Nikon D1X - Manual (Page 15)

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GETTING ST
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Overview
This manual is designed to help you enjoy taking digital photographs with an ad-
vanced single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camer a. The D1
X
offers:
• A 5.47-million pixel, 23.7 mm
×
15.6 mm (0.93˝
×
0.61˝) image-sensing charged-
coupled device (CCD) capable of capturing images up to 3,008
×
1,960 pixels in
size (photographs can also taken at a size of 2,000
×
1,312 pixels)
• Newly designed 3D digital matrix image control with 3D color matrix metering,
through-the-lens (TTL) white balance, and tone compensation for precise expo-
sure control, adaptive auto white-balance control, and optimal color accur acy
• A choice of two color modes (one optimized for the sRGB color space, the other
for the Adobe RGB color space), giving users the power to select a color space
suited according to the their production work-flow
• An enhanced shooting speed of approximately three frames per second for up
to nine consecutive shots (six shots in RAW mode)
• A menu of 0–36 custom settings displayed on the camera monitor in your choice
of English, French, German, or Japanese
• Lossless compression of RAW image data to increase the number of images that
can be stored on a single memory card and to enhance transfer speed, all without
sacrificing image quality
Servicing Your Camera and Accessories
Your camera is a precision machine and requires regular ser vicing. We recommend that you
have your camera inspected by your retailer or Nikon service representativ e once every one
to two years, and that you have it serviced once every three to five year s (note that fees are
charged for these services). Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended
if you use your camera professionall y. When having your camer a inspected or serviced, we
recommend that you bring you bring any accessories regularly used with the camera, such as
lenses and flash units.
Buying Camera Accessories
Your camera is optimized for use with Nikon-brand accessor ies. Accessor ies sold by other
manufacturers may not be made to Nikon specifications and could damage your camera. Nikon
can not guar antee performance when the camera is used with non-Nikon accessories.
Replacing This Manual
Should you lose this manual, replacements can be ordered, for a fee, from any authorized Nikon
service representative.