| Type of Camera |
Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens Mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Picture Angle |
Nikon DX format; focal length in 35mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX-format angle of view |
| Effective Pixels |
20.9 million |
| Image Sensor |
23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor - DX Format |
| Total Pixels |
21.51 Million |
| Dust-reduction System |
Image sensor cleaning
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software requi red) |
| Image size (pixels) |
DX-format: (L) 5,568 x 3,712 (M) 4,176 x 2,784 (S) 2,784 x 1,856
1.3x Crop Mode: (L) 4,272 x 2,848 (M) 3,200 x 2,136 (S) 2,128 x 1,424
Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160
Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording: (L) 5,568 x 3,128 (M) 4,176 x 2,344 (S) 2,784 x 1,56
Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording: (L) 4,272 x 2,400 (M) 3,200 x 1,800 (S) 2,128 x 1,192 |
| File Format |
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats
NEF (RAW): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit |
| Picture Control System |
Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape
New Flat Picture Control: Ideal for Video Capture
New Clarity Control: Ideal for adding Definition
Finer control with 0.25-step adjustment |
| Storage Media |
SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Card Slot |
1 Secure Digital (SD) |
| File System |
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 EXIF 2.31 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras ) PictBridge |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame Coverage |
DX (24x16): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical (Approx.)
1.3x (18x12): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical (Approx.) |
| Magnification |
Approx 0.94x (50mm f1.4 lens at infinity -1.0m) |
| Eyepoint |
18.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter Adjustment |
-2 to +1 m |
| Focusing Screen |
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex Mirror |
Quick return |
| Mirror Lock Up |
Yes |
| Lens Aperture |
Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible Lenses |
Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and DX lenses, AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (A and M modes only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of F5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 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=1/250s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s) |
| Release Modes |
Continuous low-speed [CL] mode
Continuous high-speed [CH] mode
Mirror-up [Mup] mode
Quiet Shutter Release
Quiet Continuous Release
Self-timer Mode
Single-frame [S] mode |
| Frame Advance Rate |
High: Up to 8 fps
Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 sec or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values. |
| Continuous Shooting Options |
DX-formats
CH: Up to 8 frames per second
CL: Up to 1-7 frames per second |
| Self-Timer |
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s |
| Metering Method Matrix |
3D Color Matrix Metering III (type G, E and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering III (other CPU lenses) |
| Metering Method Center Weighted |
Weight of approximately 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame |
| Metering Method Spot |
Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point |
| Metering Range |
-3 EV to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C /68°F) |
| Exposure Meter Coupling |
Combined CPU |
| Exposure Modes |
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off])
Manual (M)
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
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) Shutter-Priority (S)
Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect;selective color; silhouette |
| Exposure Compensation |
Can be adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A and M modes |
| Exposure Bracketing |
9 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
| Exposure Lock |
Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity |
ISO 100 - 51,200 |
| Active D-Lighting |
Auto, extra high, high, normal, low, off |
| DL Bracketing |
2-3 frames
2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Autofocus System |
51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 1 sensor) AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.) Finetuning
Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
| Detection Range |
-3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C) |
| Lens Servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activat ed automatically according to subject status
Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| AF-area Mode |
9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
Single-point AF
3D-tracking
Group-area AF |
| Focus Modes |
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Face-Priority AF available in Live View only
Full-time Servo (AF-F) available in Live View and D-Movie Recording
Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
Normal area AF
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area AF |
| Focus Lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (sin gle-servo AF) |
| Built-In Flash |
Auto flash with auto pop up
Manual pop up with button release |
| Guide Number |
Approx. 12/39 with manual flash |
| Flash Control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2016 pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB910, SB900, SB800, SB700, SB600, SB400; i-TTl balanced fill flash for DSLR is used with matrix and center weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for DSLR 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 increments 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 (CLS) |
i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling 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)
Choose color temperature (2500K-10000K)
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Fine-tuning
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view)
Shade |
| White Balance Bracketing |
3 shots in steps of 1 |
| Live View Modes |
Photography Live View Mode
Movie Live View Mode |
| Live View Lens Servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
Manual focus (M) |
| AF-Area Modes |
Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF |
| 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
Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
| Movie Metering Method |
Matrix |
| Movie File Format |
Selectable from MOV (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM) and MP4 (Video: H.264, Audio: AAC)
Electronic VR, highlight display |
| Video Compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio Recording Format |
Linear PCM< dd="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><> |
| Audio Recording Device |
Built-in microphone, stereo
External stereo microphone (optional)
Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted
Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
| Monitor |
8-cm/3.2-in.,
approx. 922k-dot
170 -degree wide-viewing angle
Brightness adjustment and eye-sensor controlled on/off
Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator |
| Playback |
Auto Image Rotation
Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
Highlights
Histogram Display
Location Display
Movie Playback Movie Slideshow
Photo Information
Picture Rating
Playback with Zoom
Playback Zoom
Playback Zoom Cropping |
| Interface |
Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1A (available separately)
Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Hi-speed USB
Stereo Microphone Input
WR-1 and WR-R10 wireless remote controller (available separately) |
| Wi-Fi Functionality |
Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Operating frequency: 2412-2462 MHz (channels 1-11)
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK |
| Bluetooth |
Yes
Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 |
| Supported Languages |
Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified & traditional) Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Battery |
EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) |
950 shots (CIPA)
Movies: Approx. 80 minutes of HD footage |
| AC Adapter |
EH-5c AC Adapter
Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector |
| Tripod Socket |
1/4" |
| Operating Environment |
Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
5.4 in. (135.5 mm) x 4.1 in. (104 mm) x 2.9 in. (72.5 mm) |
| Weight |
22.6 oz (640g) camera body only |
