D700 is a new and the first “compact” professional DSLR of Nikon. It is basically a squeezed down Nikon D3. But of course with some differences;


  • Compact body; 34mm (1.3 in) shorter, 13mm (0.5 in) narrower and 10mm (0.4 in) shallower than D3
  • Built-in flash
  • Information panel of D700 is on main LCD, D700 doesn’t have a separate info panel.
  • D700 doesn’t have the D3’s 5:4 aspect ratio option
  • D700: 95% coverage, 0.72x viewfinder - D3:100% coverage, 0.7x viewfinder
  • D700 has a lower burst rate - 5.0 fps
  • 100 frames maximum in continuous shooting mode
  • D700 uses a smaller battery; EN-EL3e
  • Virtual Horizon can be overlaid on Live View preview image
  • D700 has sensor shake dust reduction
  • D700 has single CF slot unlike D3 which has two CF slots