Nikon D3 and D300 DSLR Scene Recognition System Interview
Nikon Corporation has provided a behind the scenes interview with Mr. Hiroshi Takeuchi, the developer of their new Scene Recognition System (SRS) technology, which is incorporated in the latest Nikon D3 and D300 digital cameras.
Profile: Joining Nikon in 1995, Hiroshi Takeuchi was first engaged in developing light metering technology for film cameras. He then became involved in the development of metering for digital SLR's and TTL flash control technology.
Mr. Takeuchi is the primary force behind the development of the Scene Recognition System incorporated in the D3 and D300.
Overview: Before shooting a scene, a professional photographer adjusts focus, exposure and white balance based on his or her experience. Nikon’s Scene Recognition System represents a completely new concept whereby the camera makes this series of judgments as if it were the photographer’s brain.
Nikon's new Scene Recognition System furthers the use of Nikon’s 1,005-segment RGB metering sensor (first introduced in the Nikon F5) to recognize colors and light patterns that help the new cameras (currently the D300 and D3) determine the subject and the type of scene being photographed, before a picture is taken.
Leveraging the data provided by their 1,005-pixel RGB Matrix Meter, Nikon’s new SRS provides more precise subject identification, optimizing autofocus, exposure and white balance detection.
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