Type |
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 |
Effective pixels |
Effective pixels |
24.2 million |
Image sensor |
Image sensor |
23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor |
Total pixels |
24.72 million |
Dust-reduction system |
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
Storage |
Image size (pixels) |
- DX (24×16) image area: 6000 x 4000 [L], 4496 x 3000 [M], 2992 x 2000 [S]
- 1.3x (18×12) image area: 4800 x 3200 [L], 3600 x 2400 [M], 2400 x 1600 [S]
- Photographs with image area of DX (24×16) taken with live view selector rotated to movie live view: 6000 x 3368 [L], 4496 x 2528 [M], 2992 x 1680 [S]
- Photographs with image area of 1.3x (18×12) taken with live view selector rotated to movie in live view: 4800 x 2696 [L], 3600 x 2024 [M], 2400 x 1344 [S]
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File format |
- 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 (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available
- NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
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Picture Control system |
Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
Media |
SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
Double card slot |
Slot 2 can be used for overflow or backup storage or for separate storage of copies created using NEF+JPEG; pictures can be copied between cards |
File system |
DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3, PictBridge |
Viewfinder |
Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
Frame coverage |
- DX (24×16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
- 1.3x (18×12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
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Magnification |
Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
Eyepoint |
19.5 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 |
Depth-of-field preview |
Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes) |
Lens aperture |
Instant return, electronically controlled |
Lens |
Compatible lenses |
Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E 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 f/5.6 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 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 |
Release modes |
S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
Approximate frame advance rate |
- JPEG and 12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24×16) selected for image area: CL 1 to 6 fps, CH 6 fps
- JPEG and 12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with 1.3x (18×12) selected for image area: CL 1 to 6 fps, CH 7 fps
- 14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24×16) selected for image area: CL 1 to 5 fps, CH 5 fps
- 14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with 1.3x (18×12) selected for image area: CL 1 to 6 fps, CH 6 fps
Maximum frame rate in live view is 3.7 fps |
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
(ML-L3) |
Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up |
Exposure |
Metering |
TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor |
Metering method |
- Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G, E and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data
- Center-weighted: Weight of approx. 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 (non-CPU lenses use 8-mm circle)
- Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)
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Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
- Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
- Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
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Exposure meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI |
Modes |
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; color sketch; 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 increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE and night vision modes |
Exposure lock |
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index) |
ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; in P, S, A, M modes, can also be set to approx. 1 or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent; monochrome only) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
Active D-Lighting |
Auto, extra high, high, normal, low, off |
Focus |
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 one 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 |
- Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); 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
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Focus point |
Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
AF-area modes |
Single-point AF; 9-, 21- or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, 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 |
Flash |
Built-in flash |
Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait, color sketch: 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 2016-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix or center-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 increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
Flash-ready indicator |
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; blinks 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) |
Nikon CLS supported; commander mode option available |
Sync terminal |
AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (available separately) |
White balance |
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 color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), all with fine-tuning |
Bracketing |
Bracketing types |
Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL |
Live view |
Live view modes |
Live view photography (still images), movie live view (movies) |
Lens servo |
- Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F)
- Manual focus (M)
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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 |
Metering method |
Matrix or center-weighted |
Frame size (pixels)
and frame rate |
- 1920 x 1080; 60p (progressive), 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; options support both ★high and normal image quality
1920 x 1080; 60p and 50p are available only when 1.3x (18×12) is selected for image area in the movie shooting menu |
File format |
MOV |
Video compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
Audio recording format |
Linear PCM |
Audio recording device |
Built-in or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
Maximum length |
29 min. 59 s (10 or 20 min. depending on frame size/rate and movie quality settings) |
Other movie options |
Index marking, time-lapse photography |
Monitor |
Monitor |
8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1229 k-dot (VGA; 640 x 480 x 4 = 1,228,800 dots), TFT monitor with approx. 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage and brightness adjustment |
Playback |
Playback |
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display and auto image rotation |
Interface |
USB |
Hi-Speed USB; connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
HDMI output |
Type C HDMI connector |
Accessory terminal |
Wireless remote controllers: WR-1 and WR-R10, Remote cord: MC-DC2, GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (all available separately) |
Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
Audio output |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
Wireless |
Standards |
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g |
Operating frequency |
2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11) |
Range (line of sight) |
Approx. 30 m/98 ft (assumes no interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles) |
Data rate |
54 Mbps; maximum logical data rates according to IEEE standard; actual rates may differ |
Authentication |
Open system, WPA2-PSK |
Wireless setup |
Supports WPS |
Access protocols |
Infrastructure |
NFC |
Operation |
NFC Forum Type 3 Tag |
Supported languages |
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 |
Power source |
Battery |
One EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
Battery pack |
Optional MB-D15 Multi-Power Battery Pack with one EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or six R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries |
AC adapter |
EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately) |
Tripod socket |
Tripod socket |
1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
Dimensions / weight |
Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
Approx. 135.5 x 106.5 x 76 mm/5.4 x 4.2 x 3.0 in. |
Weight |
Approx. 765 g/1 lb 11.0 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 675 g/1 lb 7.9 oz (camera body only) |
Operating environment |
Operating environment |
Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
Accessories |
Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area) |
EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E17 USB Cable, AN-DC1 BK Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-23 Rubber Eyecup |
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