| Lens Mount |
Nikon F bayonet mount |
| Effective Pixels |
16.2 million |
| Sensor Size |
36.0 x 23.9mm |
| Image Sensor Format |
FX |
| Image Sensor Type |
CMOS |
| Total Pixels |
16.6 million |
| Dust-reduction system |
Image sensor cleaning
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Dust-Off Reference |
Photo Yes |
| Image Area (pixels) |
FX-format
(L) 4.928 × 3,280
(M) 3,696 × 2,456
(S) 2,464 × 1,640
1:2 format (30 x 20)
(L) 4,096 × 2,720
(M) 3,072 × 2,040
(S) 2,048 × 1,360
5:4 format (30 x 24)
(L) 4,096 × 3,280
(M) 3,072 × 2,456
(S) 2,048 × 1,640
DX-format
(L) 3,200 × 2,128
(M) 2,400 × 1,592
(S) 1,600 × 1,064 |
| File Format Still Images |
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality
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
TIFF (RGB) |
| Picture Control |
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
User-customizable Settings
Vivid |
| Storage Media |
CompactFlash© (CF) (Type I, compliant with UDMA)
XQD Type Memory |
| Card Slot |
1 CompactFlash© (CF) card and 1 XQD memory type card |
| File System |
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
PictBridge |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder |
| Viewfinder |
Frame Coverage FX (36x24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx.
1.2x (30x20): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
DX (24x16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
5:4 (30x24): 97% horizontal and 100% vertical Approx. |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.70x Approx. |
| Viewfinder Eyepoint |
18mm (-1.0m¯¹) |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment |
Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1 m¯¹) |
| Focusing Screen |
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed) |
| Reflex Mirror |
Quick-return type |
| Lens Aperture |
Instant-return type |
| Depth-of-field Control |
Yes |
| Lens Compatibility at a Glance*** |
AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible
Metering with AI lenses |
| Compatible Lenses |
AF NIKKOR, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC Micro-NIKKOR lenses and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 1.5x image area)
AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only) |
| Shutter type |
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane |
| Shutter Speed |
1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Fastest Shutter Speed |
1/8000 sec. |
| Slowest Shutter Speed |
30 sec. |
| Flash Sync Speed |
Up to 1/250 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower |
| Bulb Shutter Setting |
Yes |
| Shutter Release Modes |
Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-10 frames per second
Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 10 frames per second; 11 with AE/AF locked on first frame
Mirror-up [Mup] mode
Quiet Shutter Release
Self-timer mode
Single-frame [S] mode |
| Continuous Shooting Options |
FX-format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per second
CL: Up to 10 frames per second
5:4 format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per second
CL: Up to 10 frames per second
DX-format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per second
CL: Up to 10 frames per second
1:2 format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per second
CL: Up to 10 frames per second |
| Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution |
10 frames per second
11 frames per second (AE/AF Locked) |
| Self-timer |
2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled |
| Exposure Metering System |
TTL exposure metering using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering Method |
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12mm circle in center of frame
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses)
Spot: Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point |
| Metering Range |
-1 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering)
2 to 20 EV (spot metering) |
| Exposure Meter Coupling |
CPU
AI |
| Exposure Modes |
Aperture-Priority (A)
Manual (M)
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
Shutter-Priority (S) |
| Exposure Compensation |
±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure Bracketing |
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| Exposure Lock |
Yes |
| Mirror Lock Up |
Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity |
ISO 100 - 12,800
Lo-1 (ISO 50)
Hi-4 (ISO 204,800) |
| Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity |
100 |
| Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity |
12,800 |
| Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity |
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent) |
| Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity |
HI-4 (ISO 204,800 equivalent) |
| Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options |
Hi-1 (ISO-25,600 equivalent) in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Hi-2, (ISO-51,200 equivalent), 1 EV
Hi-3, (ISO-102,400 equivalent), 1 EV
Hi-4 (ISO-204,800 equivalent) in 1 EV |
| Long Exposure Noise Reduction |
Yes |
| High ISO Noise Reduction |
Low
Normal
High
Off |
| Active D-Lighting |
Auto
Extra High
High
Normal
Low
On |
| D-Lighting Bracketing |
2 frames using selected value for one frame
3–5 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Single-point AF Mode |
Yes |
| Dynamic AF Mode |
Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking) |
| Auto-area AF Mode |
Yes |
| Autofocus System |
Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
| Detection Range |
-2 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C) |
| Lens Servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| AF-area mode |
9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
Auto-area AF
Single-point AF
3D-tracking (51 points) |
| Focus Lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) |
| Focus Modes |
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only
Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
Normal area
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points |
51 |
| Autofocus Sensitivity |
-2 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Autofocus Fine Tune |
Yes |
| Flash Bracketing |
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| X-Sync Speed |
1/250 |
| Top FP High Speed Sync |
Up to 1/8000 |
| Flash Control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor are available with SB-910,SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash Sync Modes |
Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Slow rear-curtain sync
Slow sync |
| Flash Compensation |
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator |
Lights when optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, SB-400, SB-R200 is fully charged |
| Accessory Shoe |
Yes |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) |
CLS Supported |
| Flash Sync Terminal |
Yes |
| White Balance |
Auto (2 types)
Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K)
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored)
Shade |
| White Balance Bracketing |
2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV |
| Live View Shooting |
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 (MF) |
| 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 |
| Movie Maximum recording time |
20 minutes at 24p
29 minutes 59 seconds at 30p |
| Movie File Format |
MOV |
| Movie Video Compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Movie Audio recording format |
Linear PCM |
| Movie |
HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps
HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps |
| Movie Audio |
Built-in microphone, monaural
External stereo microphone (optional) |
| Monitor |
Size 3.2 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Resolution |
921,000 Dots |
| Monitor Type |
Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD |
| Monitor Angle of View |
170-degree wide-viewing angle |
| Monitor Adjustments |
Brightness, 5 levels |
| Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator |
Yes
Also visible in LiveView Modes
Also visible in Viewfinder |
| Playback Functions |
Auto Image Rotation
Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
GPS data display
Highlights
Histogram Display
Image Comment
IPTC information embedding and display
Movie Playback
Movie Slideshow
Photo information
Playback with Zoom
Slideshow
Voice Memo |
| In-Camera Image Editing |
Color Balance
Color Outline
Color Sketch
D-Lighting
Distortion Control
Edit Movie
Filter Effects
Fisheye
Image Overlay
Miniature Effect
Monochrome
NEF (RAW) Processing
Perspective Control
Quick Retouch
Red-eye Correction
Resize
Selective Color
Side-by-Side Comparison
Straighten
Trim |
| Image Comment |
Yes |
| Interface |
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Headphone Connector
NTSC
Stereo Microphone Input
Super Speed USB 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi Functionality |
Eye-Fi Compatible
WT-5A
WT-4A |
| GPS |
GP-1 GPS unit |
| Save/Load Camera settings |
Yes |
| Total custom Settings |
58 |
| My Menu |
Yes with customization |
| Recent Settings |
Yes |
| Supported Languages |
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norweigan
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian |
| Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings |
Yes |
| World Time Setting |
Yes |
| Battery / Batteries |
EN-EL18 Lithium-ion Battery |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) |
2,600 Battery Life (shots per charge) (CIPA) |
| AC Adapter |
EH-6b AC Adapter
Requires EP-6 Power Supply Connector |
| Battery Charger |
MH-26 Quick Charger |
| Tripod Socket |
1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Approx. Dimensions |
Width 6.3 in. (160mm)
Height 6.2 in. (156.5mm)
Depth 3.6 in. (90.5mm) |
| Approx. Weight |
41.6 oz. (1180g)
camera body only |
| Operating Environment |
0–40 °C (+32–104 °F) |
| Supplied Software |
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
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