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The D3S: on assignment

Bill Frakes

Sports/Photojournalism (U.S.A.)

From the bustling metropolis of Sydney to aboriginal villages in

the Outback, from a cold and dusty Aussie rules football pitch

in Tasmania to the sun-baked desert in Nambung National

Park, Sports Illustrated staff photographer and award-winning

photojournalist, Bill Frakes roamed Australia for three weeks,

testing the D3S relentlessly to serve his seemingly limitless

photographic imagination.

Vincent Munier

Nature/Wildlife (France)

As an artist with an immense respect for nature, award-winning

wildlife photographer, Vincent Munier waits patiently in severe

weather until his animal subjects grow to accept his presence.

Only then will he begin photographing them. Vincent recently took

the D3S on assignment with him to Norway and Finland. There, he

and the D3S sat quietly in the wind and rain while getting to know

the creatures of the Nordic forest.

Every time I put the D3S to my eye, it's like opening a surprise

present. It makes the child in me come out and play. Everything I see

can be captured accurately and luidly, and by combining still capture

and D-Movie, I can meld motion and emotion into multidimensional

expressions of visual and audio exploration.

I make career-deining decisions in milliseconds, and I want the best

possible image quality every time I push the button. No matter who you are, or how you work,

you never know when the cosmos will align in such a way that the perfect image is available.

When it happens, I have to be ready in every conceivable way. This is why the D3S excites and

motivates me. I need a camera that responds precisely, quickly and consistently. The D3S does

that and more, and this kind of power gives me enormous freedom.

Animal photography is a passion more than a profession. Sometimes

I sit in the rain and snow for weeks just to experience a single brief

moment with an animal. I need the best and most reliable equipment

available so that I can take full advantage of the rare opportunities

inherent in my work.

Many of my subjects are active only after the sun goes down. Yet

with the D3S, I managed to photograph things that my eyes were practically unable to see. For

example, I remember a brown bear that was just meters from my cabin in the Finnish taiga. It was

the middle of the night, but just a short glimpse of his wet nose permitted me to focus, resulting

in a surprisingly sharp picture. Capturing images like this is what makes the D3S invaluable.

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What would you do if the laws of photography changed? With the introduction of the new Nikon D3S,

professional photographers around the world will reconsider this question entirely, and re-examine the

power, potential and reach that photography can now achieve. The D3S's abilities are so revolutionary

that photographers will experience an entirely new level of performance and creativity, pushing them

further into the uncharted waters of possibility. Standing on the shoulders of the incredibly fast and

versatile D3, the new D3S makes spectacular improvements that will enable you to think and shoot in

ways you never thought possible: commercial-quality low-noise images as high as ISO 12800, the ability to

Redraw Your Boundaries

shoot HD movies at high ISOs with stereo sound*, saving a selected frame from D-Movie as a JPEG for immediate

print and web publication, light sensitivity beyond what your own eyes can see clearly, and the consistent

accuracy and reliability that Nikon is known for. All of these things are now at your command. The new Nikon

lagship will quite literally make you see things differently, and help you approach your next assignment with a new

sense of excitement. It's time to redeine the true power of photography and the future of imaging. What could you

accomplish if you could redraw the boundaries of photography? Find out, with the D3S.

* When using an optional external stereo microphone.

• Sensitivity: ISO 12800 • Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR • Image quality: 14-bit RAW (NEF) • Exposure: [M] mode, 1/1,000 second, f/4 • White balance: Cloudy • Picture Control: Standard ©Bill Frakes

• Sensitivity: ISO 12800 • Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR • Image quality: 14-bit RAW (NEF) • Exposure: [A] mode, 1/500 second, f/2.8 • White balance: Cloudy • Picture Control: Vivid ©Vincent Munier

Evolution of the D3: Standard ISO 12800

ISO performance: ISO 12800 as standard,

expandable to 102400 equivalent (Hi 3)

Whether shooting indoor sports, stadium events at

night, theatrical and concert performances, weddings,

dimly-lit spot news or in any condition where light is

limited and Speedlights are not an option, the D3S will

change how you are able to approach assignments,

even more dramatically than its predecessor, the

legendary D3. Photographers can now depend on

ISO 200 to ISO 12800 as the professional standard.

Imagine: tack-sharp action images in low light at

action-freezing shutter speeds without worrying about

excessive, image-degrading noise – even at ISO 12800.

When needed, the D3S expands into uncharted

territory, reaching the amazing ISO equivalent of

102400. At this setting, the D3S lets you still reveal

color and detail, even in extremely low-lit places. The

D3S's exceptional low-noise performance also applies

to D-Movie capture. What can you accomplish with

still or movie images in extremely low-light situations?

Consider the new possibilities.

Images taken at Hi 3 (ISO 102400 equivalent)

©Vincent Munier

D-Movie: new dimensions to your creativity

From well-lit scenes to

extremely low-lit situations,

Nikon's D-Movie mode

delivers unique versatility.

Its Motion-JPEG gives you

HD quality (1,280 x 720

pixels) movies at 24 fps.

By controlling the aperture

from the widest f-stop,

the large FX-format sensor

renders low-noise images with beautiful bokeh effects

from a large selection of NIKKOR lenses. Use High-

Sensitivity Movie mode to shoot at up to ISO 102400

in places too dark to see clearly with your own eyes.

Movie footage is easy to trim in-camera by choosing

the starting or ending points for easy transfer. You

can even save selected movie frames as JPEGs for

immediate print and web publishing needs. The D3S

has both an internal monaural microphone and an

external stereo microphone input, enabling higher

idelity audio recording.

• Sensitivity: 3 EV above ISO 12800

• Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G

ED VR • Image quality: 14-bit RAW

(NEF) • Exposure: [A] mode, 1/500

second, f/2.8 • White balance: Auto

• Picture Control: Standard

• Sensitivity: 3 EV above ISO 12800

• Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G

ED VR • Image quality: 14-bit RAW

(NEF) • Exposure: [A] mode, 1/50

second, f/2.8 • White balance: Cloudy

• Picture Control: Vivid

Still image saved from D-Movie

©Vincent Munier

Large pixel pitch: the 12.1-megapixel

FX-format advantage

Dedicated to raising the bar of the legendary D3

performance, Nikon engineers completely redesigned

the image sensor of the D3S, further optimizing the

inner structure while maintaining the pixel count and

the large pixel pitch for even greater latitude in high

ISO performance. As a result, the D3S captures and

renders light in ways that no other camera has yet

achieved*. This in turn contributes to a signiicantly

higher signal-to-noise ratio and a wide dynamic

range, which translates into unmatched image quality

throughout the broadened ISO sensitivity range

for both still images and movies.

Combined with the unmatched

accuracy of NIKKOR lenses, the D3S

and its FX-format sensor deliver a

quality all their own.

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

Image Sensor Cleaning: assured protection

After relentless testing, Nikon engineers successfully

developed the Integrated Dust Reduction System that

will satisfy high expectations. The

D3S's Image Sensor Cleaning

function generates vibrations

at four speciic frequencies to

optimize dust removal. This function

can be set to operate automatically

when the camera is turned on and off,

or manually.

* Among digital SLRs, as of September 2009.

©Bill Frakes

ISO 3200

ISO 6400

ISO 12800

• Sensitivity: ISO 12800 • Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED • Image quality: 14-bit RAW (NEF) • Exposure: [M] mode, 1/20 second, f/6.3 • White balance: Auto • Picture Control: Standard ©Bill Frakes

Image Quality Further Reined: EXPEED

EXPEED: Nikon's comprehensive

approach to quality digital images

Nikon understands that image quality, accuracy

and speed are equally critical to professional

photographers. Further reining these essential

performance requirements is what brought about

EXPEED, Nikon's fast, comprehensive, and energy-

eficient approach to in-camera image processing.

The rich initial data maintains its integrity through

14-bit A/D conversion and a 16-bit image-processing

pipeline, which shows the enormous creative potential

inherent in the NEF (Nikon Electronic Image Format).

Combined with Nikon's FX-format sensor, the D3S

produces an exceptional tonal range, and minimized

tone jumps. Expect iner tonal gradation in highlights

even with extremely bright subject matter – as well

as colors that were once considered altogether

impossible, such as skin tones and strong reds in the

same frame without over-saturation.

Lateral chromatic aberration

reduction

With

Without

©Bill Frakes

Picture Control: custom-tailored tone and color

Nikon's powerful and intuitive image adjustment tool

helps you deine the look and feel of your images

by custom-tailoring sharpness, saturation and other

parameters to match your creative intentions. Think of it

like selecting certain types of ilm for speciic shooting

situations. The D3S comes with four pre-installed

Picture Control proiles, which can be ine-tuned and

saved as new custom Picture Control proiles that

match your personal preferences and shooting style or

particular shooting conditions. Fast, easy and powerful,

custom proiles are easily copied to additional cameras.

Lateral chromatic aberration reduction:

edge-to-edge sharpness

The D3S corrects color fringes caused by chromatic

aberrations that, in some instances, can appear at the edges

between differing subject elements, thereby improving

image quality throughout the entire frame. Because lateral

chromatic aberrations are corrected regardless of lens

type – whether telephoto, wide-angle, non-CPU and other

types of NIKKOR lenses – this important aspect of the

D3S contributes substantially to the highly reined image

integrity that professionals demand.

Active D-Lighting: rescuing tone in highlights

and shadows

The days of choosing between shadow or highlight

detail are over. Nikon's Active D-Lighting automatically

regulates the dynamic range of high-contrast scenes to

pull out shadow details and preserve highlights. Simply

choose the appropriate setting – Auto, Extra high, High,

Normal, Low or Off – prior to shooting. Auto setting

controls the regulation value appropriately. You can

also bracket Active D-Lighting strength levels up to ive

frames and select the best rendition afterwards.

Standard

©Bill Frakes

Neutral

Vivid

©Bill Frakes

Monochrome

©Bill Frakes

• Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II • Image quality: 14-bit RAW (NEF) • Exposure: [M] mode,

Active D-Lighting [Off]

Active D-Lighting [High]

Portrait *

©Bill Frakes

Landscape *

©Bill Frakes

• Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED • Image quality: 14-bit RAW (NEF) • Exposure: [M] mode, 1/320 second, f/10 • White balance: Cloudy • Sensitivity: ISO 640 • Picture Control: Standard ©Bill Frakes

* Can be downloaded from the Nikon website.

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