<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3S	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
12.1-megapixel	O
professional-grade	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
(	O
35mm	O
)	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
announced	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Corporation	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
camera	O
in	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
line	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
full-frame	O
sensor	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
D3	B-Algorithm
,	O
D700	B-Algorithm
and	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
first	O
full-frame	O
camera	O
to	O
feature	O
HD	O
(	O
720p/30	O
)	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	B-Algorithm
claims	O
improved	O
ultra-high	O
image	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
sensitivity	I-Algorithm
with	O
up	O
to	O
ISO	O
102400	O
,	O
HD	O
movie	O
capability	O
for	O
extremely	O
low-lit	O
situations	O
,	O
image	O
sensor	O
cleaning	O
,	O
optimized	O
workflow	O
speed	O
,	O
improved	O
autofocus	O
and	O
metering	O
,	O
enhanced	O
built-in	O
RAW	O
processor	O
,	O
quiet	O
shutter-release	O
mode	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
4,200	O
frames	O
per	O
battery	O
charge	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
D3	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
D4	B-Algorithm
as	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
's	O
high	O
speed	O
flagship	O
DSLR	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Correction-data	O
is	O
additionally	O
stored	O
in	O
RAW-files	O
and	O
used	O
by	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
Capture	B-Application
NX	I-Application
,	O
View	O
NX	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
RAW	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
720p/24	O
frames	O
HD	O
movie	O
mode	O
for	O
extremely	O
low-lit	O
situations	O
,	O
50/60Hz	O
flicker	O
reduction	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
HD	O
video	O
output	O
and	O
stereo	O
input	O
(	O
3.5-mm	O
diameter	O
)	O
with	O
optional	O
manual	O
sound	O
level	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
independent	O
reviews	O
and	O
comparisons	O
show	O
that	O
image	B-Algorithm
noise	I-Algorithm
was	O
improved	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
stops	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
or	O
D700	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
comparisons	O
with	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS-1D	I-Algorithm
Mark	I-Algorithm
IV	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
rated	O
1.3	O
stops	O
lower	O
by	O
DxOMark	O
on	O
their	O
low-light	O
ISO	O
score	O
(	O
1320	O
ISO	O
vs.	O
3253	O
ISO	O
for	O
the	O
D3s	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
officially	O
documented	O
in	O
user	O
's	O
manual	O
,	O
D3s	B-Algorithm
indeed	O
features	O
the	O
full	O
manual	O
control	O
in	O
D-Movie	O
mode	O
,	O
including	O
aperture	O
,	O
shutter	O
speed	O
and	O
ISO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
announced	O
that	O
NASA	O
had	O
purchased	O
11	O
D3s	B-Algorithm
bodies	O
and	O
assorted	O
lenses	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
space	O
program	O
,	O
including	O
on	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3s	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
model	O
sold	O
to	O
terrestrial	O
users	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
unmodified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
received	O
a	O
Technical	O
Image	O
Press	O
Association	O
(	O
TIPA	O
)	O
2010	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
Professional	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Sound	O
Association	O
(	O
EISA	O
)	O
presented	O
the	O
D3S	B-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
European	O
Professional	O
Camera	O
2010-2011	O
award	O
,	O
citing	O
high	O
ISO	O
sensitivity	O
combined	O
with	O
low	O
noise	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
