<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3X	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
24.4-megapixel	O
professional-grade	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
Nikon	O
Corporation	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
third	O
camera	O
in	O
Nikon	O
's	O
line	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
full-frame	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
D3	B-Algorithm
and	O
D700	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nikon	O
's	O
new	O
flagship	O
model	O
,	O
it	O
augments	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3S	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	O
's	O
high-speed	O
professional	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
D3S	O
retains	O
advantages	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
high	O
ISO	O
performance	O
and	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
offers	O
a	O
dramatic	O
increase	O
in	O
resolution	O
and	O
image	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D3S	O
and	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
follow	O
the	O
earlier	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D1	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2H	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2Hs	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2X	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D2Xs	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3	I-Algorithm
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
top-of-the-line	O
DSLRs	B-Device
intended	O
for	O
professional	O
photographers	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
share	O
a	O
lineage	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
through	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F6	I-Algorithm
series	O
of	O
film	O
SLRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
EXPEED	I-Algorithm
image	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
features	O
automatic	O
correction	O
of	O
lateral	O
chromatic	O
aberration	O
,	O
and	O
vignetting	O
(	O
"	O
vignette	O
control	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
lens	O
distortion	O
(	O
"	O
distortion	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
image	O
rotation	O
(	O
"	O
straighten	O
"	O
)	O
via	O
playback	O
(	O
"	O
retouch	O
"	O
)	O
menu	O
and	O
in	O
camera	O
5:4	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
cropping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3X	I-Algorithm
by	O
independent	O
reviewers	O
has	O
been	O
very	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reservations	O
centered	O
on	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
disadvantages	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imaging	O
Resource	O
concludes	O
that	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
produces	O
the	O
highest	O
image	O
quality	O
of	O
any	O
camera	O
they	O
have	O
tested	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Photography	O
Review	O
likewise	O
concludes	O
that	O
the	O
resolution	O
and	O
image	O
detail	O
is	O
stunning	O
,	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
camera	I-Device
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
closest	O
competitor	O
from	O
Canon	O
,	O
the	O
EOS-1Ds	B-Algorithm
Mark	I-Algorithm
III	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	O
claims	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
medium-format	O
digital	B-Algorithm
backs	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
claim	O
supported	O
both	O
by	O
testing	O
and	O
by	O
many	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
users	O
who	O
report	O
on	O
their	O
experiences	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
down	O
side	O
,	O
Digital	O
Photography	O
Review	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
performs	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
D3	B-Algorithm
in	O
terms	O
of	O
speed	O
(	O
frame	O
rate	O
)	O
and	O
high	O
ISO	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
point	O
out	O
the	O
most	O
obvious	O
disadvantage	O
of	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
:	O
the	O
camera	O
lists	O
for	O
$8000	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
present	O
market	O
price	O
is	O
much	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D3X	I-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
tested	O
by	O
many	O
other	O
independent	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
D3X	B-Algorithm
won	O
the	O
TIPA	O
European	O
Photo	O
&	O
Imaging	O
Award	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
D-SLR	B-Device
Professional	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
