Quick facts
Full name: Nikon D3s
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2009 · Released about 17 years ago
- Sensor
- 36 × 23.9 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 12.1 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 1,240 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
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What to check before buying used
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 43.21 mm
- Surface area
- 860 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 8.43 µm
- Pixel area
- 71.11 µm²
- Pixel density
- 1.41 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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36 × 23.9 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 12.1 MP
- Total pixels
- 12.87 MP
- Sensor
- 36 × 23.9 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,269 × 2,834
- Maximum image
- 4,256 × 2,832
- Crop factor
- 1
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–102,400
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 921,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 1,240 g
- Dimensions
- 159.5 × 157 × 87.5 mm
- Release year
- 2009
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a rechargeable battery
- Brand
- Nikon
- Built In Flash
- —
- Crop Factor
- 1
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- No
- Dimensions
- 159.5 x 157 x 87.5 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 12.10
- Exposure Compensation
- ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (100-102400 with boost)
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 4256 x 2832
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Metering
- 3D Matrix metering II, Centre weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- D3s
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 921,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4275 x 2831
- Sensor Size
- 36 x 23.9 mm
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Total Megapixels
- 12.87
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Weight
- 1240 g
- White Balance Presets
- 12
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2009
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