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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single lens reflex camera |
| Released | 23 August 2007 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable, Nikon F mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 36 mm × 23.9 mm CMOS, Nikon FX format |
| Sensor maker | Nikon[1] |
| Maximum resolution | 12.0 effective megapixels (4,256 × 2,832 pixels) |
| Film speed | ISO equivalency 200 to 6400 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps, boosted: 100 to 25,600 |
| Recording medium | 2 CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single Area AF, Dynamic AF with Focus Tracking and Lock-on, Closest Subject Priority, Group Dynamic AF |
| Focus areas | 51 area TTL |
| Focus bracketing | n/a |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program Auto [P], Shutter Priority Auto [S], Aperture Priority Auto [A], Manual [M] |
| Exposure metering | TTL full aperture exposure metering system |
| Metering modes | 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Centre Weighted, Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | n/a |
| Flash bracketing | n/a |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electromagnetically controlled vertical travel focal plane shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 30 to 1/8000 second and bulb |
| Continuous shooting | 9 frame/s up to 17/64 (RAW/JPEG Fine), 11 frame/s for DX mode (without autofocus) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical type fixed eye level pentaprism, 100% coverage |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, Presets (5), Manual, and Color temperature in kelvins |
| WB bracketing | 2 to 9 frames, 10, 20, 30 MIRED steps |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3 inch, 307,000 pixels (922,000 dots), VGA |
| Battery | Lithium ion EN-EL4a |
| Optional battery packs | AC adapter EH-6 |
| Weight | 1,240 g (2.73 lb) |
| Made in |  Japan |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Nikon D3S |
The Nikon D3 is a 12.0-megapixel professional-grade full frame (35 mm) digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) announced by the Nikon Corporation on 23 August 2007 along with the Nikon D300 DX format camera. It was Nikon's first full-frame DSLR. The D3, along with the Nikon D3X, was a flagship model in Nikon's line of DSLRs, superseding the D2Hs and D2Xs. It was replaced by the D3S as Nikon's flagship DSLR. The D3, D3X, D3S, D4, D4s, D5, D6, D700, D800, D800Е and Df are the only Nikon FX format DSLRs manufactured in Japan. [citation needed] The D3S was replaced by the D4 in 2012.
- ^ Full Frame DSLR Cameras Part I – Nikon vs Sony Archived 2019-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Chipworks