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Larry Klees (lklees) 0 pts

July 29, 2008 3:22 PM

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In the DX mode does the camera just crop the image to the center 24 x 16 mm, or can you choose to use a 16 x 24 mm or perhaps even a 20mm square?

In the future I would like to buy a D3, and I'm interested in the answer to the above question for buying lenses for my current D300.

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Ben Keough (DeadWolfBones) 10631 pts

August 13, 2008 6:24 PM

Hi Larry,

The DX mode on Nikon cameras only uses the center 24x16mm of the sensor. As far as I know there is no way to manually select the area of the sensor you want to use.

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Larry Klees (lklees) 0 pts

August 13, 2008 7:09 PM

Thank you Ben.

Your answer helps, although, it seems like a waste of capability that would cost almost nothing for Nikon to install. A larger square image or a choice of landscape or portrait without rotating the camera would be great features.

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Larry Klees (lklees) 0 pts

August 13, 2008 7:18 PM

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In the DX mode does the camera just crop the image to the center 24 x 16 mm, or can you choose to use a 16 x 24 mm or perhaps even a 20mm square?

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