is a full-frame enthusiast camera which is priced to compete with the Canon EOS 5D and fill the gap between the D7000 and the D800. The major talking point, of course is the file size. The D800 offers a whopping 36MP, yet Nikon look to have decided that 24MP is sufficient for all their DSLRs below the Pro-level. Yet what are the other changes and what clues do they give to what the brand new D5200 will provide?

If we take a look at some of the specifications on the D600, I think we could take a knowledgeable guess at what Nikon are planning for the new D5200. Of course, as mentioned, the file size is likely to be 24MP. This will probably be the default size for all the enthusiast and entry-level DSLRs. It is a important improvement on numerous of it is rivals, and big enough for virtually all reasons.

The D5100 is a purely DX camera which, even though it doesn't allow you shoot full-frame, can supply advantages in lens length. The D600 presents both DX and FX (full frame) that's a great level of flexibility. But, whilst a full-frame entry-level DSLR has often been taken into account the holy grail, I think, on a practical level, it is largely unimportant. Thus, I don't observe the D5200 have dual shooting formats.

The D600 is a really promising all round camera, yet I am a little bit disappointed by the shutter speed of 1/4000 and burst rate of 5FPS. Whilst it's more than nearly all photographers will require, they want more. 1/8000 shutter speed would sound far better and I would hope that the D5200 leap-frogs the D600 and offers at least 6FPS. An entry-level DSLR need to be flexible enough to allow the photographer to experiment and push their credentials to the limit - 5FPS just isn't fast sufficient.

It does look like the D5200 will have an improved AF system. The D600 supplies the 39 point AF and I'd be surprised if the D5200 doesn't match that. I think the 51 point AF system will be held back for the higher end DSLRs. I also think it is unlikely that the pentamirror system, which provides a 95% view through the viewfinder will be upgraded. It does a pretty good job, and whilst the restricted view is annoying on paper, individuals get used to it very quickly. The introduction of a pentaprism and 100% view would improve the fee for little benefit.

Naturally, the D5200 will have to supply two card slots - it becomes important with present day cameras. The video needs and larger files (specifically if you wish to save them as RAW files) implies that depending on one single card is madness.

The D600 has an auto brightness function on the LCD monitor. The D5100's articulated monitor has been an incredible success and it'd be wonderful if the D5200 could go on development in this area. Why not have the auto brightness function on the D5200 as well? In fact Nikon should be looking hard at whether they can incorporate Canon's touch screen system too and make the D5200's back screen a unique selling point.

The HD video function was a huge selling point for the D5100 and Nikon need to maintain their momentum in this area on the D5200. Providing a sixty FPS rate on full HD would be genuinely useful, but I think they could take a neat trick from the D600 with it's auto time lapse movie creation function. It seems a practical option to take the work out of time lapse photography and encourage the beginner to try some thing completely new. Also, with sound being so important, Nikon may add a headphone jack to the D5200.

So What clues does the D600 provide those of us who're waiting for the completely new D5200? Well, we are likely to get 24MP sensor, 5 FPS, 1/4000 shutter speed, 39 AF points, a re-vamped LCD monitor and a few more options on the video front. The build will probably be very much the same, challenging plastic. If the fee is right that seems a pretty good deal.