Image Sensor Format
Image Sensor Type
Sensor Size
Total Pixels
Effective Pixels
Image Area (L) DX Format
- (L) 4288x2848
- (M)3216x2136
- (S)2144x1424
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
Continuous Shooting Options (CH)
- CH: Up to 4.5 frames per second
- CL: Up to 4 frames per second
LCD Monitor Size
LCD Monitor Type
LCD Monitor Resolution
LCD Monitor Angle of View
- 170-degree wide-viewing angle
LCD Monitor Adjustments
Shutter type
- Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
Slowest Shutter Speed
- 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Fastest Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Bulb Shutter Setting
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
- 200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
- 3200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
- Lo-1 (ISO 100 equivalent)
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitvity
- Hi-1 (ISO 6400 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
- Lo-1 (ISO 100 equivalent) in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
- Hi-1 (ISO 6400 equivalent) in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Storage Media
Storage System
- JPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size priority and Optimal Quality
- AVI
- Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)
File System
- Compliant with DCF 2.0
- DPOF
- EXIF 2.21
Exposure Modes
- Programmed Auto (P) with Flexible Program
- Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
- Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
- Manual (M)
- Auto
- Auto (flash off) Advanced Scene Modes
Advanced Scene Modes
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Close-up
- Sports
- Night Portrait
Exposure Metering System
- 420 pixel RGB sensor 3D Color Matrix Metering II
- Center-weighted
- Spot
Metering Range
- 1) 0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering); 2) 2 to 20 EV (Spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20 degrees C/68 degrees F)
Exposure Meter Coupling
Exposure Compensation
- ±5EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 1
Exposure Lock
Exposure Bracketing
- Yes 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
Shutter Release Modes
- Single-frame [S] mode
- Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-4 frames-per-second
- Live View [LV] mode
- Self-timer mode
- Continuous high-speed [CH] mode: 4.5
Movie Modes
- Movie with sound
- HD 1280 x 720/24 fps VGA 640 x 424/24 fps QVGA 320 x 216/24 fps
White Balance
- Sun
- Shade
- Fluorescent
- Incandescent
- Flash
- Preset
- Fine Tune by Kelvin color temperature setting
- Auto
- Auto (TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor) Seven manual modes with fine-tuning; Sun Shade Fluorescent Incandescent Flash Preset Fine Tune by Kelvin Color temperature setting
White Balance Bracketing
- Yes, 2 or 3 exposures, in increments of 1, 2 or 3
D-Lighting Bracketing
Playback Functions
- Full frame
- Zoom
- Slideshow
- Pictmotion
- Histogram
- Shooting data
- Highlight point display
- Auto image rotation
- Sound playback
- D-Movie playback Thumbnail (4, 9, 72 segments) Calendar
Interface
Lens Mount
Compatible Lenses
- 1) DX AF NIKKOR: All functions possible
- 2) D-/G-type AF NIKKOR (excluding IX NIKKORlenses): All functions possible (excluding PC Micro- NIKKOR)
- 3) AF NIKKOR other than D-/G-type (excluding lenses for F3AF): All functions except 3D-Color Matrix Metering II possible
- 4) AI-P NIKKOR: All functions except Autofocus, 3D-Color Matrix Metering II possible
- 5) Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure modes A and M but exposure meter does not function. Electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is 5.6 or faster; Color Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides
Picture Angle
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
Viewfinder Eyepoint
Reflex Mirror
Interchangeable Focusing Screens
Viewfinder Magnification
Depth-of-field Control
Autofocus System
- Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including 1 cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8 in.-9ft.10 in.)
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
Autofocus Sensitivity
- -1 - +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F
Focus Modes
- Single-servo AF (S)
- Continuous-servo (C)
- Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
- Live View autofocus; Face-priority, wide area, normal area
Single-point AF Mode
Dynamic AF Mode
Auto-area AF Mode
Focus Lock
- AE-L/AF-L button
- Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
Picture Control
- Standard
- Neutral
- Vivid
- Monochrome
- Nine User-customizable settings
- Portrait
- Landscape
In-Camera Image Editing
- Trim
- D-Lighting
- Color Balance
- Image Overlay
- Filter Effects
- Monochrome
- Color Balance
- NEF (RAW) processing
- Quick retouch
- Straighten
- Distortion Control
Built-in Flash
External Flash Shoe
Built-in Flash Distance
- 56 at ISO 200 ft.17 at ISO 200m
Dust-Off Reference Photo
Save/Load Camera settings
Nikon Creative Lighting System Compatibility
- Yes, Built-in Commander Mode 2 Groups: A/B 4 Channels: 1-4 TTL, Non-TTL Auto and Manual mode
Flash Sync Speed
FP High Speed Sync
Flash Sync Modes
- Front-curtain sync (normal)
- Slow sync
- Rear-curtain sync
- Red-eye reduction
- Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Flash Control
- 1) i-TTL: TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor, built-in flash, SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash
- 2) AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash: Available with SB-900 and SB-800 used with CPU lens
- 3) Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 28, 27, and 22S
- 4) Range-priority manual flash; available with SB-900 and SB-800
Accessory Shoe
Self-timer
- 2, 5, 10, 20 seconds duration
World Time Setting
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
Battery Type
Battery / Batteries
- EN-EL3e Lithium-ion Battery
AC Adaptor
Battery Charger
Image Comment
Battery Life (shots per charge)
Tripod Socket
Approx. Dimensions
- Width 5.2 in. (132mm)
- Height 4.1 in. (103mm)
- Depth 3.0 in. (77mm)
Approx. Weight
Supported Languages
- Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Supplied Software
Optional Accessories
- MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack, ML-L3 wireless remote control, DK-21M Magnifying Eyepiece, EH-5a AC Adapter, Capture NX2 Software, Camera Control Pro 2
