Nikon D3S

Nikon D3S

Nikon D3S
Nikon D3S
Announced: 16 Feb 2010
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CMOS
ISO: 200-12800
Weight: 1240g
Physical Dimensions: 160 x 157 x 88 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1280 x 720
57
Overall Score
64
Image Quality
53
Speed Performance
56
Versatility
47
Comfort
Portrait

62

Portrait
Landscape

64

Landscape
Sport

60

Sport
Street

53

Street
Everyday

54

Everyday
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prospros

  • The Nikon D3S is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Nikon D3S battery has 4200.0 shoots autonomy. This will allow long photo sessions without having the need to recharge it.
  • The second memory slot makes the camera more reliable, also for professional use

conscons

  • Nikon D3S is one of the heaviest cameras in its category. This makes it less suitable for street photography and daily use, but it could be a plus since it gives it more stability if you shoot regularly with the tripod.
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D3S does not support wireless connection

Nikon D3S and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D3S with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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57 62 64 60 53 54

Nikon D3S: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D3S is a DSLR camera launched on 02/16/2010.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D3S ranks in the average of its category, scoring 57 overall. The Nikon D3S weights 1240 gr and spans 160 x 157 x 88 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D3S behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 64, ranks in the category best 19%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 53, ranks in the category best 11%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D3S is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 47, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 56, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 62, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Nikon D3S is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 64, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Nikon D3S is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Nikon D3S is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Nikon D3S works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Nikon D3S works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D3S technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

36.0 x 23.9 mm

Sensor Area

860.4 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4256 x 2832

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

921Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.7

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

11fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/250s

Flash Modes

Front curtain
Rear curtain
Red-Eye
Slow Sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

82

DxO Color Depth

23.5

DxO Dynamic Range

12

DxO Low Light ISO

3253

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

51

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1280 x 720 (24 fps) 640 x 424 (24 fps) 320 x 216 (24 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1280x720

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

1240g

Physical Dimensions

160 x 157 x 88 mm

Battery Life

4200

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL4a

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

yes

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I or II) x 2, UDMA

Storage Slots

2

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