<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2X	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
12.4-megapixel	O
professional	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
that	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Corporation	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D2X	O
was	O
the	O
high-resolution	O
flagship	O
in	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
DSLR	B-Device
line	O
until	O
June	O
2006	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
supplanted	O
by	O
the	O
D2Xs	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
range	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D4	I-Algorithm
range	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D5	O
and	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D6	O
—	O
the	O
latter	O
four	O
using	O
a	O
FX	O
full-format	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D2X	O
uses	O
a	O
DX-format	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
supplied	O
by	O
Sony	O
instead	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
charge-coupled	B-Algorithm
device	I-Algorithm
or	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
proprietary	O
LBCAST	O
sensor	O
which	O
had	O
both	O
dominated	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
lineup	O
until	O
the	O
D2X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
supports	O
the	O
sYCC	O
color	B-Algorithm
space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
used	O
in	O
the	O
D2X	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
resolve	O
about	O
nine	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
human	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D2X	O
surpasses	O
the	O
D2H	B-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
successor	O
the	O
D2Hs	B-Algorithm
by	O
providing	O
5	O
frame/s	O
at	O
12	O
megapixels	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
frames/second	O
at	O
6.8	O
megapixels	O
with	O
its	O
high-speed	O
crop	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
virtually	O
all	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
F-Mount	B-Architecture
lenses	O
,	O
including	O
most	O
legacy	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
D2X	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
concentration	O
of	O
pixels	O
(	O
pixel	O
pitch	O
)	O
of	O
any	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DSLR	B-Device
made	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D2X	O
has	O
excellent	O
noise	O
reduction	O
software	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
so	O
its	O
images	O
reflect	O
the	O
very	O
high	O
quality	O
one	O
would	O
expect	O
from	O
an	O
expensive	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
the	O
D1X	B-Algorithm
and	O
complemented	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
D2Hs	B-Algorithm
camera	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
shares	O
a	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
important	O
model	O
for	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
given	O
the	O
3½	O
years	O
which	O
had	O
elapsed	O
between	O
the	O
D1X	B-Algorithm
and	O
D2X	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
competitive	O
pressure	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
D1X	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
principal	O
competitive	O
cameras	O
for	O
the	O
D2X	O
were	O
the	O
full-frame	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS-1Ds	I-Algorithm
Mark	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
Canon	O
EOS-1D	O
Mark	O
II	O
N	O
.	O
There	O
was	O
also	O
some	O
competitive	O
overlap	O
between	O
the	O
full-frame	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
5D	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
D2Xs	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
direct	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unresolved	O
debate	O
rages	O
about	O
the	O
respective	O
technical	O
compromises	O
of	O
the	O
DX-format	O
sensor	O
and	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
(	O
100%	O
of	O
a	O
35mm	O
film	O
frame	O
)	O
offered	O
in	O
competition	O
with	O
the	O
D2X	O
's	O
DX	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
,	O
convinced	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
DX	O
format	O
are	O
best	O
choice	O
for	O
its	O
customers	O
and	O
target	O
markets	O
,	O
had	O
committed	O
itself	O
publicly	O
to	O
the	O
DX-format	O
sensor	O
and	O
its	O
line	O
of	O
DX	O
lenses	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
smaller	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
philosophy	O
remained	O
until	O
2007	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
professional-level	O
digital	B-Device
SLRs	I-Device
-	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D700	I-Algorithm
-	O
adopted	O
a	O
full-frame	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
D2X	O
was	O
awarded	O
best	O
product	O
accolades	O
for	O
2005	O
–	O
6	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Sound	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2Xs	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
announced	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
professional	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2X	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
