Specification:
Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
Lens Mount | |
Nikon F bayonet mount | |
Picture Angle | Nikon DX format (Effective picture angle 1.5x [Approx.] conversion factor) |
Effective Pixels | 24.2 million |
Sensor Size | 23.5 mm x 15.6 mm |
Image Sensor Format | DX |
Image Sensor Type | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 24.7 million |
Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning |
Dust-Off Reference Photo | Yes |
Image Area (pixels) | DX-format |
(L) 6,000 x 4,000 | |
(M) 4,496 x 3,000 | |
(S) 2,992 x 2,000 | |
File System | File Format Still Images |
Compressed 12-bit 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 | |
Storage Media | SD |
SDHC | |
SDXC | |
Card Slot | 1 Secure Digital (SD) |
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) | |
Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder |
Viewfinder Frame Coverage | |
95% Horizontal (Approx.) | |
Viewfinder Magnification | 0.85x (Approx.) |
Viewfinder Eyepoint | 18mm (-1.0m¯¹) |
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment | -1.7 to +0.5m¯¹ |
Focusing Screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen |
Reflex Mirror | Quick-return type |
Mirror Lock Up | Yes (for image sensor cleaning) |
Lens Aperture | Instant-return type |
Lens Compatibility at a Glance*** | AF-S Lens Required for Autofocus |
Compatible Lenses | AF NIKKOR for F3AF not Supported. |
AF-S, AF-I: All Functions Supported. | |
AI-P NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II. | |
Electronic rangefinder can be used if Maximum Aperture is f/5.6 or Faster. | |
IX NIKKOR Lenses Cannot be Used. | |
Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function. | |
Other AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II. | |
Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus. | |
Type D PC NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus and some Shooting Modes. | |
Shutter Type | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane |
Shutter Speed | 1/4000 to 30 sec. |
Fastest Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec. |
Slowest Shutter Speed | 30 sec. |
Flash Sync Speed | Up to 1/200 sec. |
Shutter Release Modes | Continuous |
Delayed remote | Quick Response Remote Mode |
Quiet shutter-release | Self-timer Mode |
Frame Advance Rate | Up to 5 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values) |
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution | 5 frames per second |
Self-timer | 2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures |
Timer duration electronically controlled | |
Exposure Metering System | TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor |
Metering Method | Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame |
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) | Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point |
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) | |
Exposure Meter Coupling | CPU |
Exposure Modes | Aperture-Priority (A) |
Auto | Auto (flash off) |
Manual (M) | |
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P) | |
Shutter-Priority Auto (S) | |
Scene Modes | Auto |
Auto [Flash Off] | |
Child | |
Close-up | |
Landscape | |
Night Portrait | |
Portrait | |
Sports | |
Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV in increments of 1/3EV |
Exposure Lock | |
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button | |
Sensitivity | ISO Sensitivity |
ISO 100 -12,800 | |
Hi-1 (ISO 25,600) | |
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 100 |
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 12,800 |
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity | 1 EV above ISO 12800 (ISO 25600 equivalent) |
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options | 1 EV above ISO 12800 (ISO 25600 equivalent) |
Auto ISO sensitivity control available | |
High ISO Noise Reduction | |
Low | |
Normal | |
High | |
Off | |
Active D-Lighting | On |
Off | |
Focus/Autofocus | Picture Control |
Landscape | |
Monochrome | |
Neutral | |
Portrait | |
Selected Picture Control can be Modified | Standard |
Vivid | |
Single-point AF Mode | Yes |
Dynamic AF Mode | Number of AF points: 11 (3D-tracking) |
Auto-area AF Mode | Yes |
Autofocus System | Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
Detection Range | -1 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 activated automatically according to subject status |
Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used | |
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 available in Live View and D-Movie only | |
Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status | |
Single-servo AF (AF-S) | |
Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only | |
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points | |
11 | |
Autofocus Sensitivity | |
-1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) | |
Built-in Flash | Yes |
X-Sync Speed | 1/200 |
Flash Control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 or SB-300; 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 |
Auto with red-eye reduction | |
Auto slow sync | |
Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction | |
Fill-flash | |
Rear-curtain sync | |
Rear-curtain with slow sync | |
Red-Eye reduction | |
Red-Eye reduction with slow sync | |
Slow sync | |
Off | |
Flash Compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
Flash-ready Indicator | Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-300, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged |
Accessory Shoe | Yes |
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) | CLS Supported |
Flash Sync Terminal | |
Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately) | |
White Balance | Auto |
Cloudy | |
Direct Sunlight | |
Flash | |
Fluorescent (7 types) | |
Incandescent | |
Preset Manual | |
Shade | |
Live View Shooting | Yes |
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) | |
Live View Scene Auto Selector | |
Auto mode | |
Auto (flash off) mode | |
Movie Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
Movie Maximum recording time | |
20 min. | |
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 / 60 fps |
HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps | |
HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps | |
HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps | |
HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps | |
HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps | |
HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps | |
VGA 640x424 / 30 fps | |
VGA 640x424 / 25 fps | |
Movie Audio | Built-in microphone, monaural |
Optional external stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter) | |
Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted | |
Monitor Size | 3.0 in. diagonal |
Monitor Resolution | 921,000 Dots |
Monitor Type | Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD |
Monitor Angle of View | 160-degree wide-viewing angle |
Playback Functions | Auto Image Rotation |
Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) | |
Highlights | |
Histogram Display | |
Image Comment | |
Movie Playback | |
Playback with Zoom | |
Slideshow | |
In-Camera Image Editing | |
Color Balance | |
Color Outline | |
Color Sketch | |
D-Lighting | |
Distortion Control | |
Filter Effects | |
Fisheye | |
Image Overlay | |
Miniature Effect | |
Monochrome | |
NEF (RAW) Processing | |
Perspective Control | |
Photo Illustration | |
Quick Retouch | |
Red-Eye Correction | |
Resize | |
Selective Color | |
Straighten | |
Trim | |
Interface | Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1A (available separately) |
Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) | |
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector | |
Hi-speed USB | |
Video Output: NTSC, PAL | |
Wi-Fi Functionality | |
Eye-Fi Compatible | |
GPS | |
GP-1A GPS unit | |
Recent Settings | Yes |
Supported Languages | Arabic |
Bengali | |
Brazilian Portuguese | |
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) | |
Czech | |
Danish | |
Dutch | |
English | |
Finnish | |
French | |
German | |
Greek | |
Hindi | |
Hungarian | |
Indonesian | |
Italian | |
Japanese | |
Korean | |
Marathi | |
Norweigan | |
Persian | |
Polish | |
Portuguese | |
Romanian | |
Russian | |
Spanish | |
Swedish | |
Tamil | |
Telugu | |
Thai | |
Turkish | |
Ukrainian | |
Vietnamese | |
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings | Yes |
World Time Setting | Yes |
Power | Battery / Batteries |
EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery | |
Battery Life (shots per charge) | |
700 shots (CIPA) | |
AC Adapter | |
EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately) | |
Battery Charger | |
MH-24 Quick Charger | |
Miscellaneous | Tripod Socket |
1/4 in. | |
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth) | |
4.9 in. (124 mm) x 3.9 in. (98 mm) x 3.0 in. (75.5 mm) | |
Approx. Weight | |
15.1 oz. (430 g) camera body only | |
Operating Environment | |
0–40 °C (+32–104 °F) | |
Less than 85% (no condensation) |