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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Released | September 2004 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable,Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 23.7 mm × 15.7 mmCMOS,DX format |
| Maximumresolution | 4,288 × 2,848 (12.2megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO equivalency 100 to 3200 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps (100–800 only in auto-ISO mode) |
| Storage media | CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single Area AF, Dynamic AF with Focus Tracking and Lock-on, Closest Subject Priority, Group Dynamic AF |
| Focus areas | 11 area TTL (High Speed Cropped: 9 focus areas) |
| Focus bracketing | Eleven sets of focus brackets (area) |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M] |
| Exposuremetering | TTL full-aperture exposure metering system |
| Metering modes | 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-Weighted, Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | n/a |
| Flash bracketing | n/a |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electromagnetically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 30 to 1/8000 second and bulb |
| Continuous shooting | 5 frame/s (RAW/JPEG Fine), 8 frame/s (RAW/JPEG Fine) in HS crop |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical-type fixed eye-level pentaprism |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, presets (5), manual, and color temperature in kelvins |
| WB bracketing | 2 to 9 frames, 10,20,30 MIRED steps |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.5 in (64 mm), 230,000-d |
| Battery | Lithium ion EN-EL4a |
| Optionalbattery packs | AC adapter EH-6 |
| Weight | 1,070 g (2.36 lb) without batteries, 1,252 g (2.76 lb) with batteries |
| Made in |  Japan |
TheNikon D2X is a 12.4-megapixel professionaldigital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) thatNikon Corporation announced on September 16, 2004. The D2X was the high-resolution flagship in Nikon's DSLR line until June 2006 when it was supplanted by theD2Xs and, in time, theNikon D3 range,Nikon D4 range, the Nikon D5 and the Nikon D6— the latter four using aFX full-format sensor.
The D2X uses aDX-formatCMOS sensor supplied bySony instead of either acharge-coupled device or the Nikon proprietaryLBCAST sensor which had both dominated Nikon's digital SLR lineup until the D2X. The camera supports the sYCCcolor space. The CMOS sensor used in the D2X has the ability to resolve about nine times more than the human eye. At 90 line pairs/millimeter (90 lp/mm), the sensor can resolve extremely fine detail. This makes the camera perform exceptionally well when used as a landscape or scenic imager, since it can better resolve smaller detail in distant objects.
The D2X surpasses theD2H and its successor theD2Hs by providing 5 frame/s at 12 megapixels, and 8 frames/second at 6.8 megapixels with its high-speed crop mode. In high-speed crop mode, the camera sacrifices pixels in favour of speed and crops the image to 50% of a 35 mm frame to enable continuous shooting at up to 8 frames per second (vs. 5 frame/s at full resolution).
It incorporates some other innovations such as refinements of the metering and autofocus systems. At the same time, the camera is able to make use of virtually all of Nikon's F-Mount lenses, including most legacy lenses. It has a rated shutter life of 200,000+ images, which is generally double or triple than less costly cameras.[citation needed]
It is one of very few cameras with a built-in "third-eye" which records the color of ambient light, giving the D2X an additional tool to accurately compute the white-balance for each image, instead of relying on calculations based only on subjects within the picture frame.
At the time of its release, the D2X had the highest concentration of pixels (pixel pitch) of any Nikon DSLR made to date. While its resolving capabilities are impressive, the very small resulting pixel size puts the camera at a disadvantage when working in low light by introducing slight noise in underexposed areas. The D2X has excellent noise reduction software built into the camera, so its images reflect the very high quality one would expect from an expensive digital SLR.[citation needed]
The D2X was aimed at professional users. It replaced theD1X and complemented Nikon'sD2Hs camera with which it shares a body. It was a very important model forNikon given the 3½ years which had elapsed between theD1X and D2X, during which time competitive pressure mounted on theD1X.
The principal competitive cameras for the D2X were the full-frameCanon EOS-1Ds Mark II and theCanon EOS-1D Mark II N. There was also some competitive overlap between the full-frameCanon EOS 5D and the D2Xs, although they were not direct competitors.
An unresolved debate rages about the respective technical compromises of the DX-format sensor andfull frame sensors (100% of a 35 mm film frame) offered in competition with the D2X's DX format. Each format offers advantages and disadvantages which become more or less important in different usage settings (e.g. studio vs sport, indoor vs outdoor, wide angle vs telephoto). Nikon, convinced that the design characteristics of the DX format are best choice for its customers and target markets, had committed itself publicly to the DX-format sensor and its line of DX lenses is specifically designed for the smaller sensor. This philosophy remained until 2007, at which point Nikon's new generation of professional-level digital SLRs - theNikon D3 andNikon D700 - adopted a full-frame sensor.
Nikon's D2X was awarded best product accolades for 2005–6 by theEuropean Imaging and Sound Association. Named European Professional Camera of the Year, the D2X's 'extraordinary performance' was praised by the judges.[1]
Nikon D2Xs is adigital single-lens reflex camera announced June 1, 2006, replacing the professional Nikon D2X.
Its improvements over the original D2X include:
The original D2X gets the majority of these upgrades with a simple firmware update, with the exceptions of:
The larger capacity EN-EL4e is compatible with the original D2X and will give it the same improved battery life.
