The closest camera to the new D200 in terms of specification, build and handling is Nikon’s D2x but the D200 is lighter and smaller than that camera yet features most of that camera's power – if not exceeds it – in terms in terms of both shooting and handling features and its performance. In fact, the D200 lacks virtually nothing in terms of control (customisable or otherwise) and image grabbing technology. Let's look at some of the key kit.
The aforementioned 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor came as something of a surprise because the D2x used a CMOS sensor, "everyone" assumed that like its Canon counterpart, Nikon had switched to using CMOS sensors for it’s high-end D-SLRs. Not so, the D200 has a high resolution CCD sensor of the DX-format (APS-C sized) type, which means there’s a 1.5x magnification factor that has to be added to any lens mounted on the camera. In other words, a 100mm lens would become a 150mm lens, for example and the all-new sensor offers a huge amount of detail, as we’ll see. You can read the full review here