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| Type |
Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view |
Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view |
| Image sensor |
DX, CMOS, 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm |
| Total pixels |
21.51 million |
| Dust-reduction system |
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
| Effective pixels |
20.9 million |
| Image size (pixels) |
DX (24 x 16) image area, (L) 5568 x 3712 (20.6 million), (M) 4176 x 2784 (11.6 million), (S) 2784 x 1856 (5.1 million); |
| 1.3x (18 x 12) image area, (L) 4272 x 2848 (12.1 million), (M) 3200 x 2136 (6.8 million), (S) 2128 x 1424 (3 million); |
| Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording, (L) 5568 x 3128 (17.4 million), (M) 4176 x 2344 (9.7 million), (S) 2784 x 1560 (4.3 million); |
| Photographs with image area of 1.3X taken during movie recording, (L) 4272 x 2400 (10.2 million), (M) 3200 x 1800 (5.7 million), (S) 2128 x 1192 (2.5 million); |
| Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 (8.2 million) |
| Storage file formats |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; optimal quality compression available, NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
| Picture Control System |
Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Storage media |
SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant) |
| File system |
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage |
DX (24 x 16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical, 1.3x (18 x 12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical |
| Magnification |
Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint |
18.5 mm (–1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment |
-2 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing screen |
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror |
Quick return |
| Lens aperture |
Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible lenses |
Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non-CPU AI lenses (M mode only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster). |
| Shutter type |
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode |
| Shutter speed |
1/8000 to 30 s, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250 |
| Flash sync speed |
X = 1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320 s) |
| Release mode |
S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
| Frame advance rate |
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| Up to 8 fps; |
• CL: 1 to 7 fps; |
| • CH: 8 fps; |
| Note: Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values. |
| Self-timer |
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
| Remote control modes |
Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up |
| Exposure metering |
TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels |
| Metering method |
Matrix: 3D colour matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); colour matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) |
| Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) |
Centre-weighted: Weight of approximately 75% given to 8 mm circle in the centre of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame |
| Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centred on selected focus point |
| Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses |
| Metering range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) |
| Metering range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) |
Matrix, centre-weighted, or highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV |
| Exposure meter coupling |
CPU |
| Mode |
Auto modes (auto; auto, flash off); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food); special effects modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); U1 (user settings 1); U2 (user settings 2) |
| Exposure compensation |
Can be adjusted by –5 to +5 EV, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, in P, S, A, M, SCENE, and EFFECTS modes |
| Exposure lock |
Luminosity locked at detected value |
| ISO sensitivity |
ISO 100 to 51200, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off |
| Autofocus |
Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 1 sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.) |
| Detection range |
–3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
| Lens servo |
Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Focus points |
51, Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area mode |
Single-point AF; 9-, 21-, or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF |
| Focus lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| Built-in flash |
Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M, food: Manual pop-up with button release |
| Guide Number |
Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
| Flash control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, centre-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash modes |
Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off; Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported |
| Flash compensation |
-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator |
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output |
| Accessory shoe |
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System |
i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modelling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF |
| Sync terminal |
AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately) |
| White balance |
Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose colour temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Bracketing types |
Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL |
| Live View - Modes |
Photo live view, Movie live view |
| Live view - lens servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (M) |
| Live view - AF-area mode |
Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Live view - autofocus |
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Movie - metering |
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
Movie - metering method |
| Matrix, centre-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
| Movie - frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p; 1920 x 1080: 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p; 1280 x 720: 60p, 50p. Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; high quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160 |
| Movie - file format |
MOV, MP4 |
| Movie - video compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Movie - audio recording format |
Linear PCM, AAC |
| Movie - audio recording device |
Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| Movie - ISO sensitivity |
Mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200 Modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit Night vision (EFFECT) mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) Other modes: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 12800) |
| Other options |
Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction |
| Monitor |
8 cm (3.2–in.) diagonal; tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control, and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off; Approx. 922k-dot, (VGA) |
| Playback |
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating, and auto image rotation |
| USB |
Hi-Speed USB, with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output |
Type C HDMI connector |
| Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
| Accessory terminal(s) |
Wireless remote controllers: WR-1, WR-R10 (available separately). Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately). GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately) |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards |
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g. Maximum output power: 8.4 dBm (EIRP) |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency |
2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11) |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security |
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK |
| Bluetooth standards |
Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1; Range (line of sight): Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
| Supported languages |
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Battery |
One EN-EL15a rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| AC adapter |
EH-5c AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket |
1/4–in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm (5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in.) |
| Weight |
Approx. 720 g (1 lb 9.4 oz), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 640 g (1 lb 6.6 oz; camera body only) |
| Operating environment - temperature |
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) |
| Operating environment - humidity |
85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories |
DK-28 Rubber Eyecup, BF-1B Body Cap, EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, AN-DC3 BK Strap, E20 USB Cable |
