Nikon D3X Nikon Digital SLR Camera D3X Specifications

Printed in China Code No. 6CE80121 (0811/A)K

Type

Type Single-lens reﬂex digital c amera

Lens Mount Nikon F mount with AF couplin g and AF cont acts

Picture Angle Equivalent to angle produ ced by lens fo cal length (1.5 t imes when DX fo rmat is sele cted)

Effective Pixels

Effective Pixels 24.5 million

Image Sensor

Image Sensor CMOS sensor, 35.9 x 24.0 mm; Nikon FX form at

Total Pixels 25.72 million

Dust-reduction Syst em Imag e Dust Off re ference da ta (optiona l Capture NX 2 s oftwa re required)

Storage

Image Size (pixels)

File Format 1) NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit , lossless co mpresse d, compres sed, or uncom pressed

2) TIFF (RGB)

3) JPEG: JPEG-Bas eline com pliant wi th ﬁne (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic

(approx. 1:16) compression ([Si ze priorit y]); [Optimal q uality] com pression a vailable

4) NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photog raph reco rded in both N EF (RAW) and JPE G formats

Picture Control Syst em Four s etting op tions: Stan dard, Neut ral, Vivid, Mo nochrome; e ach option c an be adjuste d

Storage Media CompactFlash (Typ e I/II, compli ant with UDM A); Microdr ives

Double Slot Slot 2 can be used fo r over ﬂow or b ackup s torage o r for s eparate storage of NEF (RAW)

and JPEG images

File System Compliant with DC F 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2. 21, and PictBr idge

Viewfinder

Viewﬁnder SL R-type w ith ﬁxed eye -level pent aprism

Diopter Adjustment -3 to +1 m-1

Eyepoint 18 mm (-1.0 m-1)

Focusing Screen Type B BriteView Clear Mat te VI scree n

Frame Coverage

Appr ox. 100% (vertic al/horiz ontal) in FX fo rmat, a pprox. 9 7% (vert ical/hor izontal) in DX

format, approx. 100% (v ertical) an d approx. 97% (h orizont al) in 5:4

Magniﬁcation

Approx. 0.7x (50mm f/1.4 lens at inﬁni ty; -1.0 m-1)

Reﬂex Mirror Quick-return ty pe

Depth-of-ﬁeld Preview When CPU lens is atta ched, lens ap erture c an be stop ped down t o value selec ted by us er

(A and M modes) or value select ed by camer a (P and S modes)

Lens Aperture I nstant-r eturn ty pe, with dep th-of-ﬁeld pr eview but ton

Lens

Compatible Lenses*1 1) Type G or D AF Nikkor: All functi ons suppor ted

2) DX AF Nikkor: All function s support ed except F X-format (36 x24)/5:4 (30x 24) image size

3) AF Nikkor ot her than type G or D*2: All fun ctions s upporte d except 3D Col or Matri x

Metering II

4) AI-P Nikkor: All funct ions suppor ted excep t autofoc us and 3D Color M atrix Met ering II

5) Non-CPU AI Nikkor: Can be used in exposu re mode s A and M; elec tronic rangeﬁnde r

can be used if maximum ape rture is f/5 .6 or faster ; Color Matr ix Meterin g and apert ure

value display supporte d if user prov ides lens dat a

*1. IX-Nikkor lenses cannot be use d *2. Excludin g AF-Nikko r lenses for F3 AF

Shutter

Type Electronically cont rolled ver tical-trav el focal-pl ane shutt er

Speed 1/8,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 o r 1 EV; Bulb

Flash Sync Speed X = 1/250 s; ﬂash synchroniza tion at up to 1/250 s

Release

Release Modes 1) Single-frame [S] mode, 2) Continuo us Low-s peed [CL] mode, 3) Continuo us High-s peed

[CH] mode, 4) Live View [LV] mode, 5 ) Self-timer [ ] mod e, 6) Mirror-up [M up] mode

Frame Advance Rate • DX format (24 x 16): Up to 5 fps (CL) or 5 to 7 fps (CH)

• Other image areas: Up to 5 fp s

Self-timer Electronically cont rolled timer w ith durati on of 2, 5, 10 or 20 s

Exposure

Metering TTL full- apertur e exposure m etering usi ng 1,005-p ixel RGB sens or

Metering System 1) 3D Color Matr ix Meter ing II (t ype G an d D lenses) ; Color Ma trix Me tering II (other CP U

lenses); Color Matrix Me tering (non- CPU lenses i f user prov ides lens dat a)

2) Center-Weighted: Weigh t of 75% giv en to 12-mm c ircle in ce nter of f rame, diame ter of

circle can be changed to 8, 15 or 2 0 mm, or weightin g can be base d on average o f entire

frame (non-CPU lenses u se 12-mm circle or av erage of ent ire frame)

3) Spot: Meters 4-mm circle (ab out 1.5% of fram e) cente red on selecte d focus point (o n

center focus point whe n non-CPU le ns is used)

Metering Range 1) 0 to 20 EV (Ma trix or Cent er-Weighted M etering), 2) 2 t o 20 EV (Spot Me tering) (ISO 100

equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/ 68°F)

Exposure Meter Coupling Combined CPU and AI

Exposure Modes 1) Progr ammed Au to (P) with ﬂe xible pr ogram, 2) Shutte r-Priorit y Auto (S), 3) Apertur e-

Priority Auto (A), 4) Manu al (M)

Exposure Compensation ±5 EV in in crement s of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

Exposure Lock Ex posure loc ked at dete cted value wi th AE-L/AF -L butto n

Exposure Bracketi ng Exposure and/or ﬂash br acketing (2 t o 9 exposure s in incremen ts of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 E V)

Sensitivity ISO 100 to 1600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV; can be se t to approx. 0 .3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (IS O

50 equivalent) bel ow ISO 10 0, or to approx. 0.3, 0. 5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 6400 e quivalent)

over ISO 1600

Active D-Lighting Can be selected f rom [Auto], [E xtra high] , [High], [Norm al], [Low], or [O ff]

Focus

Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 350 0FX au tofocus sensor module w ith TT L phase -detect ion; 51 fo cus

points (including 15 cross-t ype sens ors); AF ﬁne tun ing possible

Detection Range -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 a t 20°C/68°F)

Lens Servo 1) Au tofocus: Single-se rvo AF (S); Con tinuous-se rvo AF (C); Fo cus Track ing auto matically

activated accordin g to subject s tatus, 2) Manu al focus (M) wi th electr onic rangeﬁn der

Focus Point Single AF point ca n be selecte d from 51 or 11 focus po ints

AF-Area Mode 1) Single-point AF, 2) Dynamic- area AF [number of AF point s: 9, 21, 51, 51 (3D-Tracking)] ,

3) Auto-area AF

Focus Lock F ocus can be loc ked by pressing AE-L/AF- L but ton or by pres sing shut ter-relea se but ton

halfway (Single-point A F in AF-S)

Flash

Flash Control 1) TTL ﬂash con trol wi th 1,005 -pixel R GB sens or; i-TTL balance d ﬁll-ﬂash and st andard

i-TTL ﬁll-ﬂash available with S B-900, 8 00, 600 or 4 00

2) Auto aperture (AA): Available with SB-900, 80 0 and CPU lens

3) Non-TTL auto (A): Available with SB-900, 800, 28, 27 or 22s

4) Range-priority manual (GN): Available with SB-900, an d 800

Flash Sync Modes 1) Front-cur tain sy nc (nor mal), 2) Sl ow sync, 3) Rea r-curtain sync, 4) Red-e ye redu ction,

5) Red-eye reduction wi th slow syn c

Flash-ready Indicat or Ligh ts when Sp eedlight su ch as SB-9 00, SB-8 00, SB- 600, SB -400, SB -80DX, S B-28DX, or

SB-50DX is fully charge d; blinks aft er ﬂash is ﬁred a t full output

Accessory Shoe ISO 518 hot shoe with sync and data contact s, and safet y lock

Sync Terminal ISO 519 sy nc terminal w ith lockin g thread

Nikon Creative Lightin g

With Speed lights such as S B-900, S B-800 , SB-60 0, SB-R20 0, SU-80 0 (commander o nly),

System (CLS)

supports Advanc ed Wirele ss Lighti ng, Auto FP High-Sp eed Sync , Flash Co lor Infor mation

Communication, modelin g ﬂash and FV lo ck

White Balance

White Balance • Auto (TTL whit e balance wi th main image s ensor and 1,00 5-pixel R GB sensor);

• Seven manual mo des can be pre set with ne-tunin g; color tempera ture se tting; w hite

balance bracketing: 2 to 9 e xposures i n increment s of 1, 2 or 3

Live View

Modes Handheld mode: TTL phase-detec tion AF with 51 fo cus areas (15 cro ss-type s ensors)

Tripod mode: Contrast-d etect AF on a de sired point w ithin a speci ﬁc area

Monitor

LCD Monitor 3-in., approx . 920k-d ot (VGA), 170-degr ee wide- viewing-a ngle, 100% frame coverage,

low-temperature pol ysilicon TF T LCD with brig htness adj ustment

Playback

Playback Function Full-frame and thumb nail (4 or 9 image s) playba ck with playback zoom, s lide show,

histogram display, highlight di splay, auto image r otation, image co mment (up to 36

characters), and voice m emo input and p layback

Interface

USB Hi-Speed USB

Video Output NTSC or PAL; sim ultaneous playbac k from both th e video o utput an d on the LCD moni tor

available

HDMI Output Type A connector is provided as HDMI output terminal; simultaneous playback from both

the HDMI output termin al and on the LCD m onitor not av ailable

10-pin Remote Terminal

Can be used to conne ct optio nal remo te contr ol, GPS U nit GP-1, or G PS devic e complian t

with NMEA 0183 version 2.01 and 3.01 (re quires o ptional GPS Adap ter Cor d MC-35 and

cable with D-sub 9-pin co nnector)

Supported Languages

Supported Languages Chinese (Simplified and Traditiona l), Dutch, English, Finnish, Fr ench, Ger man, Ita lian,

Japanese, Korean, Polish, P ortugue se, Russian, Sp anish, Swedis h

Power Source

Battery One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-E L4a/EL4, Quic k Charger MH -22/MH-21

AC Adapter AC Adapter EH-6 (optional)

Tripod Socket

Tripod Socket 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions/Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 159.5 x 157 x 87.5 mm/6. 3 x 6.2 x 3.4 in.

Weight

Approx. 1,220 g/2 lb. 11 oz. with out batt ery, memor y card, body c ap or acces sory shoe c over

Operating Environment

Temperature 0-40°C/32-104°F

Humidity Un der 85% (no conde nsation)

Accessories

Supplied Accessories* Rech argeable Li-ion B attery EN-EL4a, Quick C harger M H-22, USB Cable U C-E4, Au dio

Video Cable EG-D2, Cam era Strap AN-D3X, B ody Cap B F-1A, Access ory Shoe Cover BS-2,

Eyepiece DK-17, Battery Chamb er Cover BL-4, US B Cable Clip, Sof tware Sui te CD-ROM

*Supplied accessories may di ffer depen ding on count ry or area

Main Optional Wireless Transmit ter WT-4/4A, M agnifyin g Eyepiece D K-17M, AC Adapter EH- 6, Captur e

Accessories NX2 Software, Camera C ontrol Pr o 2 Softwa re, Image Aut henticat ion Soft ware

Nikon Digital SLR Camera D3X Specifications

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Note: Approx. 0.04 second* shutter release time lag extends to approx. 0.05 second* when VR is on or used together

with either AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED or AF VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED. Release time lag

becomes approx. 0.06 second** in 14-bit A/D conversion mode.

*Based on CIPA Guideline and in 12-bit A/D conversion mode **Based on CIPA Guideline

Image area L M S

FX format (36 x 24) 6,048 x 4,032 4,544 x 3,024 3,024 x 2,016

DX format (24 x 16) 3,968 x 2,640 2,976 x 1,976 1,984 x 1,320

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