Nikon D1HAll the color and image-quality enhancements from the D1x, but 2.7 megapixels and 5 frames/second, and 1,000 lower price!<<Image Storage & Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Test Results & Conclusion>> Page 11:Video, Power, SoftwareReview First Posted: 11/16/2001 |
Video Out
US
and Japanese models of the D1h come with an NTSC video cable for connection
to a television set or VCR (European models come with the appropriate PAL cable).
This allows images to be played back on the TV screen and recorded to video
tape, with all the menu options available.
Power
The D1h uses an EN-4 NiMH battery pack (7.2 V DC, 2000 mAh) which can be recharged
with an optional MH-16 or MH-15 Quick Charger. You can also purchase an EH-4
AC adapter separately (100-240 V AC) which is useful for saving battery power
when working in the studio, or performing mundane tasks such as reviewing or
downloading large numbers of images. An indicator on the status display panel
lets you know approximately how much battery power is left and if no segments
appear in the indicator at all, the battery is completely exhausted. As always,
I heartily recommend purchasing a spare battery pack and keeping it charged
for long shooting days or for shooting in cold weather (which can zap battery
power quickly).
The special connections used between the D1h and EN-4 battery pack prevented
me from performing my usual power-consumption measurements on the D1h. My sense
though, was that battery life was quite good, as I managed literally several
hundred exposures on a single battery charge, including a goodly amount of LCD
usage. It did seem though, that the D1h's power consumption was a fair bit higher
than that of the D1x I tested previously: It could just be that the extensive
burst shooting I did with the D1h simply burned through the exposures more quickly,
but I was nonetheless left with the impression that the D1h is a bit more power-hungry
than the higher-resolution D1x. Regardless, my standard recommendation of buying
a second battery pack stands: Murphy's law applies very directly to digicam
power sources, meaning you'll always run out of battery capacity at the worst
possible moment....
Included Software
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The D1h ships with the "Nikon View" software, which provides basic
manipulation and cataloging capabilities for images captured by the camera,
and which can interpret the raw CCD format "NEF" files. A much more
advanced package called Nikon Capture is available separately, but I didn't
receive a copy of it for testing. Users will also want to check out the third-party
applications Bibble
and Qimage,
both of which offer improved interpolation of the NEF files, for even higher
image resolution.
In the Box
Included in the box with the D1h are the following items:
- Nikon D1h body with body cap and LCD monitor cover
- Neck strap
- Video cable
- NikonView 4 CD-ROM
- User guide
- NikonView 4 CD-ROM reference guide
- Image Database software CD-ROM
- Registration kit
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