<s>
A	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLR	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
with	O
a	O
35	O
mm	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLR	I-Algorithm
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
full-frame	B-Device
mirrorless	I-Device
interchangeable-lens	I-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DSLR	B-Device
and	O
mirrorless	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
with	O
smaller	O
sensors	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
those	O
with	O
a	O
size	O
equivalent	O
to	O
APS-C-size	O
film	O
)	O
,	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
a	O
full	O
35mm	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
digital	O
cameras	O
,	O
both	O
compact	O
and	O
SLR	O
models	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
smaller-than-35mm	O
frame	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
easier	O
and	O
cheaper	O
to	O
manufacture	O
imaging	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
at	O
a	O
smaller	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
,	O
the	O
earliest	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
NASA	I-Algorithm
F4	I-Algorithm
or	O
Kodak	B-Device
DCS	I-Device
100	I-Device
,	O
also	O
used	O
a	O
smaller	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mounts	I-Algorithm
are	O
compatible	O
,	O
many	O
lenses	O
,	O
including	O
manual-focus	O
models	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
35mm	O
cameras	O
can	O
be	O
mounted	O
on	O
DSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
lens	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
full-frame	O
camera	O
,	O
whether	O
film	O
or	O
digital	O
,	O
is	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
DSLR	B-Device
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
size	I-Algorithm
,	O
only	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
lenses	O
image	O
circle	O
is	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
with	O
lenses	O
designed	O
for	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
film	O
or	O
digital	O
cameras	O
,	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	I-Algorithm
offer	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
advantages	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
smaller-sensor	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
smaller-sensor	O
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
wide-angle	O
lenses	O
have	O
smaller	O
angles	O
of	O
view	O
equivalent	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
longer-focal-length	O
lenses	O
on	O
35mm	O
film	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
a	O
cropped-format	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
can	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
mirror	O
,	O
less	O
clearance	O
is	O
needed	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
lenses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
EF-S	B-Algorithm
lenses	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
Canon	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sized	O
bodies	O
,	O
are	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
shorter	O
back-focus	O
distance	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
bodies	O
with	O
larger	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-frame	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
be	O
useful	O
with	O
wide-angle	O
perspective	O
control	O
or	O
tilt/shift	O
lenses	O
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
wider	O
angle	O
of	O
view	O
is	O
often	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
architectural	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	I-Algorithm
offer	O
advantages	O
for	O
wide-angle	O
photography	O
,	O
smaller-sensor	O
DSLRs	B-Device
offer	O
some	O
advantages	O
for	O
telephoto	O
photography	O
because	O
the	O
smaller	O
angle	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
small-sensor	O
DSLRs	B-Device
enhances	O
the	O
telephoto	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
sensors	O
allow	O
for	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
designs	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
lower	O
noise	O
levels	O
at	O
high	O
ISO	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
dynamic	O
range	O
in	O
captured	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	O
density	O
is	O
lower	O
on	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
given	O
number	O
of	O
pixels	O
,	O
the	O
larger	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
allows	O
for	O
larger	O
pixels	O
or	O
photosites	O
that	O
provide	O
wider	O
dynamic	O
range	O
and	O
lower	O
noise	O
at	O
high	O
ISO	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
,	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	I-Algorithm
may	O
produce	O
better	O
quality	O
images	O
in	O
certain	O
high	O
contrast	O
or	O
low	O
light	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
costs	O
for	O
a	O
full-frame	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
can	O
exceed	O
twenty	O
times	O
the	O
costs	O
for	O
an	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sensor	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
20	O
full-frame	O
sensors	O
will	O
fit	O
on	O
an	O
silicon	O
wafer	O
,	O
and	O
yield	B-Architecture
is	O
comparatively	O
low	O
because	O
the	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
's	O
large	O
area	O
makes	O
it	O
very	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
contaminants	O
—	O
20	O
evenly	O
distributed	O
defects	O
could	O
theoretically	O
ruin	O
an	O
entire	O
wafer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
when	O
full-frame	O
sensors	O
were	O
first	O
produced	O
,	O
they	O
required	O
three	O
separate	O
exposures	O
during	O
the	O
photolithography	B-Algorithm
stage	O
,	O
tripling	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
masks	O
and	O
exposure	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
photolithography	B-Algorithm
equipment	O
now	O
allows	O
single-pass	O
exposures	O
for	O
full-frame	O
sensors	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
size-related	O
production	O
constraints	O
remain	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	I-Algorithm
intended	O
mainly	O
for	O
professional	O
use	O
include	O
more	O
features	O
than	O
typical	O
consumer-grade	O
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
so	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
larger	O
dimensions	O
and	O
increased	O
mass	O
result	O
from	O
more	O
rugged	O
construction	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
this	O
being	O
an	O
inherent	O
consequence	O
of	O
the	O
full-frame	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
E2/E2s	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
E2N/E2NS	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
E3/E3S	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
digital	B-Device
SLRs	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
similar	O
Fujifilm	O
Fujix	O
DS-505/DS	O
-515	O
,	O
DS-505A/DS	O
-515A	O
and	O
DS-560/DS	O
-565	O
models	O
used	O
a	O
reduction	O
optical	O
system	O
(	O
ROS	O
)	O
to	O
compress	O
a	O
full-frame	O
35mm	O
field	O
onto	O
a	O
smaller	O
2/3	B-Algorithm
-inch	I-Algorithm
(	O
11mm	O
diagonal	O
)	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
imager	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
therefore	O
not	O
digital	B-Device
SLRs	I-Device
with	O
full-frame	O
sensors	O
,	O
however	O
had	O
an	O
angle	O
of	O
view	O
equivalent	O
to	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
digital	I-Algorithm
SLRs	I-Algorithm
for	O
a	O
given	O
lens	O
;	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
crop	O
factor	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
angle	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLR	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
around	O
2000	O
to	O
2002	O
:	O
the	O
MZ-D	B-Algorithm
by	O
Pentax	B-Application
,	O
the	O
N	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
by	O
Contax	O
's	O
Japanese	O
R6D	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
EOS-1Ds	B-Algorithm
by	O
Canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
has	O
designated	O
its	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
as	O
FX	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
smaller	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
interchangeable-lens	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
formats	O
as	O
DX	O
and	O
CX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
here	O
for	O
a	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3000Announced	O
(	O
date	O
)	O
ReferenceCanon5D	O
Mark	O
IVFull	O
frame30.1EF1002526150102,40091299573.2NoneyesyesCF+SD150.7×116.4×75.9890[1]Canon1D	O
X	O
Mark	O
IIFull	O
frame20.2EF1002166150409	O
,	O
600883207143.2NoneyesyesCF	O
+CFast158x168x831530	O
Canon1D	O
XFull	O
frame18.1EF1002526150204	O
,	O
800822786143.2NoneyesyesCF	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
158x164x831530	O
Canon1Ds	O
Mark	O
IIIFull	O
frame21.1EF1006345503	O
,	O
20080166353NoneyesnoCF+SD150x160x801205Canon5D	O
Mark	O
IIIFull	O
frame22.3EF100636150102	O
,	O
40081229363.2NoneyesyesCF	O
+SD152x117x77950	O
(	O
860	O
without	O
battery	O
)	O
Canon5D	O
Mark	O
IIFull	O
frame21.1EF983595025	O
,	O
6007918153.93NoneyesyesCF152x114x75810Canon6DFull	O
frame20.2EF97631150102	O
,	O
4008223404.53NoneyesyesSD145x111x71755	O
(	O
680	O
without	O
battery	O
)	O
NikonD5Full	O
frame20.8F-mount100180	O
,	O
000153503	O
,	O
280	O
,	O
000882434123.2NoneyesyesSD	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
or	O
XQD	B-Device
(	O
2x	O
)	O
2160p30160x159x921405(with battery )	O
NikonD4Full	O
frame16.2F-mount10091	O
,	O
0005150204800892965113.2NoneyesyesCF	O
+	O
XQD160x157x911180	O
(	O
without	O
battery	O
)	O
NikonD3XFull	O
frame24.4F-mount1001	O
,	O
00551506	O
,	O
40088199253NoneyesnoCF	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
160x157x881220NikonD3SFull	O
frame12.1F-mount1001	O
,	O
00551100102	O
,	O
40082325393NoneyesyesCF	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
160x157x881246NikonD850Full	O
frame45.7F-mount100180	O
,	O
00015364	O
(	O
32	O
with	O
expansion	O
)	O
25	O
,	O
60010026603.2TiltingyesyesCF	O
+	O
XQD2160p30146x124x791005NikonD810Full	O
frame36.3F-mount10091	O
,	O
000516451	O
,	O
20053.2NoneyesyesCF	O
+	O
SD1920p60146x123x82980NikonD800Full	O
frame36.3F-mount10091	O
,	O
000515025	O
,	O
60043.2NoneyesyesCF	O
+	O
SD145x122x82900	O
(	O
without	O
battery	O
)	O
NikonD780Full	O
frame24.3F-mount10091	O
,	O
0005110051	O
,	O
20073.2TiltingyesyesSDXC	O
(	O
2x	O
)	O
143.4x115.5x76840	O
incl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batt.SonyAlpha	O
850Full	O
frame24.6Sony	O
α/Minolta	O
A98409100640079141533nonoCF	O
,	O
MS156x117x82895BrandModel	O
nameSensor	O
sizeEffective	O
megapixelsLens	O
mountViewfinder	O
coverage	O
( %	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
)	O
Metering	B-Algorithm
zonesFocus	O
pointsLowest	O
ISOHighest	O
ISODxOMark	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
scoreDxO	O
ISO	O
performanceISO	O
value	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
noise	O
starts	O
to	O
disturb	O
the	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
at	O
DxOMark	O
Sensor	B-Algorithm
Scores	O
-	O
Sports	O
&	O
action	O
photography	O
:	O
Low-Light	O
ISO	O
Cont	O
.	O
</s>
