2005 - 2009 World Firsts
2009 |
World's first digital camera with a built-in projector. |
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2008 |
Effective dust reduction using the Airflow Control System. |
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2008 |
Equipped with D-Movie function for recording movies with a digital SLR camera. |
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2008 |
Support for firmware upgrades downloaded via the Internet: when mounted on a camera, firmware can be downloaded to the memory card inserted in the camera; firmware upgrade is performed using camera operations. |
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2007 |
14mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom lens. |
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2006 |
Lens equipped with VR II vibration reduction mechanism. |
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2005 |
Lens adopting Nano Crystal Coat. |
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2005 |
Vibration reduction equivalent to a 4-step increase in shutter speed. |
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2005 |
Face-priority compact digital camera. |
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2005 |
Compact digital camera with built-in Wi-Fi. |
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2000 - 2004 World Firsts
2004 |
Wideangle zoom lens beginning at 24mm (equivalent in 35mm [135] format) focal length. |
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2003 |
SLR with wireless LAN connectivity and Creative Lighting System. |
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2000 |
Vari-Brite Focus Area display system. |
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1990 - 1999 World Firsts
1999 |
Integrated control of metering, white balance and tone compensation. |
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1997 |
Zoom micro lens. |
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1996 |
1005-pixel RGB sensor for metering. |
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1994 |
1700mm zoom lens. |
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1994 |
Camera featuring optical vibration reduction. |
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1992 |
Underwater SLR camera. |
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1992 |
Designed with Multi-Area Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash control. |
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1980 - 1989 World Firsts
1989 |
Featuring red-eye reduction. |
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1988 |
1/8,000 sec. shutter speed. |
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1988 |
TTL-BL flash control. |
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1988 |
Designed with vertical sensor for metering. |
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1986 |
Lens with built-in CPU. |
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1983 |
SLR with Matrix Metering Nikon FA. |
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1983 |
1/250 sec. flash synchronized shutter speed. |
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1982 |
1/4,000 sec. shutter speed. |
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1980 |
Built-in TTL exposure meter using a pinhole mirror. |
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1957 - 1979 World Firsts
1976 |
F-mount interchangeable lens with the world's widest angle of view among wide-angle lenses (as of 1976). |
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1975 |
Full-fledged wideangle zoom lens. |
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1973 |
ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens. |
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1968 |
Aspherical lens elements adopted for use with SLR cameras. World's only orthographic projection fisheye lens. |
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1967 |
Featuring the Close-Range Correction (CRC) system. |
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1967 |
Center-weighted exposure metering system. |
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1959 |
SLR with 100% frame coverage and large-diameter bayonet mount. |
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1957 |
28mm-135mm universal finder. |
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