Nikon D3

Nikon D3

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.