The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24x16 mm. Its dimensions are about 2⁄3 those of the 35mm format. The format was created by Nikon for its digital SLR cameras, many of which are equipped with DX-sized sensors. DX format is very similar in size to sensors from Pentax, Sony and other camera manufacturers. All are referred to as APS-C, including the Canon cameras with a slightly smaller sensor.
CMOS image sensor of the Nikon D90
The Nikon D40 is a DX-format camera. Here, the DX-sized image sensor is exposed.
Vignetting produced by using a DX-format lens on a full-sized 35mm frame.
Nikkor DX lenses are marked with the DX logo.
Nikon Corporation is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Headquarters at Shinagawa Inter City in Kōnan, Tokyo
West Building of Nikon in Nishi-Ōi, Tokyo
Nikon F FTN Camera
Nikon NASA F4 front view with DA-20 action finder, electronics box, and lenses. Launched September 1991 on board the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-48