Nikon D4 vs Nikon D3S

Winner
Nikon D4

100
Nikon D3S

97

Runner-up

Reasons to buy the Nikon D4

Great image quality
Overall image quality
89.0
Great color depth
Color depth
24.7 bits
Wide dynamic range
Dynamic range
13.1 EV
Large screen
Screen size
3.2"
 

Reasons to buy the Nikon D3S

Battery life
 Great battery life
4200 shots
Low light performance
 Low noise at high ISO
3,253 ISO
Startup delay
 Almost no delay when powering up
120 ms startup delay
Storage slots
 More storage slots
2
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galleries

Explore our gallery of 50 sample photos taken by the Nikon D4.
Explore our gallery of 48 sample photos taken by the Nikon D3S.

competitors

Nikon D4 Competitors

Nikon D5

Nikon D5

Pro DSLR

$5,999 - $6,497 body only

$7,391 with 18-300mm lens

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Compare the D5 vs the D4
Nikon D750

Nikon D750

Pro DSLR

$1,419 - $1,497 body only

$1,899 - $1,997 with 24-120mm lens

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Battery life Significantly shorter battery life
Compare the D750 vs the D4
Canon EOS 1D X

Canon EOS 1D X

Pro DSLR

$4,891 body only

Viewfinder size Larger viewfinder
Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Movie continuous focus Doesn't focus continuously recording movies
Compare the EOS 1D X vs the D4

Nikon D3S Competitors

Nikon D750

Nikon D750

Pro DSLR

$1,419 - $1,497 body only

$1,899 - $1,997 with 24-120mm lens

Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Battery life Much shorter battery life
Compare the D750 vs the D3S
Nikon D3

Nikon D3

Pro DSLR

Battery life Slightly longer battery life
Movie format Does not take movies
Compare the D3 vs the D3S
Nikon D700

Nikon D700

Pro DSLR

$105 body only

Size Significantly smaller
Viewfinder size Slightly larger viewfinder
Battery life Much shorter battery life
Compare the D700 vs the D3S
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Avatar for Mrki Mrki (9:18 PM, January 19, 2015)
Nikon D3s best!
 
Avatar for Thorsten Odinsson Thorsten Odinsson (4:03 PM, December 31, 2013)
"Lucky" all those, who have so much money to buy one of these two cameras !!! :/
 
Avatar for joneill517 joneill517 (1:10 AM, August 10, 2013)
I love my D3s. The D4 seems to have some cool features but I can't see plunking down six grand for the improvements.The 102,000 ISO boost on the D3s looks like crap anyway.
 
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