Overview

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This manual is designed to help you enjoy taking digital photographs with an advanced single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. The D1X offers:

•A 5.47-million pixel, 23.7 mm ⋅ 15.6 mm (0.93˝ ⋅ 0.61˝) image-sensing charged- coupled device (CCD) capable of capturing images up to 3,008 ⋅ 1,960 pixels in size (photographs can also taken at a size of 2,000 ⋅ 1,312 pixels)

•Newly designed 3D digital matrix image control with 3D color matrix metering, through-the-lens (TTL) white balance, and tone compensation for precise expo- sure control, adaptive auto white-balance control, and optimal color accuracy

•A choice of two color modes (one optimized for the sRGB color space, the other for the Adobe RGB color space), giving users the power to select a color space suited according to the their production work-flow

•An enhanced shooting speed of approximately three frames per second for up to nine consecutive shots (six shots in RAW mode)

•A menu of 0–36 custom settings displayed on the camera monitor in your choice of English, French, German, or Japanese

•Lossless compression of RAW image data to increase the number of images that can be stored on a single memory card and to enhance transfer speed, all without sacrificing image quality

Servicing Your Camera and Accessories

Your camera is a precision machine and requires regular servicing. We recommend that you have your camera inspected by your retailer or Nikon service representative once every one to two years, and that you have it serviced once every three to five years (note that fees are charged for these services). Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended if you use your camera professionally. When having your camera inspected or serviced, we recommend that you bring you bring any accessories regularly used with the camera, such as lenses and flash units.

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Your camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, and AC adapt- ers) certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry.

THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local authorized Nikon dealer.

Replacing This Manual

Should you lose this manual, replacements can be ordered, for a fee, from any authorized Nikon service representative.

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