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Type: Single-lens reflex digital camera
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Lens Mount: Nikon F bayonet mount
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Picture Angle: Effective picture angle 1.5x (Approx.) conversion factor (Nikon DX format)
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Effective Pixels: 14.2 million
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Sensor Size: 23.1 x 15.4mm
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Image Sensor Format: DX
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Image Sensor Type: CMOS
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Total Pixels: 14.8 million
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Dust-reduction system: Image sensor cleaning
Airflow Control System
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
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Image Area (pixels): DX-format
(L) 4608 x 3072
(M) 3456 x 2304
(S) 2304 x 1536
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File Format: NEF (RAW)
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
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Picture Control ;Monochrome
Standard
Neutral
Vivid
Portrait
Landscape
Selected Picture Control can be modified
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Storage Media
SD
SDHC
SDXC
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Card Slot
1 Secure Digital (SD)
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File System
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras
PictBridge
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Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
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Viewfinder Frame Coverage
95% horizontal
95% verticalApprox.
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Viewfinder Magnification: 0.80x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0m⁻¹) Approx.
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Viewfinder Eyepoint: 18mm (-1.0m⁻¹)
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Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment: -1.7 to +0.5m⁻¹
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Focusing Screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
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Reflex Mirror: Quick-return type
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Lens Aperture:
Instant-return type
electronically controlled
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Compatible Lenses ; AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
AF-S, AF-I: All functions supported
Non-CPU: Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
IX Nikkor lenses cannot be used
Electronic Rangefinder usable with lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster
Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus
AF-NIKKOR for F3AF not supported
Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II
Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
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Shutter type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
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Shutter Speed: 1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
Bulb
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Fastest Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
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Slowest Shutter Speed:
30 sec. in steps of 1/3
1/2
1 EV
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Flash Sync Speed:
Up to 1/200 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower
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Shutter Release Modes:
Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous
Self-timer mode
Quiet Shutter Release
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Frame Advance Rate: Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)
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Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution: 3 frames per second
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Self-timer:
2 sec.
10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
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Exposure Metering System: TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
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Metering Method:
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
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Metering Range:
0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F)
2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)
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Exposure Meter Coupling: CPU
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Exposure Modes:
Auto modes ( auto, auto [flash off])
Scene Modes
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Manual (M)
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Scene Modes:
Portrait
Landscape
Child
Sports
Close-up
Night Portrait
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Advanced Scene Modes:
Portrait
Landscape
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Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3EV
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Exposure Lock: Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
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ISO Sensitivity:
ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV
Can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent
Auto ISO sensitivity control available
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Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 100
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Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 3200
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Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity: 12800
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Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options:
1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent)
2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent) Approx.
Auto ISO sensitivity control available
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Active D-Lighting:
On
Off
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Dynamic AF Mode: Number of AF points: 11 and 11 (3D-tracking)
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Auto-area AF Mode:
Single Area AF
Dynamic-area
Auto-area AF
3D-tracking (11 points)
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Autofocus System: Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
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Detection Range: -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
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Lens Servo:
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus trackinga ctivated automatically according to subject status
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Focus Point: Can be selected from 11 focus points
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Focus Lock:
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
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Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points: 11
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Built-in Flash:
Yes
Auto
Portrait
Child
Close-Up
Night portrait
Auto flash with auto pop-up [P], [S], [A], [M]
Manual pop-up with button release
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Guide Number: 39/12, 43/13 with manual flash (ft/m, ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)Approx.
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Flash Control: i-TTL Balanced fill-flash, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
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Flash Sync Modes:
Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction
Auto slow sync
Off
Slow sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction available with optional flash units
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Flash Mode:
Auto
Auto with red-eye reduction
Fill-flash
Auto slow sync
Auto slow sync with red-eye correction
Rear curtain with slow sync
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Flash Compensation: -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
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Flash-ready indicator:
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
Blinks for 3 sec. after flash is fired at full output
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Accessory Shoe: ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and ata contacts and safety lock
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Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS):
Yes
Built-in Commander mode not available
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Flash Sync Terminal: Sync Terminal ADapter AS-15 (available separately)
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White Balance:
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent (7 types)
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
Preset manual (up to 5 values can be stored)
Fine Tune by Kelvin color temperature setting (2,500 K to 10,000K)
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Live View Shooting: Yes
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Live View Lens servo:
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
Manual focus (MF)
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Live View AF-area mode:
Face-priority AF
Wide-area AF
Normal-area AF
Subject-tracking AF
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Live View Autofocus:
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subejct-tracking AF is selected
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Live View Scene Auto Selector:
Aut mode
Auto (flash off) mode
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Movie Metering: TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
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Movie Metering method: Matrix
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Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate:
1920 x 1080 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
1280 x 720 (25p): 25 fps
1280 x 720 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
640 x 424 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
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Movie Maximum recording time: 10 min.
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Movie File Format: MOV
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Movie Audio recording format: Linear PCM
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Movie Audio recording device: Built-in monaural microphone
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Movie:
Movie with sound
1,920 × 1,080 (24p); 24 fps
1,280 × 720 (24p); 24 fps
1,280 × 720 (30p); 30 fps
640 × 424 (30p); 30 fps
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Movie Audio: Built-in microphone, monaural
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Monitor Size: 3.0 in. diagonal
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Monitor Resolution: 230,000 Dots
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Monitor Type: TFT-LCD with bridghtenss adjustment
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Playback Functions:
Full frame
Calendar
Thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images)
Zoom
Movie Playback
Slideshow
Histogram display
Highlights
Auto image rotation
Image Comment (up to 36 characters)
Highlight point display
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In-Camera Image Editing:
Trim
D-Lighting
Image Overlay
Filter Effects
Small Pic
Monochrome
Color Balance
NEF (RAW) Processing
Quick retouch
Straighten
Distortion Control
Fisheye
Red-eye Correction
Perspective Control
Color Outline
Edit Movie
Miniature Effect
Before and After
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Interface:
Hi-speed USB
Video output: NTSC, PAL
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Accessory terminal: Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately)
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GPS: GP-1 GPS unit
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Supported Languages:
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Dutch
English
Spanish
Finnish
French
Italian
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
Czech
Norweigan
Turkish
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Battery / Batteries: EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
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Battery Life (shots per charge): 550 shots (CIPA)
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AC Adapter:
EH-5a AC Adapter
Power Connector EP-5a available separately
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Tripod Socket: 1/4 in. (ISO1222)
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Approx. Dimensions:
Width 4.9 in. (124.46mm)
Height 3.8 in. (96.52mm)
Depth 2.9 in. (73.66mm)
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Approx. Weight:
16 oz. (455g)
camera body only
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Operating Environment:
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Less than 85% (no condensation)
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Supplied Accessories:
- EN-EL14 Battery
- MH-24 Battery Charger
- DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
- DK-20 Rubber Eyecap
- AN-DC3 Camera Strap
- BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
- BF-1B Body Cap
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ViewNX 2 CD-ROM