Nikon's new D7100 is not intended to replace the Nikon D7000, instead it will sit alongside it as the flagship camera in the company's DX format range.
At the heart of the camera is a 24.1 million pixel APS-C format sensor, which Nikon says has been newly developed, despite sharing the same resolution as last year's Nikon D5200. There's also an Expeed 3 processor, the same as found in the company's top of the line DSLRs.
Flexibility
Like its predecessor, the Nikon D7100 features dual SD card slots. This means photographers can use one card for JPEGs, and the other for raw format images, or one for stills and one for video, and so on.
A new LCD monitor can be found at the back of the camera. It's slightly larger than the Nikon D7000's device, at 3.2 inches, and now features RGBW (red, green, blue, white) alignment for enhanced brightness.
Accessories such as a WR-1 wireless remote control and MB-D15 battery pack are also compatible with the new camera, as well as the complete range of Nikkor lenses.
The Nikon D7100 price will be £1,099.99 (around US$1,682/AU$1,635) body only, or £1,299.99 (around US$1,988/AU$1,932) as part of the standard kit with an 18-105mm lens. Nikon expects sales to start at the end of March.
