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August, 2007
Nikon D3

NikonD3

Summary Nikon D3

Prices Price
Body only $6,682 Kit Unknown
all D3 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 3 Among similar cameras #n/a of 5
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Screen resolution Help 922k dots
Megapixels Help 12.1 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 6,400 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Nikon D3Nikon D3

Replacement

Nikon has replaced the D3 with the D4.

Nikon D4
Nikon D4 announced January, 2012
Movie format Shoots movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR

Compare the new Nikon D4 vs the D3

Pros

The Nikon D3 vs other recent DSLRs

Overall image quality Incredible overall image quality Help
81.0
Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
922k dots
Viewfinder size Large viewfinder Help
0.70x
Focus points Many focus points Help
51
Sensor size Very large sensor Help
Full frame 36.0x24.0mm
Cross type focus points Many cross-type focus points Help
15
Battery life Incredible battery life Help
4300 shots
Storage slots More storage slots Help
2
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second
Low light performance Very low noise at high ISO Help
2,290 ISO
Color depth Good color depth Help
23.5 bits
Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
12.2 EV
Startup delay Short startup delay Help
300 ms startup delay
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
9 fps
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
88 ms shutter lag
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism
Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
100%

Cons

The Nikon D3 vs other recent DSLRs

Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Announced Old Help
August, 2007
Size Quite large Help
Large 160x157x88 mm
Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
May require cleaning
Thickness Thick Help
3.5"
Weight Very heavy Help
1,300 g
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Lowest price Very expensive Help
$6,682.39
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional

The Nikon D3 vs other recent pro DSLRs

Movie format No movies Help
None
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.1 MP
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
25,600 ISO

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