If somebody wants more than twenty million pixels, Canon’s Mark II or Sony’s Alpha 900 could have been the only choices until now. But Nikon’s d3x is the latest and the most smart choice now.  This latest DSLR is the ultra high-resolution snap tool with its 24-megapixel for £5500.

While The D3x is a professional DSLR,  technically, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Sony Alpha 900 don’t dare fall in this category.

The camera boasts full weatherproofing, with bulletproof alloy shell and all the other extras that professionals cry for. In practice, the theory is more or less true.

The magical high resolution of the D3x at low ISO settings, ensures extraordinary quality files, independent of surrounding factors.

The movement smart DX-format crop mode enables the camera to take snaps at 7 frames per second with decreased resolution of 10 million pixels, which makes it potentially a smart tool for sports and action camera work. Last but not the least is the battery stamina of unbelievable 4,400+ shots without having to charge.

But the biggest hitch is the too high a price tag which most of the buyers raise brows at. The high cost forces them to minutely find faults with the otherwise smart tool. Though the critics know about other cameras with the same price and perhaps the weaker features, some weak aspects may linger in the critics minds.

As the D3x is the next gen of the D3  that is 18 months old, the seeming similarity tends to decrease the importance of the latter.

The absence of an in-built dust-reduction system in its full-frame sensor is sometimes considered a minus point of the D3x. The competitors like Mark III and the Sony Alpha 900 possess this capability though these cameras cost less.

Experts are advising  Nikon to  decrease the cost even if it has to exclude some unnecessary features like 100% viewfinder coverage.

Specifications

• Resolution: 24.5Mp
• Image size: 6048×4032
• Focus system: Multi-CAM 3500FX
• Focus points: 51 (inc. 15 cross type sensors)
• Lens mount: Nikkor type G or D
• File type: JPEG, RAW (NEF), TIFF (RGB)
• Sensitivity: ISO100-1600 (ISO50-6400 equivalent)
• Storage: Dual slot UDMA enabled Compactflash
• Shutter speed: 30sec-1/8000sec, bulb
• Frames per second: 5fps FX, 7fps DX
• Flash: External only
• Flash sync speed: 1/250sec
• Image stabilisation: Lens based
• Integrated cleaning: Image Dust Off reference data
• Live view: Handheld, tripod mode
• Viewfinder: Optical, 100% field of view in FX mode, 97% in DX mode
• Monitor: 3in TFT LCD polysilicon monitor, 920,000dot with brightness adjustment
• Interface: USB2.0
• Power: Li-Ion battery
• Size: 159.5mmx157mmx87.5mm
• Weight: 1220g body only

Unique selling points

• High-resultion professional DSLR.
• An imaging sensor with double the number of photosites of the popular D3
• The 24.5 megapixel
• 3.0″, 920,000 dot LCD monitor having Live View
• 51-point autofocus
• EXPEED image processor
• 50MB 14-bit RAW filing to produce 140MB TIFFs.
• Support for Nikon’s wireless system
• Compatibility  with Nikon’s new GP-1 GPS

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.