Nikon D3

The Nikon D3 is a DSLR camera launched on 18/04/2008.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D3 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 51 overall. The Nikon D3 weights 1300 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 D3 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 64, ranks in the category best 19%.
• Speed Performance - Score 48, ranks in the category best 19%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D3 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 45, ranks among the worst 17% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 33, ranks among the worst 31% 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 58, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Nikon D3 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Nikon D3 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 33% of its category. Nikon D3 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 76% of its category. Nikon D3 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 73% of its category. Nikon D3 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.