Nikon D200 has a
10.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Nikon D700 has a
12.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed processor.
Below you can see the D200 and D700 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D700 has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Nikon D200. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Nikon D200 and Nikon D700 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D700 has a better overall score of 80, 16 points higher compared to D200's score of 64.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D200 |
64 |
22.3 bits |
11.5 Evs |
583 ISO |
Nikon D700 |
80 |
23.5 bits |
12.2 Evs |
2303 ISO |