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Nikon D1X

Delivering excellent image quality, Nikon D1X is a high-class digital SLR integrating a 5.47 megapixel sensor mainly targeted at skilled photographers.

At 1.1kg, the Nikon D1X is quite weighty. That apart, the build quality is excellent with good styling and the overall finishing making it zingy.

Initially, operating the menus won’t be easy so it is of utmost importance to study the user manual. Once you are well versed with the menu operations, navigation becomes easy and rapid courtesy the four-way keypad.

Placing of the controls is very logical. A mode dial placed on the left permits you to access the PC, Playback, Single-frame, Continuous and Self-timer modes. While taking snaps, the LCD display tells you how many shots are remaining before the buffer gets completely full. This is a useful feature as it prevents you from taking irrelevant shots.

The exposure modes of D1X include Aperture-priority and shutter-priority modes, programmed auto mode and manual mode. Metering options consist of the 3D colour matrix, Colour matrix, Center-weighted and Spot. You can also make use of the white balance auto setting.

D1X possesses the AF-S Nikkor lens which gives swift and consistent performance.

Furthermore, you can exploit the continuous and single-servo focussing features or utilize the autofocus function. In addition, there is also a closest-subject priority option and a focus lock button.

The LCD display is radiant while the viewfinder comes with a dioptre adjustment. But the placement of the viewfinder just below the LCD means you end up covering the LCD when you are using the viewfinder.

Quite a few connectivity options are present Firewire port for download images from a PC, a RS-232C socket and also the NTSC or PAL video output.

Running on the 2000mAh 7.2V rechargeable Ni-MH battery, D1X is likely to give you approximately 1000 photos.

The picture quality is exceptional with accurate sharpness and colour representation.

Apart from choosing between the sRGB and Adobe RGB colour modes, the camera is complaint with different JPG compression. Moreover, there are other impressive file saving options like YCbCr-TIFF, RGB-TIFF and NEF (RAW).

The ISO setting is between 125-800; with noise becoming more and more prominent as the sensitivity is increased.

Resolution is also good but lags behind in comparison to some other competitors in the market.

Accomplished photographers will definitely appreciate the D1X provided they are patient enough to learn some of the complicated functions and understand the menus thoroughly.