Nikon D1
The Nikon D1 is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) that was made by Nikon Corporation introduced on June 15, 1999. It features a 2.7-megapixel image sensor, 4.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting, and accepts the full range of Nikon F-mount lenses. The camera body strongly resembles the F5 and has 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.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Nikon Corporation |
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Released | 15 June 1999 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | CCD, 23.7 × 15.6 mm DX format, 1.5× FOV crop, 11.8 µm pixel(quadra filter),5.9 µm pixel size. |
| Maximum resolution | 2,000 × 1,312 (2.7 megapixel) |
| Film speed | 200–1600 in 1 EV steps |
| Recording medium | CompactFlash (Type I or Type II, 2GB maximum) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M) |
| Focus areas | 5 areas with Multi-CAM 1300 Autofocus system |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M] |
| Exposure metering | 3D Color Matrix Metering Through-the-lens (TTL) Full-Aperture exposure metering with 1,005-pixel CCD |
| Metering modes | 256-segment Matrix Metering, Center-weighted (75% weighted 8 mm circle), and Spot (2%) |
| Flash | |
| Flash | 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, 5-segment TTL Multi Sensor |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Charge-coupled electronic and mechanical shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 30 to 1/16,000 s and Bulb, 1/500 s X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 4.5 frame/s, up to 21 frames |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, Six presets, Manual preset, Fine tunable |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2 in (51 mm), 120,000-dot TFT LCD |
| Battery | Nikon EN-4 Ni-MH battery pack (7.2V DC) |
| Weight | Approx. 1.1 kg (without battery or lens) |
| Made in | Japan |
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.
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.