| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view | Nikon DX format; focal length equivalent to approx.
1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view |
| Effective pixels | 24.2 million |
| Image sensor | 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 24.78 million |
| Dust-reduction System | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data
(optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Image size (pixels) | 6000 x 4000 (Large) 4496 x 3000 (Medium)
2992 x 2000 (Small) |
| File format | NEF (RAW): 12- or 14 bit, compressed 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 |
| Picture Control System | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified;
storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and
SDXC memory cards |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0,
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif
(Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
2.3, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.82 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 18 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder
eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -1.7 - +1.0 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible lenses | Autofocus is available with AF-S and AF-I lenses.
Autofocus is not available with other type G and
D lenses, AF lenses (IX NIKKOR and lenses for
the F3AF are not supported), and AI-P lenses.
Non-CPU lenses can be used in mode M, but
the camera exposure meter will not function.
The electronic rangefinder can be used with
lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster. |
| Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/4000 - 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; Bulb; Time |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower |
| Release mode | Single frame, continuous L, continuous H, quiet shutter
release, self-timer, delayed remote; ML-L3,
quick-response remote; ML-L3; interval timer
photography supported |
| Frame advance rate | Continuous L : Up to 3 fps Continuous H :
Up to 5 fps (JPEG and 12-bit NEF/RAW) or 4 fps
(14-bit NEF/RAW) Note: Frame rates assume
continuous-servo AF, manual or shutterpriority
auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster,
Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority
selection), and other settings at default values. |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1-9 exposures |
| Metering mode | TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering method | Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type G, E,
and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to
8-mm circle in center of frame Spot metering:
Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame)
centered on selected focus point |
| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) | Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0-20 EV
Spot metering: 2-20 EV |
| Exposure meter coupling | CPU |
| Mode | Auto modes (auto; auto (flash off)); programmed auto
with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S);
aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); 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;
toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color;
silhouette; high key; low key; HDR painting) |
| Exposure compensation | Can be adjusted by -5 - +5 EV in increments of
1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, and M modes |
| Bracketing | Exposure bracketing: 3 shots in steps of 1/3 or
1/2 EV White balance bracketing: 3 shots in
steps of 1 Active D-Lighting bracketing: 2 shots |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with
AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 100-12800 in steps of 1/3 EV. Can also be set
to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent)
above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, Off |
| Autofocus | Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus sensor
module with TTL phase detection, 39 focus
points (including 9 cross-type sensor), and
AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3
m/1 ft 8 in.-9 ft 10 in.) |
| Detection range | -1 - +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 (MF): Electronic rangefinder can
be used |
| Focus point | Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area mode | Single-point AF, 9-, 21-, or 39- 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 |
| Built-in flash | Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait,
party/indoor, pet portrait, color sketch,
toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto
pop-up P, S, A, M, food: Manual pop-up
with button release |
| Guide Number | Approx. 12/39, 13/43 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
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 mode | 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 |
| Flash compensation | -3 - +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) | Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with
SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a
master flash or SU-800 as commander;
Flash Color Information Communication
supported with all CLS-compatible flash units |
| Sync terminal | AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately) |
| White balance | Auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types),
direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset
manual, all except preset manual with fine-tuning. |
| Lens servo | Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S);
full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (MF) |
| AF-area mode | 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) |
| Automatic scene selection | Available in auto and auto (flash off) modes |
| Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Metering method | Matrix |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate | 1920 x 1080, 60p (progressive)/50p/30p/25p/24p,
high/normal 1280 x 720, 60p/50p, high/normal
640 x 424, 30p/25p, high/normal Frame rates
of 30p (actual frame rate 29.97 fps) and 60p
(actual frame rate 59.94 fps) are available when
NTSC is selected for video mode. 25p and 50p
are available when PAL is selected for video mode.
Actual frame rate when 24p is selected is 23.976 fps. |
| 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 |
| ISO sensitivity | ISO 100-12800; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7,
or 1 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 12800 |
| Monitor | 8.1 cm/3.2-in. (3 : 2), approx. 1037k-dot
(720 x 480 x 3 = 1,036,800 dots),
vari-angle TFT monitor with 170 °
viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage,
and brightness adjustment |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 12, or 80 images
or calendar) playback with playback zoom,
movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows,
histogram display, highlights, auto image rotation,
picture rating, and image comment (up to 36 characters) |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Video output | NTSC, PAL |
| HDMI output | Type C mini-pin HDMI connector |
| Accessory terminal | Wireless remote controllers: WR-1,
WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cords:
MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS units:
GP-1/GP-1A (available separately) |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter);
supports optional ME-1 stereo microphones |
| Standards | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g |
| Communications protocols | IEEE 802.11b: DSSS/CCK IEEE 802.11g: OFDM |
| Operating frequency | 2412-2462 MHz (channels 1-11) |
| Range (line of sight) | Approximately 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. |
| Security | Authentication: Open system,
WPA2-PSK Encryption: AES |
| Wireless setup | Supports WPS |
| Access protocols | Infrastructure |
| Receiving frequency | 1575.42 MHz (C/A code) |
| Geodesics | WGS84 |
| Supported languages | Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian,
Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil),
Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish,
Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Battery | One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL14a battery |
| AC adapter | EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5A power
connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 125 x 98 x 76 mm (49.2 x 3.9 x 3 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 530 g (1 lb 2.7 oz) with battery and
memory card but without body cap; approx.
480 g/1 lb 0.9 oz (camera body only) |
| Temperature | 0 °C - 40 °C (+32 °F - 104 °F) |
| Humidity | 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories | BS-1 accessory shoe cover, DK-25 rubber
eyecup, BF-1B body cap, EN-EL14a rechargeable
Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-24 battery
charger, AN-DC3 strap, UC-E17 USB cable,
EG-CP16 audio/video cable, DK-5 eyepiece
cap, ViewNX 2 CD, Reference CD (contains
the Reference Manual) |
