Nikon introduces new flagship: D3X

Last day, Nikon finally pulled off the veil of secrecy from the new SLR camera, the flagship of the entire line, the D3X, and it turned out that almost everything that went as rumors was true.

The full-size giant has a 24.5-megapixel CMOS matrix with a high signal-to-noise ratio and can take up to 5 frames per second (7 in framing FX mode), the ISO sensitivity range is from 100 to 1600. Since the camera is professional, you can say and the important figures for people who understand: the camera's power on time is 0.12 seconds, and the kevlar shutter lag is 0.04 seconds.



Branded autofocus system (51st point AF), EXPEED image processing system, improved image recognition system, 3-inch VGA display, dual CF card slot, HDMI video output - all this comes as standard, you only need to pay for new camera GPS module.

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The price in Russia has not yet been announced, Western resources are talking about availability for a considerable $ 8,000.

Full technical specification for those interested under the cut.



UPD: The appendix in the form of samples-resize made on the new camera (with the indication of shooting parameters).



Type of:

Digital SLR camera



Lens mount:

Nikon F mount with AF mate and AF contacts



Vision angle:

Equivalent to the angle for the focal length of the lens (1.5 times longer when using the DX format)



Effective pixels:

24.5 million



Matrix:

CMOS array of 35.9 x 24.0 mm; Nikon FX format

Total pixels:

25.72 million



Image size (in pixels)

- FX format (36 x 24): 6.048 x 4.032 (L), 4.544 x 3.024 (M), 3.024 x 2.016 (S)

- DX (24 x 16) format: 3,968 x 2,640 (L), 2,976 x 1,976 (M), 1,984 x 1,320 (S)

- 5: 4 (30 x 24): 5,056 x 4,032 (L), 3,792 x 3,024 (M), 2,528 x 2,016 (S)



File format

1) NEF (RAW): 12- or 14-bit, lossless compression, with or without compression

2) TIFF (RGB)

3) JPEG: compatible with the base JPEG format; compression levels are available: high quality (approx. 1: 4), medium quality (approx. 1: 8) or basic quality (approx. 1:16) ([Size priority]), and [Optimal quality]

4) NEF (RAW) + JPEG: One shot recorded in both formats: NEF (RAW) and JPEG



Picture control system:

Four parameters: "Standard", "Neutral", "Saturated", "Monochrome"; each parameter can be customized



Data medium:

CompactFlash memory card (Type I / II, compatible with UDMA), Microdrives. Double nest.

Slot 2 can be used for redundant or backup or separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images.



File system:

Compatible with DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.21 and PictBridge



Viewfinder:

Non-replaceable pentaprism optical direct viewfinder for digital SLR cameras



Diopter adjustment:

From -3 to +1 m-1



Viewfinder focus point:

18 mm (-1.0 m-1)



Focusing Screen:

BriteView Clear Matte VI Type B Matte Screen



Frame coverage:

Approx. 100% (vertical / horizontal) in FX format, approx. 97% (vertical / horizontal) in DX format, 100% (vertical) and approx. 97% (horizontal) in 5: 4 format



Increase:

Approx. 0.7 times (for a 50 mm lens with f / 1.4, focused on infinity; with a correction of -1.0 m-1)



Mirror:

Fast returning type





Depth of field preview:

The lens with a microprocessor on the lens will be set to the aperture value set by the user (modes A and M) or automatically selected by the camera (modes P and S)



Lens aperture:

Instant return type with depth of field preview button



Compatible lenses *:

1) AF Nikkor lenses (type G or D): All functions are supported.

2) AF Nikkor lenses of type DX: All functions supported except image size (36 x 24) / 5: 4 (30 x 24) of the FX format

3) AF Nikkor, except type G or D * 2: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II

4) AI-P Nikkor lenses: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II and auto focus

5) AI Nikkor lenses without microprocessor: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic rangefinder can be used with a maximum aperture of f / 5.6 and above; color matrix metering and aperture value display supported if lens parameters are specified

*one. IX-Nikkor lenses cannot be used with this model of camera * 2. With the exception of AF-Nikkor lenses for F3AF



Gate:

Electronically controlled shutter with vertical curtain stroke



Exposure:

From 1/8000 to 30 with a step 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; hand-hold



Flash sync speed:

X = 1/250 s; flash synchronization at shutter speeds up to 1/250 s



Shooting Modes:

1) Time-lapse mode [S]

2) Continuous low speed shooting mode [CL]

3) Continuous high-speed shooting mode [CH]

4) Live View [LV]

5) Self-timer mode

6) Mode with a raised mirror [Mup]



Shooting speed:

• DX format (24 x 16): Up to 5 frames per second (CL) or 5 - 7 frames per second (CH)

• Other image areas: Up to 5 frames per second



Self-timer:

Electronically controlled and delayed 2, 5, 10 or 20 s



Exposure metering:

TTL exposure metering with fully open aperture using a 1005-pixel RGB sensor



Measurement system:

1) 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other microprocessor lenses); color matrix metering (available with non-microprocessor lenses, if lens parameters are specified in the camera settings)

2) Center-weighted: 75% of the contribution is made by a circle with a diameter of 12 mm in the center of the frame, the diameter of the circle can be changed to 8, 15 or 20 mm, or weighted averaging over the entire frame area (lenses without a built-in microprocessor use a circle with a diameter of 12 mm or averaging over the whole frame area)

3) Spot metering: Measurement in a circle with a diameter of 4 mm (approximately 1.5% of the frame), the center of which coincides with the selected focus point (with the central focus point if the lens is installed without a microprocessor)



Measuring range:

1) 0 to 20 EV (matrix or center-weighted metering)

2) From 2 to 20 EV (spot metering) (at a temperature of 20 ° C, equivalent to ISO 100, lens f / 1.4)



Interface with the light meter:

Combined with microprocessor and AI



Exposure Modes:

1) Software Auto (P) with flexible program

2) Automatic shutter-priority (S)

3) Aperture-Priority Auto (A)

4) Manual (M)



Exposure correction:

± 5 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV increments



Exposure lock:

The measured exposure value is locked by pressing the AE-L / AF-L button



Exposure bracketing:

Exposure and / or flash bracketing (from 2 to 9 frames in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV increments)



Sensitivity:

Sensitivity from 100 to 1600 ISO units in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV increments; You can set additional values ​​of 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1 EV (equivalent to 50 ISO units) with sensitivity less than 100 ISO units, or values ​​of 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, and 2 EV (equivalent to 6400 ISO) with sensitivity over 1600 ISO



Active D-Lighting:

A set of selectable values: “Auto”, “Very Reinforced”, “Reinforced”, “Normal”, “Moderate” or “Off”



Autofocus:

Nikon Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus module with TTL phase detection, with 51 focus points (15 cross-shaped sensors); AF fine tuning possible



Response range:

From -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20 ° C)



Focus Modes:

1) Autofocus: Single-servo AF (S); continuous tracking AF ©; the tracking focus turns on automatically depending on the state of the object

2) Manual focus (M) with electronic viewfinder



Focus point:

You can choose from 51 or 11 focus points.



AF area mode:

1) AF at one point

2) Mode “AF with dynamic zone selection” (number of focus points: 9, 21, 51, 51 (3D tracking))

3) Automatic AF area selection



Focus lock:

Focus is locked by pressing the AE-L / AF-L button or by pressing the shutter button halfway (one-point AF in AF-S mode)



Flash control:

1) TTL flash control with a 1005-pixel RGB sensor; i-TTL balanced fill flash or i-TTL standard fill flash available with SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400

2) Auto Iris (AA): Available when using the SB-900, SB-800 and a microprocessor lens

3) Auto mode without TTL control (A): Available with SB-900, 800, 28, 27 and 22 flashes

4) Distance-priority manual mode (GN): Available with SB-900 and SB-800 flash units



Flash sync modes:

1) Front-curtain sync (normal)

2) Slow sync

3) Rear curtain sync

4) Red-eye reduction

5) Red-eye reduction with slow sync



Flash Ready Indicator:

Lights when flashes, such as the SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX, are fully charged; flashes after firing the flash at full power



Accessory shoe:

Hot Shoe with ISO 518 Connector with Sync Contact, Data Contact and Fuse



Sync connector:

ISO 519 sync connector with locking thread



Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS):

With SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-R200, SU-800 flashes (in control mode only), enhanced wireless lighting system is supported, FP automatic high-speed sync, flash control data exchange, simulated flash and flash power blocking



White balance:

• Auto (TTL white balance with main matrix and 1005-pixel RGB sensor);

• Seven manual modes with fine tuning, the choice of color temperature; white balance bracketing: 2 to 9 frames in 1, 2 or 3 steps.



Modes:

Shooting mode “Manual”: AF with TLL phase detection, AF with 51st focus area (15 cross-type sensors) Tripod mode: Autofocus with contrast detection function of the selected point of a specific zone



LCD monitor:

3-inch TFT LCD monitor with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA), of low-temperature polycrystalline silicon with a wide viewing angle of 170 degrees, brightness adjustment and 100% frame coverage



View functions:

Full-frame viewing and viewing of thumbnails (4 or 9 pictures) with zoom when viewing, slide show, histogram display, automatic image rotation, creating comments to pictures (up to 36 characters), recording and playing voice notes



Interfaces:

High Speed ​​USB

NTSC or PAL; simultaneous viewing of images from the video output and on the LCD monitor is possible

The HDMI output uses a type A connector; simultaneous viewing of images from the HDMI output and on the LCD monitor is not possible

10-pin remote connector

Can be used to connect an optional remote control, a GP-1 GPS device or a GPS compatible with NMEA 0183 versions 2.01 and 3.01 (an optional GPS adapter MC-35 and a cable with a 9-pin D-sub cable are required)



Supported languages:

Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish



Battery:

One lithium-ion rechargeable battery EN-EL4a / EL4, fast charger MH-22 / MH-21



Tripod socket:

1/4 inch diameter (ISO 1222)



Dimensions (W x H x D):

Approx. 159.5 x 157 x 87.5 mm



Weight:

Approx. 1220 g without battery, memory card, protective cover and shoe cover for accessories





Working conditions:

Temperature: 0 - 40 ° C

Humidity: up to 85% (non-condensing)



Accessories supplied: *

EN-EL4a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, MH-22 fast charger, UC-E4 USB cable, EG-D2 audio / video cable, AN-D3X camera strap, BF-1A mount cap, BS-2 accessory shoe cover, eyepiece DK-17, BL-4 battery compartment lid, USB cable clip, software package CD

* Delivery package varies by country and region.



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