Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
D3S
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Full frame (36 x 23.9 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4256 x 2832
- ISO
- 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (100-102400 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 100
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 102400
- Uncompressed format
- RAW + TIFF
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon F
- Number of focus points
- 51
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 11.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe plus Sync connector)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps), 320 x 216 (24 fps)
- Format
- Motion JPEG
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- None
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.7×
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- CompactFlash (Type I) x 2, UDMA supported
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 4200
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 1240 g (2.73 lb / 43.74 oz)
- Dimensions
- 160 x 157 x 88 mm (6.3 x 6.18 x 3.46″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes (Water and dust resistant)
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
- Remote control
- Yes
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Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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