Obviously no one told Nikon about the megapixel myth. According to leaked details, the yet-to-be-announced new Nikon D800 DSLR will pack a whopping 36MP of image information onto your SD and CF cards.
Nikon Rumors reports that Japanese camera site, digicame-info posted specs of the new Nikon D800 on their site on September 29. Nikon rumours was hesitant to post the information until they received additional information about the camera. They are now confident that the new Nikon will be called the D800 and will include a 36MP sensor.
The D800 is also rumoured to shoot 1080p video at 30fps, shoot 4fps bursts, sport a larger LCD display, and support both SD and CF cards. Nikon rumours says that they cannot confirm the rest of specs on the Japanese site. The Nikon D800 is expected to put a $US4000 hole in your bank account. That’s about $US111 a megapixel. [digicame-info via Nikon Rumors]