Nikon D1

Nikon D1
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Sensor	CCD, 23.7 × 15.6 mm DX format, 1.5× FOV crop
Maximum resolution	2,000 × 1,312 (2.7 megapixel)
Lens type	Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Shutter	Charge-coupled electronic and mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range	30 to 1/16,000 s and Bulb, 1/500 s X-sync
Exposure metering	3D Color Matrix Metering Through-the-lens (TTL) Full-Aperture exposure metering with 1,005-pixel CCD
Exposure modes	Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Metering modes	256-segment Matrix Metering, Center-weighted (75% weighted 8 mm circle), and Spot (2%)
Focus areas	5 areas with Multi-CAM 1300 Autofocus system
Focus modes	Single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M)
Continuous shooting	4.5 frame/s, up to 21 frames
Viewfinder	Optical
ASA/ISO range	200 - 1600 in 1 EV steps
Flash	3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, 5-segment TTL Multi Sensor
Custom WB	Auto, Six presets, Manual preset, Fine tunable
Rear LCD monitor	2 inch (50 mm), 120,000-dot TFT LCD
Storage	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II, 2GB maximum)
Battery	Nikon EN-4 Ni-MH battery pack (7.2V DC)
Weight	Approx. 1.1 kg (without battery or lens)
Made In	Japan
Retail info

The Nikon D1 is a digital single-lens reflex camera introduced on June 15, 1999.^[1] It featured a 2.7 megapixel image sensor, 4.5 frames per second continuous shooting, and accepted the full range of Nikon F-mount lenses. The camera body strongly resembled the F5 and had the same general layout of controls, allowing users of Nikon film SLR cameras to quickly become proficient in using the camera. Autofocus speed on the D1 series bodies is extremely fast, even with "screw-driven" AF lenses.

Although Nikon and other manufacturers had produced digital SLR cameras for several years prior, the D1 was the first professional digital SLR that displaced Kodak's then-undisputed reign over the professional market.^[2]

Unusual for a DSLR, the D1 uses the NTSC color space instead of the conventional sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces. The resulting color on the D1 can be a bit unorthodox, but methods of correcting and/or compensating for the color problem are readily available.^[3][4][5] Only the D1 uses the NTSC color. The D1h and D1x both use sRGB and AdobeRGB color spaces.

D1H and D1X

Nikon D1X

The D1 was replaced by the D1H and D1X on February 5, 2001.^[6] The D1X offered higher resolution with a 3,008 × 1,960 - 5.3 effective megapixels sensor, and continuous shooting of 3 frames per second for up to 21 consecutive shots. The D1H was oriented towards fast action photography, keeping the same 2.7 megapixels image sensor as the D1, but pushing the frame rate to 5 frame/s for up to 40 consecutive shots. Both the D1h and D1x use the sRGB/AdobeRGB color spaces, which is an improvement over the original D1.

The Nikon D1H was in the early 2000s the camera used for instructional purposes at the USA Defense Information School (DINFOS) at Fort George G. Meade. However, as of July 2008, the DINFOS is using Nikon D200 and D300 cameras.

References

External links

• Nikon Imaging | Nikon D1
• ByThom.com review of the D1, D1h and D1x
• dpreview.com review of the D1
• dpreview.com review of the D1h
• dpreview.com review of the D1x
• photo.net review of the D1h
• Lonestar.net review of the D1, D1h and D1x
• imaging-resource.com review of the D1h