Nikon D3X to Include 24.4 Megapixel Sensor?

It goes without saying, if there is information to be found somewhere, hackers will find it. Fast. Such is the case with Nikon’s latest high-end shooter, the D3. Deep within its firmware, secrets are kept, but are they actually secrets, or simply nonsense? Hard to say, but I’m willing to believe that this is definitely plausible

According to information found inside, the Nikon D3X will include a sensor capable of capturing a staggering 24.4 megapixels. It might seem redunkulous, but in the megapixel race, Nikon doesn’t have anything to compete directly with Canon’s 22MP Mark III 1Ds, so it seems reasonable that the D3X could actually be spec’d as such.

For now, all we can do is wonder… and begin saving up the ~$8,000 we’ll need to purchase one upon launch.

Some entirely too ingenious hackers have found a reference to the rumored D3X deep within the bowels of Nikon’s D3 firmware. The reference includes a list of resolutions available to the upcoming shooter, and it’s apparently set to max out at a potentially Higgs Boson-inducing 24.4 megapixels.

Source: Engadget