<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
12.0-megapixel	O
professional-grade	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
(	O
35mm	O
)	O
digital	B-Device
single	I-Device
lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Corporation	O
on	O
23	O
August	O
2007	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300	I-Algorithm
DX	O
format	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
DSLR	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3X	I-Algorithm
,	O
was	O
a	O
flagship	O
model	O
in	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
line	O
of	O
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
superseding	O
the	O
D2Hs	B-Algorithm
and	O
D2Xs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
flagship	O
DSLR	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3	O
,	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
,	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
,	O
D4	B-Algorithm
,	O
D4s	O
,	O
D5	O
,	O
D6	O
,	O
D700	B-Algorithm
,	O
D800	O
,	O
D800Е	O
and	O
Df	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FX	I-Algorithm
format	O
DSLRs	B-Device
manufactured	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
D4	B-Algorithm
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3	O
features	O
a	O
full-frame	O
35	O
mm	O
equivalent	O
CMOS	B-Device
image	O
sensor	O
measuring	O
23.9mm	O
×	O
36.0mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sensor	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
DX	O
format	O
sensors	O
of	O
all	O
previous	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
has	O
coined	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
FX	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
"	O
to	O
describe	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
D3	O
's	O
CMOS	B-Device
sensor	O
allows	O
for	O
greater	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
than	O
previous	O
DX	O
CCD	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processed	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
EXPEED	I-Algorithm
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Live	B-Device
View	I-Device
mode	O
in	O
D3	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
D300	B-Algorithm
,	O
was	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
implementation	O
in	O
its	O
DSLR	B-Device
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D3	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
stepper	B-Algorithm
motor	I-Algorithm
in	O
aperture	O
coupling	O
mechanism	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
real	O
time	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
control	O
in	O
Live	B-Device
View	I-Device
with	O
exposure	O
preview	O
and	O
live	O
histogram	B-Algorithm
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
D3	O
provides	O
a	O
lossless	B-Algorithm
algorithm	O
applied	O
to	O
RAW	O
file	O
along	O
with	O
uncompressed	O
and	O
lossy-compressed	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
body	O
uses	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F	I-Architecture
mount	I-Architecture
,	O
making	O
it	O
compatible	O
with	O
older	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
lenses	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
firmware	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
maximum	O
ISO	O
sensitivity	O
allowed	O
under	O
Automatic	O
ISO	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
in	O
increments	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
manual	O
ISO	O
settings	O
can	O
,	O
and	O
automatic	B-Algorithm
White	I-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
and	O
focus	O
tracking	O
are	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
hardware	O
interface	O
for	O
direct	O
geotagging	O
with	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
GP-1	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3	O
is	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
DSLR	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
can	O
either	O
offer	O
greater	O
resolution	O
or	O
larger	O
pixels	O
for	O
improved	O
sensitivity	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
D3	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
opted	O
for	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
,	O
higher	O
sensitivity	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
additional	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
D3x	B-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
sensors	O
also	O
maintain	O
the	O
traditional	O
focal	O
lengths	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
associated	O
with	O
35mm	O
camera	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
is	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
such	O
camera	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
succeed	O
or	O
replace	O
another	O
camera	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
professional-grade	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
models	O
included	O
the	O
D2Xs	B-Algorithm
and	O
D2Hs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
vertical	B-Algorithm
grip	I-Algorithm
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
horizontal	O
grip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
announced	O
the	O
D3	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
priced	O
at	O
US$4999	O
,	O
but	O
present	O
prices	O
are	O
much	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
the	O
D3x	B-Algorithm
's	O
larger	O
buffer	O
memory	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
D3	O
owners	O
,	O
doubling	O
its	O
continuous	O
shooting	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
many	O
other	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
film	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
(	O
various	O
modified	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
,	O
F3	B-Algorithm
,	O
F4	B-Algorithm
,	O
F5	B-Algorithm
)	O
and	O
digital	O
DSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
like	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
NASA	I-Algorithm
F4	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
based	O
Kodak	B-Device
DCS	I-Device
460	I-Device
,	O
DCS	O
660	O
and	O
DCS	O
760	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D1	I-Algorithm
,	O
D2X	B-Algorithm
and	O
D2Xs	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
D3	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
NASA	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
in	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
missions	O
to	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
Photography	O
magazine	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
camera	O
has	O
excellent	O
control	O
of	O
noise	O
and	O
can	O
shoot	O
in	O
very	O
low	O
light	O
at	O
high	O
ISO	O
speeds	O
with	O
very	O
usable	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DxOMark	O
Sensor	O
rankings	O
issued	O
by	O
DxO	O
Labs	O
placed	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
at	O
fourth	O
place	O
behind	O
two	O
medium-format	O
cameras	O
from	O
Phase	O
One	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3X	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
was	O
also	O
tested	O
by	O
many	O
independent	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
D3	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
