Underwater Photography Equipment: Nikon D3s

Release Date:	Nov 30, 2009
Class:	Pro SLR
Format:	SLR
MSRP (Price):	$5 199,95
Sensor Category:
Sensor Type:	CMOS
Sensor Size:	36 x 23.9 mm
Aspect Ratio:	3:2
Crop Factor:	1
Megapixels :	12.1
Max Resolution:	4256 × 2832
ISO Range:	200 - 12800
Zoom Ratio:
Digital Zoom:
Auto Focus Type:	Nikon Multi-CAM3500 FX
Manual Focus:	Yes
Min Focus Range:
Number of White Balance Presets:	12 positions, plus manual and Kelvin
Manual White Balance:	Yes
Underwater Mode:	No
Aperture Min:
Aperture Max:
Shutter Range:	30 - 1/8000
Storage Type:	Compact Flash (Type I) x 2
Hot Shoe:	Yes
Max Flash Sync:
Exposure Compensation Range:	-5 to +5 EV i
Exposure Compensation Steps:	1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV
Metering:	3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot
Aperture Priority Mode:	Yes
Shutter Priority Mode:	Yes
Manual Exposure Mode:	Yes
Continuous Drive:	9 fps
Movie Clips:	1280 × 720 @ 24 fps
RAW:	Yes
LCD Size:	3"
LCD Dots:	921,000
Live View:	Yes
Battery:	Nikon EN-EL4a Lithium-Ion battery
Dimensions:	160 x 157 x 88 mm (6.3 x 6.2 x 3.5 in)
Weight:	1240 g (43.7 oz)
Environmentally Sealed:	Yes
Waterproof (Feet):

Rating:

Sep 3, 2010 9:20 AM

Jason Heller reviewed this product:

While as of this moment the D3s has been on the market for over a year with no housing, I know that at least one housing (Aquatica) is coming soon. This is an amazing camera.

Besides underwater photography use, the high ISO capabilities make it great for night time photography, and the fast 9fps for high speed shooting comes in handy. I keep my D3x in the housing and the D3s on land most of the time. The video is 720 vs 1080, but that's okj, it's all most of us need and is great quality.

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