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Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera ” With Virtual Horizon Graphics Indicator for Accurate Positioning


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by Fred Gagnon

Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera is not just Nikons very first full frame digital SLR camera, it is also the worlds first camera with a virtual horizon graphics indicator. This digital single lens reflex camera has a vast array of features 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.

This powerful camera offers blazing shooting speed fit for sports and fast-action photography. It has the ability to shoot up to 9 frames per second at full resolution. In the DX crop mode, it can shoot up to 11 frames per second. It has a durable shutter system that was tested to 300,000 cycles.

It has an expandable base sensitivity of ISO 200 to 6400 and with 25,600 available as a boost option. It has selectable expanded range: Lo-1 with 100 ISO, Hi-1 that offers ISO 12,800 and Hi-2 of 25,600 ISO.

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 also enables you to choose the bit depths for your images. It has 12-bit or 14-bit A/D conversion function, which yield high quality images. If you choose 12-bit, you will have 4,096 tones or smaller image files at faster operating speed. If you choose 14-bit, you will have 16,384 tones or larger images files at slower operating speed.

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.

It has a large 3-inch super density 920,000-dot VGA color monitor, which provides you with 170-degree wide-angle viewing. The LCD monitor also comes with tempered glass protection. It also features 51-point auto focus that is fast and accurate and has 3D focus tracking as well as 3 dynamic AF modes.

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.

Another feature is the Active D-Lighting that adjusts metering and provides image enhancements. This feature also applies D-lighting curve. It helps you achieve the right level of contrast by controlling 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.

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