Nikon just announced an update to their sports/flagship camera today – the new D3S adds a new sensor (though the same resolution), movie mode and super high ISO. Makes me wonder if we’ll see a Nikon D3Xs in the near future… but for now, here’s the Nikon D3S. I can’t wait to see what *someone* is brewing in response to Nikon’s latest….

Nikon D3s
(Professional high-speed SLR)

• 12.1 effective megapixels (Full-frame CMOS, new sensor)
• Nikon F lens mount with no conversion factor; two new ‘crop’ modes allow 1.2X and 1.5X crop to 8.4 MP and 5.0 MP respectively
• NEW: Dust reduction
• Rugged, weather-sealed body
• 3 inch super-high resolution LCD (920,000 pixels); live view available
• 9 FPS burst in FX-mode, 11 FPS in DX-mode (crop)
• Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
• ISO range of 200-12800 (expandable to 102,000!!!)
• 51-point AF with 3D tracking
• NEW: 720p 24 FPS movie mode with mono sound; external microphone jack available
  New: Nikon has come up with solutions to reduce the ‘rolling shutter effect’ (an issue in most SLR movie modes) and allow high sensitivity recording for low-light
• Dual Compact Flash memory card slots
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in November for $5200 (body only)

On a side note, our review of the Panasonic Lumix ZS3 aka Lumix TZ7 will be posted later today, so stay tuned for that!

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