Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera ” With Virtual Horizon Graphics Indicator for Accurate Positioning
Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera, Nikons very first full frame digital SLR camera, features Electronic Virtual Horizon Graphics Indicator. In fact, it is the worlds first camera to have virtual horizon graphics indicator. In addition to the said features it offers a wide variety of functions including EXPEED, Active D-Lighting, A/D Conversion and Live View shooting modes.
Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera is an FX format digital single lens reflex camera with a 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor. It is a full frame camera, which means that it has a 35mm frame that most professional photographers are used to. To help you level your camera in the same position as the horizon, the Electronic Virtual Horizon Graphics Indicator was added. This indicator can be seen through the viewfinder or on the top portion of the LCD monitor.
Nikon D3 can shoot at 9 frames per second with AF tracking. It can shoot up to 11 frames per second without AF tracking or in DX format. So this camera is very ideal for sports and fast-action photography. It has a durable shutter system that has a release time lag of 41 milliseconds.
This camera has excellent control of noise. It has an ISO ranging from 200 to 6400 with boost up to ISO 25,600. It features a selectable expanded range that includes Lo-1, Hi-1 and Hi-2.
Nikon D3 digital SLR camera can give you high quality images at blazing processing speeds. It features Nikons exclusive image processing technology called the EXPEED. EXPEED is a system which refers to the whole concept of producing superior quality images at blazing speeds.
The camera features selectable 12-bit (4,096 tones) or 14-bit (16,384 tones) A/D conversion. Using this conversion, you can either have smaller image files at faster speed or large image files at slower speed. Speeds vary so that whichever file size you choose you will always have that incredible image quality.
Nikon D3 features 2 Live View shooting modes, hand-held and tripod, which helps you shoot in varying situations. Picture Control settings were also added to give you different color options. You can use the 4 preset options which are standard, neutral, vivid and monochrome. There are also 9 additional customizable settings.
Sporting a 3-inch 920,000 pixel VGA color monitor, it can provide 170-degree wide-angle viewing. This large, super density LCD color monitor has a detailed Control Panel type display. It has 51-point AF with 3 modes and 3D focus tracking. It also comes with tempered glass protection for the monitor.
Nikon D3 digital SLR camera also features SRS or Scene Recognition System for auto white balance detection. It also provides faster and more accurate auto focus performance. It has an improved 1,005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II for additional autofocus capabilities.
Like other Nikon cameras, D3 features Active D-Lighting technology, which adds to its JPEG capabilities. Active D-Lighting enables you to improve shadow and highlight details. This function helps control light intensity and exposure compensation.
Nikon D3 digital SLR camera is protected by a magnesium-alloy body. Magnesium-alloy is also used for its chassis and mirror box. This protective material, with the series of O-rings and specialized seals, can protect its parts against moisture, dusts and electromagnetic interference.
