Nikon D3 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 488 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the screen. The performance also impresses, but many are less positive about the resolution.

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Experts rate this product 94/100 and users 94/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital SLR Cameras, the Nikon D3 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very Godd quality.

Photos:Nikon D3For years, Nikon users had been asking their favored camera maker for a dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film). Finally, Nikon caved, delivering the 12-megapixel D3; the result is a camera that reaches new ...

Pro photographers just got a new option for full-frame digital photography: the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera. Not only will it make their old Nikon glass fully usable again, but it's now the fastest digital SLR on the market — with some limitations. As ...

Nikon releases firmware version 2.01 for their D3 dSLR. These improvements have been made: • Geo info display for the GP-1 • Improved Autofocus-response • Enhanced AF button function • Modified Photo info displayed in full-frame playback • Issue ...

Nikon's quest for speed spawned the Usain Bolt of DSLRs, keen on showboatin' a full-frame, 12.1-megapixel image sensor that fires up to nine frames per second. Truth is, this pro-level camera's blazing speed is just a start. The 51-point focusing ...

High-ISO shooting is fantastic, with low noise, even at ISO 3200. In-camera RAW conversion. Live-view function is the best of the top-end DSLRs. Dual CF card capability.

So many functions it could take a lifetime to nail them all. No dust-busting sensor-cleaning system

The D3 is Nikon's most advanced digital camera and is aimed at the highest end of photographers. This full-frame DSLR is characterized by the outstanding quality of its images and its ultra-high-ISO capability. Indeed, the D3 produces the cleanest ISO ...

Exceptional ISO range, Clean up to ISO 6400, Excellent exposure, Class leading continuous drive, up to 11 FPS crop, Super fast & responsive, Fast 51-point auto focus, Large 100% coverage viewfinder, Superb LCD resolution

Poor automatic white-balance in artificial light, Viewfinder eye-point is very close, Small AE-L/AF-L button, Small RAW burst depth compared to competition, Fiddly metering dial, No built-in flash, Barely noticeable shutter halfway point, Quite heavy

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This equates to high-quality images at very low levels of light. The result is a camera that can expose at 11 fps (frames per second) with an imperceptible shutter lag of 41 milliseconds and a start-up time of 0.12 seconds and still produce images ...

The D3 is the first camera, to my knowledge, to have dual CompactFlash card slots. These can be configured in one of three ways: 1) when the first card runs out of storage space the second card takes over without a pause, 2) one card can write raw ...

All of you photographers out there who are serious about your images better start saving up your pennies for Nikon's new DSLR, the D3. While all the previous digital SLR offerings from Nikon have been in the DX format (23.6 x 15.8mm sized sensor) many ...

Now your objective is to collect as much rainwater (light) as you can in a short time period. You're given the choice to put either one drinking glass or one bucket in the squares to catch the rain. It's a no brainer that you'll catch more water with ...