Nikon Digital SLR Camera

Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Review

The Best Summary about Nikon Digital SLR Camera by Robb Jensen

Nikon Digital SLR Camera

Devastating its predecessor the Nikon D50 Digital SLR camera, the all new compact and affordable point-and-shoot Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera comes at a significantly lower price. With a subtly different set of features Nikon has trimmed some of the ‘less important features and have included a range of new features including the custom Auto ISO feature available on the Nikon D80 Digital SLR cameras. Nikon appears to have concentrated on what makes a good camera. A solid viewfinder,a short shutter lag, and an exceptionally short viewfinder blackout. On the negative side the Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera does not have an internal focus drive motor and as a result no mechanical focus drive pin. Rather it has CPU contacts allowing Auto Focus only with AF-S and AF-I lenses which have built-in focus motors.

This means the Nikon ‘standard’ lenses the Nikkor 50 mm F1.8D and the F1.4D will be manual focus only on the Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera. The difference in the lens mount of the Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera and this is the mechanical focus drive pin at about the 7 o’clock position on the mount of the Nikon D80 Digital SLR camera. I highly recommend the Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera for an entry level professional grade camera.

I also would suggest purchasing a large memory chip I purchased a 4GB chip for under 100 dollars at Futureshop and it held over 1600 photos at the highest resolution the camera offers. Hats off to Nikon, for delivering a solid, affordable digital camera with multitude of features and resisting the temptation to enter the chase for more mega pixels.

The New Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera – Picture Taking at a New Level

The Best Summary about Nikon Digital SLR Camera by Henry C Hugo

The Nikon D3 is a 12-megapixel dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film) delivering excellent imaging with extremely low noise at outstanding ISO sensitivities. The D3 still retains the pro-level control and body design Nikon is known for.

The D3′s grip is comfortably sculpted, the recessed groove on the inside lets your fingers wrap around and grip solidly.

The Nikon D3 has a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body which includes a built-in vertical grip. The body is heavy–2.7 lb.) without battery, memory card, body cap or accessory shoe cover.

The key feature of the Nikon D3 is the full-frame sensor. Nikon has named this the FX format, as against the 1.5x field-of-view of the DX-format cameras.

The D3 with its’ Full-frame sensor, weather-sealed body, very low noise, and extremely high ISOs, and fast frame rate is a well designed professional-level camera.

Summarized Specifications:
The Nikon D3 is a Single-lens reflex digital camera, with Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts.

The Image Sensor is a full frame 35mm CMOS sensor (36.0 x 23.9 mm), Nikon FX format with 12.1 effective Megapixels (12.87 total).

The shutter is an electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter with speeds of 1/8,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; Bulb.

The release modes are:

Single-frame mode

Continuous Low-speed mode: 1-9 frames per second

Continuous High-speed mode: 9 fps (9-11 fps with DX format)( With Continuous-servo Auto Focus, Single Frame or Mirror Up exposure mode, shutter speed 1/250 s or faster; other settings are set at “Default” )

Live View mode

Self-timer mode (Electronically controlled timer with duration of 2, 3, 10 or 20 s)

Mirror-up mode

The live view modes of the Nikon D3 are Handheld Mode and Tripod Mode. In Handheld mode there is TTL phase-detection Auto Focus with 51 focus areas (15 cross-type sensors). The D3′s playback functions include full-frame and thumbnail (4 or 9 images) playback with playback zoom, slide show, histogram display, highlight display, auto image rotation, image comment (up to 36 characters), and voice memo input and playback

Lenses and available functions:

Using Type G or D AF Nikkor lenses on the D3 all functions are supported.

Using a DX AF Nikkor lens all functions are supported except FX-format (36×24)/5:4 (30×24) image size. Using an AF Nikkor lens other than type G or D (excluding lenses for F3AF), all functions are supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering II .

With an AI-P Nikkor lens all functions are supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II

Non-CPU AI Nikkor lenses can be used in exposure modes A and M.

The accessories supplied are:

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a

Quick Charger MH-22

USB Cable UC-E4

Audio Video Cable EG-D2

Camera Strap AN-D3

Body Cap BF-1A

Accessory Shoe Cover BS-2

Eyepiece DK-17

Battery Chamber Cover BL-4

USB Cable Clip

Software Suite CD-ROM

(Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area)

Wireless Transmitter WT-4/4A

Magnifying Eyepiece DK-17M

AC Adapter EH-6

Capture NX Software

Camera Control Pro 2 Software

Image Authentication Software

The Nikon D3 FX Digital SLR Camera is an exceptional camera for the professional photographer.

You May be Interested in Reading Discount Digital Cameras