Nikon Launches 24.5MP Digital SLR

Nikon Imaging Japan Inc will release the Nikon D3X, a digital SLR camera equipped with a 35.9 x 24.0mm CMOS image sensor with an effective pixel count of 24.5 megapixels, Dec 19, 2008.

Designed to meet the demands of a growing multitude of serious professionals, such as studio photographers, for whom exquisite detail is a vital part of their work, the D3X achieves resolution comparable to medium-format cameras with an entirely new level of operating ease. It's perfect for the broadest range of detailed work, from fashion and product shootings, to weddings, architecture, landscapes and large poster production. And it shares the robust body structure of the D3, for superior mobility and operation in virtually any shooting environment, indoors or out.

The Nikon D3 digital SLR, released November 2007, has garnered glowing tributes for image quality, sensitivity and speed performance from leading professional photographers throughout the world. This stunning success has prompted a mounting demand for a similar Nikon model that would offer a greater pixel count and higher resolution. A camera that would provide superb mobility and ergonomics while offering image quality equivalent to medium-format digital cameras.

In response to these requests, Nikon has developed the D3X, an exciting new digital SLR with a Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor (35.9 x 24.0 mm sensing area) that delivers 24.5 effective megapixels, uses the same body structure as the D3, and boasts the same outstanding mobility and operability.

The camera uses a Li-ion rechargeable battery or an AC adapter for the power source. It measures 159.5 (W) x 87.5 (D) x 157mm (H), and the main unit alone weighs about 1,220g.