At the official UK press launch of Nikon's latest high-end camera, the D3X, in London, the company defended its decision for not giving the DSLR video functionality.
While a video option on a camera is still relatively new, the company did give its last DSLR, the D90, video support, but has sidestepped the function for its latest flagship model.
Speaking about the D3X's lack of video support, James Banfield, Nikon UK professional Support And Training, said: "The whole point of the D3X is for it to be the best DSLR at the highest resolution, and that was our focus when creating the camera."
The customer wants video
Chris Hoare, Professional Business Manager at Nikon, re-iterated this comment, saying that: "Video technology is something the customer is asking for. However, we need to match [this technology] with the camera – this why we made video available for the D90. We have to match the right features with the right products."
While many consumers may be asking for video technology on their DSLRs, it's unlikely those who will fork out £5,000-plus for the D3x will miss video functionality. The camera will likely be bought by professional photographers and photographic studios, the focus will be very much on still images.
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atldoc
July 19th 2010
2. I had two original D3 cameras and sold them to buy a hasselblad H4D 40 mp and a D3X for a back up and when the Hassy is not a good fit for the shoot. I would have loved to had video to record clips of my shoots for we sites. The last thing I want carry is a video recorder along with these two very heavy cameras with the heavy lenses into the field. I would be willing to bet that Nikon will release video next year in this camera so everyone will need to buy the same camera again like I did from the 12.1 mp D3 to the 24 mp D3X. They have it on the D3 now so why is it not good enough for the D3X. I guess they are going to let Cannon beat them again in offer it first. It is a shame they should let the people buying decide what is needed in the field. Obviously the more tools you have the better.
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troyhark
December 5th 2008
1. And the focus of professional photography is going to have to include video now as that is where the market is going. Many ads that were once still images are now video. And those who can produce stills and video will be more likely to be hired over those who can only do one, by companies that are cutting costs. Which is probably all companies in these cash strapped times.
This would have been a great camera - 2 years ago.
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