Nikon has announced the D3X, its latest high-resultion professional DSLR. Sporting an imaging sensor with double the number of photosites of the popular D3, the 24.5 megapixel D3x includes similar features such as a 3.0″, 920,000 dot LCD monitor with Live View, 51-point autofocus, EXPEED image processing and HDMI output. To keep up with the demands of stock photography the camera produces 50MB 14-bit RAW files that can be processed to produce 140MB TIFFs. It also supports Nikon’s wireless system and is compatible with Nikon’s new GP-1 GPS unit
Nikon D3X digital camera specifications:
| Format | Pro SLR |
| Price (street) |
$7999.48
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
6048 x 4032 |
| Low resolution |
5056 x 4032, 4544 x 3024, 3968 x 2640, 3792 x 3024, 3024 x 2016, 2976 x 1976, 2528 x 2016, 1984 x 132 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
24.5 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
25.7 million |
| Sensor size |
35.9 x 24 mm (8.61 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
2.8 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CMOS |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
100 – 1600 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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| Zoom tele (T) |
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| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
Nikon Multi-CAM3500 FX |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
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| Macro focus range |
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| White balance override |
6 positions, plus manual preset and Kelvin |
| Aperture range |
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| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/8000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | No |
| Flash range | |
| External flash | Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector |
| Flash modes | Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow |
| Exposure compensation |
-5 to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Metering |
3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Unknown |
| Shutter priority |
Unknown |
| Focal length multiplier |
1 |
| Lens thread | Nikkor AF / F-mount, D-Type |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes |
| Movie Clips | No |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Self-timer | Yes |
| Timelapse recording |
Yes |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash (Type I or II) x2, UDMA |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW, TIFF |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Normal, Basic |
| Viewfinder |
Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.7x magnification) |
| LCD |
3 “ |
| LCD Dots |
920,000 |
| Live View |
Yes |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
Yes |
| Wireless |
Yes |
| Environmentally sealed | Yes |
| Battery |
Nikon EN-EL4a Lithium-Ion battery |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 1260 g (44.4 oz) |
| Dimensions | 160 x 157 x 88 mm (6.3 x 6.2 x 3.5 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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