n Nikon Digital SLR Camera D3S Specifications n
Type
Type Single- lens reflex dig ital camer a
Lens Mo unt Nikon F mo unt (with AF c oupling and AF c ontacts)
Picture Angle Equivalent t o angle produce d by lens focal le ngth (1.5 times when DX
form at is select ed)
Effective Pixels
Effe ctive Pix els 12.1 million
Image Sensor
Image S ensor CMOS s ensor, 36.0 x 23 .9 mm; Nikon FX f ormat
Total Pix els 12.87 million
Dust-reduction Syst em Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Du st Off refere nce dat a (option al Capture
NX 2 sof tware re quired)
Storage
Image Si ze (pixels)
File For mat 1) NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bi t, lossles s compres sed, compr essed, or u ncompre ssed,
2) TI FF (RGB), 3) JPEG: JPEG-Bas eline compliant w ith fine (approx. 1:4),
normal (appr ox. 1:8), o r basic (approx. 1:16) com pression (Size priority);
Optim al quality compressio n available, 4) NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single
phot ograph rec orded in bot h NEF (RAW) and J PEG format s
Picture Control System Four setting options: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome; each option
can be a djusted
Stor age Media Comp actFlash (Ty pe I, complian t with UDMA)
Double S lot Slo t 2 can be used f or overflo w or backup st orage or for separate s torage of
NEF (RAW ) and JPEG image s; picture s can be copie d between c ards
File Sys tem Complia nt with DCF 2. 0, DPOF, Exif 2.21, an d PictBrid ge
Viewfinder
View finder Eye -level pent aprism single -lens reflex v iewfinder
Frame Co verage FX (36x24): A pprox. 100% (ver tical/h orizonta l), 1.2x (30x20): Appro x. 97%
(ver tical/ho rizontal), DX (24x16): A pprox. 9 7% (ver tical/hor izontal), 5:4
(30x 24): Approx. 10 0% (vertic al) and approx . 97% (horizon tal)
Magnifi cation Appr ox. 0.7x (50mm f/ 1.4 lens at i nfinity; -1.0 m
-1
)
Eyep oint 18 mm (-1.0 m
-1
)
Diopt er Adjustme nt -3 to +1 m
-1
Focu sing Screen Type B Bri teView Clear M atte VI sc reen with AF a rea bracke ts
Reflex M irror Quick r eturn
Depth -of-field Preview When Pv (dep th-of-field preview ) butt on is pr essed, lens aper ture c an be
stop ped down to value sel ected by user (A and M modes) or value sele cted
by cam era (P and S mode s)
Lens A perture Instant r eturn, elec tronicall y controlle d
Lens
Compatible Lenses 1) Type G or D AF NIKKOR*
1
: All functio ns supported (PC Micro -NIKKOR
does not su pport some fun ctions), 2) DX NI KKOR: All functio ns suppo rted
excep t FX-for mat (36 x24)/1.2x (3 0x20)/5:4 (30x24) image si ze, 3) O ther AF
NIKKO R*
2
: All fun ctions supp orted ex cept 3D color m atrix met ering II,
4) AI -P NIKKOR: All functio ns supp orted except autofocus and 3D color
matr ix mete ring II, 5) Non- CPU: Ca n be u sed in exposure modes A and M;
color matrix me tering and aperture value display supported if user prov ides
lens da ta (AI lense s only)
Elec tronic ran gefinder can b e used if max imum apert ure is f/5.6 or f aster
*1. IX- NIK KOR lenses ca nnot be used *2 . Excluding A F- NIKKOR lens es for F3AF
Shutter
Type Elect ronically -contro lled vertic al-travel f ocal-plane s hutter
Spee d 1/8,00 0 to 30 s in step s of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, X2 50
Flash Sy nc Speed X = 1/250 s; flas h synchro nization at u p to 1/250 s
Release
Relea se Modes 1) Sin gle-frame [S ] mode, 2) Contin uous Low-s peed [CL] mod e, 3) Continuo us
High-speed [CH] mode, 4) Quiet Shutter-release mode [Q], 5) Self-timer [ ]
mode, 6) M irror-up [Mup] m ode
Frame A dvance Ra te • DX (24x16): Up to a pprox. 9 fp s (CL) or appro x. 9 to 11 fps (CH)
(CIPA Guid elines) • Other imag e areas: Up to ap prox. 9 fps
Self-tim er Elect ronically c ontrolled t imer with dur ation of 2, 5, 10 or 2 0 s
Exposure
Mete ring TTL f ull-apert ure exposu re meterin g using 1,005 -pixel RGB se nsor
Meterin g System 1) Ma trix: 3 D color matrix metering II (ty pe G and D l enses); c olor matrix
meter ing II (other C PU lense s); color matrix meterin g (non-C PU lens es if
user pr ovides len s data)
2) Ce nter-Weight ed: Weight of 75% given t o 12-mm cir cle in center of
fram e, diameter of circle c an be chang ed to 8, 15 o r 20 mm, or w eighting
can be base d on av erage of entire frame (n on-CPU lenses use 12-mm
circle o r average of e ntire fram e)
3) Spot: M eters 4 -mm circ le (about 1.5% of frame) c entered on selec ted
focus p oint (on cent er focus poin t when non- CPU lens is use d)
Metering Range 1) 0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighte d metering), 2) 2 to 20 EV (Spot
meter ing) (ISO 100 eq uivalent, f/1.4 le ns, at 20°C/6 8°F)
Exposure Meter Coupling Combined CP U and AI
Exp osure Mode s 1) Pr ogrammed A uto (P) with fl exible prog ram, 2) Shutt er-Priorit y Auto (S),
3) Ape rture- Priorit y Auto (A), 4) Manu al (M)
Exposure Compensation ±5 E V in incremen ts of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Exp osure Brac keting 2 to 9 fra mes in steps o f 1/3, 1/2, 2/ 3 or 1 EV
Exp osure Lock E xposure lo cked at dete cted value w ith AE-L/AF -L butto n
ISO Sen sitivity ISO 200 t o 12800 in s teps of 1/3, 1/2 o r 1 EV; can al so be set to approx. 0 .3,
0.5, 0.7 o r 1 EV (ISO 100 equ ivalent) be low ISO 200 or t o approx. 0. 3, 0.5, 0.7,
1, 2 o r 3 EV (ISO 10240 0 equiv alent) ab ove ISO 12800; au to ISO sensitiv ity
cont rol available
Acti ve D-Ligh ting Can be selec ted from [Au to], [Ext ra high], [High], [N ormal], [Lo w] or [Off]
ADL Br acketing 2 fr ames us ing selec ted valu e for one fra me or 3 to 5 frames using pr eset
values f or all frames
Focus
Autofocus Nikon Multi-CA M 350 0FX autofoc us sensor module wit h TTL phase
dete ction; 51 focus p oints (in cluding 15 cross-t ype sen sors); AF fine tun ing
possible
Dete ction Range -1 to +19 EV (ISO 10 0 at 20°C/68 °F)
Lens Servo 1) Autofocus: Single-servo AF (S); Continuous-servo AF (C); predictive focus
tracking
autom atically activate d accor ding to subject status, 2) Manual
focus ( M) with elec tronic ran gefinder
Focu s Point Can b e selected f rom 51 or 11 focus poin ts
AF-area Mode 1) Sing le-point AF, 2) Dy namic-are a AF [nu mber of AF poin ts: 9, 21, 51, 51
(3D-t racking)], 3) A uto-are a AF
Focus L ock Focus can b e locked by pr essing A E-L/AF-L butto n or b y pressi ng shut ter-
relea se button h alfway (Sin gle-serv o AF)
Flash
Flash C ontrol 1) TTL: i-TTL balanc ed fill-flash an d standar d i-TTL flash f or digital SL R using
1,005 -pixel RGB s ensor are av ailable with SB -900, 8 00, 600 or 4 00
2) Auto apert ure (AA): Available with SB-9 00, 800 and CPU lens
3) Non-TTL auto (A): Available with SB-90 0, 800, 28, 27 or 22S
4) Range-priority manual (GN): Available wit h SB-90 0 and 800
Flash Modes 1) Fro nt cur tain sync, 2) Slow sy nc, 3) Rear-curt ain sy nc, 4) Red-ey e
reduc tion, 5) Red- eye reduc tion with slo w sync
Flash B racketing 2 to 9 fram es in steps of 1/3 , 1/2, 2/3 o r 1 EV
Flash-ready Indicator Light s when Speedligh t such as SB- 900, SB-80 0, SB- 600, SB-40 0, SB-
80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged; blinks after flash is fired at full
output
Acce ssory Sho e ISO 518 hot-shoe w ith sync an d data cont acts, and sa fety lock
Nikon Cr eative Lig hting
Adv anced Wirel ess Lighti ng suppor ted with SB -900, SB -800 or S U-800 a s
System (CLS) comma nder and SB-90 0, SB-8 00, SB -600 o r SB-R2 00 as remotes; Auto
FP H igh-Spee d Sync and mode ling illumi nation supported wit h all CLS-
comp atible flash un its excep t SB-40 0; Flash Color I nformat ion Communi cation
and FV l ock suppor ted with a ll CLS-comp atible flash u nits
Sync Ter minal ISO 519 syn c terminal wit h locking th read
White Balance
Whi te Ba lance Auto ( TTL w hite bala nce wit h main im age sens or and 1,0 05-pi xel RGB sensor),
Incan descent , Fluore scent (7 optio ns), Direc t Sunligh t, Flas h, Cloudy, Shade,
pres et manu al (up to 5 valu es can be st ored), a nd color temper ature setting
(2,50 0 K to 10,000 K ), all with fine t uning
White B alance Bra cketing
2 to 9 fra mes in step s of 1, 2 or 3
Live View
Mode s Tripo d, Hand-held
Auto focus • Tripod: Contra st-detec t AF a nywhere in fr ame • H and-held: TTL p hase-
dete ction AF wit h 51 focus point s (including 15 cro ss-typ e sensors)
Flicke r Reduction 50 Hz and 6 0 Hz
Movie
Frame S ize (pixels) 1,280 x 72 0/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 f ps, 320 x216/24 fp s
File For mat AVI
Compression Format Motion-JPEG
Audio Micro phone sensi tivity c an be adjuste d
ISO Sen sitivity ISO 200 to 128 00 (ISO 640 0 to Hi 3 in high-s ensitivit y movie mod e)
Monitor
LCD Moni tor 3-i n., approx. 921k-dot (VGA ), 170-degre e wide-vi ewing-ang le, 100% fra me
cove rage, low-te mperatur e polysilico n TFT LCD wit h brightne ss adjustme nt
Playback
Playb ack Funct ion Full-f rame an d thumbna il (4, 9 o r 72 imag es) playb ack wit h playba ck zoom,
movie p layback, s lide show, histo gram displa y, highligh t display, auto im age
rota tion, im age comm ent (up to 36 charact ers), and voice memo inp ut and
playback
Interface
USB Hi-Spe ed USB
Video O utput NTSC o r PAL; simulta neous play back fro m both the video out put and on t he
LCD moni tor availabl e
HDMI Output Type C HDMI connec tor; c amera mo nitor turns of f when HDMI cable is
connected
Audio In put Stere o mini-pin jack (3 .5-mm diame ter)
10-pin Remote Terminal Can be used t o connect optional remote control, GPS Unit GP-1 or G PS
devic e complian t with N MEA 0183 v ersion 2.01 and 3.01 (requires optional
GPS Cab le MC-35 and c able with D- sub 9-pin con nector)
Supported Languages
Suppo rted Lan guages Chines e (Simplifie d and Tradi tional), Cz ech, Danish , Dutch, English, F innish,
Frenc h, German , Indones ian, Italia n, Japane se, Korea n, Norwe gian, Polis h,
Port uguese, Rus sian, Spanish , Swedish, Turkis h
Power Source
Bat tery One Re chargeabl e Li-ion Bat tery EN- EL4a/EL4
AC Adap ter AC Adapter EH -6 (optiona l)
Tripod Socket
Tripod So cket 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions/Weight
Dimens ions (W x H x D) Appr ox. 159.5 x 157 x 87.5 mm /6.3 x 6.2 x 3. 4 in.
Weight Ap prox. 1,24 0 g/2 lb. 12 oz. with out bat tery, me mory card, bo dy cap or
acce ssory sho e cover
Operating Environment
Temperature 0-40°C/32-104°F
Humidi ty Under 8 5% (no condens ation)
Accessories
Supplied Accessories* Rech argeable Li-ion Ba ttery EN-EL4a, Quick Charger M H-22, USB Cable
UC-E4 , Audio Video Ca ble EG-D 2, Camer a Strap AN-DC5, Body Cap BF-1B,
Acce ssory Shoe Cov er BS-2, Eyepiece DK-17, Batter y Chamb er Cove r BL-4,
USB Cab le Clip, Soft ware Suite CD -ROM
* Supplie d accessor ies may diff er dependin g on countr y or area
Main Op tional
Wirele ss Transmit ter WT-4A /B/C/D/E*, GPS Uni t GP-1, Magnify ing Eyepiec e
Accessories DK-17M, AC Ad apter EH -6, Ca pture N X 2 Sof tware, Camera Control Pro 2
Soft ware, Ima ge Authent ication Sof tware
* Produ ct name vari es accordi ng to region, d epending on l ocal frequ ency chann els available
Image area Large Medium Small
FX format (36 x 24) 4,256 x 2,832 3,184 x 2,120 2,128 x 1,416
1.2x (30 x 20) 3,552 x 2,368 2,656 x 1,776 1,776 x 1,184
DX format (24 x 16) 2,784 x 1,848 2,080 x 1,384 1,392 x 920
5:4 (30 x 24) 3,552 x 2,832 2,656 x 2,120 1,776 x 1,416
Flagship Reliability and Improved Operation
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Approx. 100 % frame coverage
The D3S's large prism gives you the F X-
format visual advantage when you shoot.
The viewfinder image is not only large
and bright, but the focusing screen is
also carefully designed to help you to
intuitively sense sharp focus, be it manual
or autofocus.
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Magnesium alloy: rugged
dependability
The body, exterior cover, chassis and
mirror box are comprised of strong-yet-
lightweight magnesium alloy to per form
in demanding real-world conditions and
assure superb, reliable performance and
longer life.
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Comprehensive sealing
agains t dust, moisture and
electromagnetic waves
Assured protection against invasive
moisture, dust and even electromagnetic
interference. A comprehensive series
of O-rings and other specialized seals,
combined with additional Nikon
engineering, keeps you shooting when
lesser cameras would fail.
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Shut ter durability
For the reliability professionals demand,
the shutter of the D3S has been tested for
300,000 cycles. And to ensure rigorous
real-world conditions, the testing is
always performed on fully assembled
cameras.
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Self-diagnostic shutter
Shutter speeds range from 1/8,000 s
to 30 s with an internal mechanism
that automatically monitors and
corrects possible variances between
the designated shutter speed and the
actual shutter timing over the shutter
mechanism's life span.
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Mirror balancer
Minimizes mirror bounce and extends
viewing time, which allows more time for
AF operation – one reason why the D3S
can offer autofocus and Focus Tracking
even at high-speed continuous shooting.
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Quiet Shutter-release mode
Imagine a scene where silence is
essential. Simply select “Q” on the
release mode dial and reduce the sound of
the camera's mirror-down during shooting.
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Live View button
The dedicated Live View button gives
you instant access, offering two Live
View modes: Tripod mode for accurate AF
operation and Hand-held mode for more
versatile shooting angles. The speed
for Contrast-detect AF in Tripod mode
has also been improved for enhanced
practicality.
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Electronic Virtual Horizon
Instant, accurate confirmation of your
“horizontal level.” In Live View shooting,
display the Electronic Virtual Horizon on
the LCD, above the monitor image, for
landscape and architectural photography.
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Twin CF card slots
Record two full CF cards of data, record
the same data onto two cards (backup),
record RAW and JPEG simultaneously
onto separate cards, and transfer data
from one card to another. You can also
designate the slot for data-heavy D-Movie
recording.
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Long-life battery
The D3S uses EN-EL4a rechargeable
batteries. Power consumption and
power management systems have
been engineered for greater operating
efficiency, so you can expect long battery
life. You can shoot up to 4,20 0 images*
per charge.
* Base d on CIPA Standa rds.
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Extended menu banks
Store up to four combinations of exposure
mode, shutter speed and aper ture value.
A timesaver for photographers who must
regularly switch quickly between fixed
camera settings according to different
shooting situations.
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Multiple exposure
You can also designate this function to the
bracketing button for repeated multiple
exposure operation. That way you can
continue multiple exposures without
coming back to the menu each time.
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Enhanced playback function
Review images in a variety of useful
ways. The thumbnail display shows up to
72 frames at a time for quicker search and
select. The D3S can also check histograms
of a selected and magnified portion of an
image.
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1.2x crop mode
When you need both the telephoto effect
and a large enough file size, use 1.2x (30 x
20) format with approx. 8.4 megapixels.
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In-camera edit function
The D3S offers various retouch menus such
as NEF (RAW) Processing for on-the-spot
alterations, without the need of a computer.
Resize function and D-Movie editing
convert image data or movie clips to smaller
sizes while maintaining the original – useful
when transmitting speed is important.
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3-in., approx. 921k-dot color, 170°
viewing angle LCD monitor
The large, high-resolution LCD monitor
delivers bright, crisp image playback with
up to 27x enlargement for immediate and
precise image confirmation. Each LCD is
covered with scratch resistant tempered
glass and individually calibrated and fine-
tuned at the factory to deliver consistent
performance.
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Info button
Makes it easy to view and change
settings. Push once to see the settings.
Push again for a direct shortcut to the
menu page of the camera setting you
want to alter.
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