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GETTING STARTED—OVERVIEW
Overview
This manual is designed to help you enjoy taking digital photographs with an ad-
vanced single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. The D1X 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 accuracy
•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 servicing. We recommend that you have
your camera inspected by your retailer or Nikon service representative once every one to two
years, and that you have it serviced once every three to five years (note that fees are charged for
these services). Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended if you use your
camera professionally. When having your camera inspected or serviced, we recommend that you
bring you bring any accessories regularly used with the camera, such as lenses and flash units.
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Your camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex electronic circuitry.
Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, and AC adapt-
ers) certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and
proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry.
THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR
NIKON WARRANTY.
For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local authorized Nikon dealer.
Replacing This Manual
Should you lose this manual, replacements can be ordered, for a fee, from any authorized Nikon
service representative.