Nikon D3000 DSLR Rumor: Alleged Nikon Roadmap says Aug 09

A user on a Czech forum (here via NikonRumors.com) has posted what he claims may be from a 37 page Nikon document outlining Nikons product release roadmap for 2009-2010.

Here is what it says about the Nikon D3000:

Released August 4th Nikon D3000: effective pixels: 12.3 million ... Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data .... [S] 4.288 x 2.848 ... pentamirror ... 95% coverage ... 0.78x magnif. .... Compatibility AF-S and AF-I ... 1/4000 s.-30 s. ... 3.5 fps 420-zonal RGB sensor ... Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colors, Food, Silhouette, programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M) Exposure compensation + -5 EV in 1 / 3. bracketing ISO 200 - 3200, steps 1/3, Lo-1, Hi+1 (?) Exposure bracketing - not known, AF MultiCAM 380 (*new) - 7 focus points, 1 cross type, AF-S, AF-C, AF-A, M + electronical rangefinder AF area mode: single point, dynamic area, auto area Live View focus - contrast - detect AF, face priority Movie - not known! Active D-Lightning: Auto or Off Internal flash sm. number 17/56 at ISO 200 LCD monitor: 2.7-in, 230 to-dot ... FIXED HDMI - N Battery: EN-EL9a 124 x 92 x 62 mm, 480 g.

Our Take:

Haven't heard anything about a new AF system, but the rest is pretty much expected on the 4th, give or take.

The full translation (translated using Google Translate) of the original post can be found in our forums - see the source link below or click here.

Update:The same poster posted this further down the thread when someone asked him to produce the document, basically saying he found out it was a 'little joke' after spending 3 hours translating it (via Google Translate):

The answer came to me by mail:

• I idiot when I disclose
• It's little joke allegedly staff with responsibilities for their beloved colleagues and supervisors with shipper from the center
• So it's supposedly fancy, but had to give mad work was concerned about his colleagues were extremely happy and very creative. And from me therefore I did laugh and I to 3 hours to translate.

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