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Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera
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Lens Mount
Nikon F bayonet mount
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Picture Angle
Nikon DX format (Effective picture angle 1.5x [Approx.] conversion factor)
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Effective Pixels
14.2 million
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Sensor Size
23.1mm x 15.4mm
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Image Sensor Format
DX
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Image Sensor Type
CMOS
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Total Pixels
14.8 million
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Dust-reduction system
Image sensor cleaning
Airflow Control System
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
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Image Area (pixels)
DX-format
(L) 4,608 x 3,072
(M) 3,456 x 2,304
(S) 2,304 x 1,536
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File Format Still Images
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression
NEF (RAW)
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
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Picture Control
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Selected Picture Control can be modified
Standard
Vivid
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Storage Media
SD
SDHC
SDXC
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Card Slot
1 Secure Digital (SD)
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File System
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras
PictBridge
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Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
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Viewfinder Frame Coverage
95% horizontal
95% vertical Approx.
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Viewfinder Magnification
0.80x Approx.
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Viewfinder Eyepoint
18mm (-1.0m?¹)
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Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
-1.7 to +0.5m?¹
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Focusing Screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
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Reflex Mirror
Quick-return type
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Lens Aperture
Instant-return type
electronically controlled
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Lens Compatibility at a Glance***
AF-S Lens Required for Autofocus
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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 Colour Matrix Metering II
Electronic Rangefinder usable with lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster
IX Nikkor lenses cannot be used
Non-CPU: Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D colour matrix metering II
Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus
Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
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Shutter type
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
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Shutter Speed
1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
Bulb
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Fastest Shutter Speed
1/4000 sec.
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Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec.
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Flash Sync Speed
Up to 1/200 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower
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Shutter Release Modes
Continuous
Quiet Shutter Release
Self-timer mode
Single-frame [S] mode
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Frame Advance Rate
Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)
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Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
3 frames per second
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Self-timer
2 sec.
10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
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Exposure Metering System
TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
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Metering Method
Centre-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8mm circle in centre of frame
Matrix: 3D colour matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); colour matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Spot: Meters 3.5mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centre on selected focus point
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Metering Range
0 to 20 EV (Matrix or centre-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)
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Exposure Meter Coupling
CPU
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Exposure Modes
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Auto modes ( auto, auto [flash off])
Manual (M)
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Scene Modes
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
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Scene Modes
Child
Close-up
Landscape
Night Portrait
Portrait
Sports
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Exposure Compensation
±5 EV in increments of 1/3EV
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Exposure Lock
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
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Mirror Lock Up
Yes (for image sensor cleaning)
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ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100 - 3200
Hi-1 (ISO 6400)
Hi-2 (ISO 12,800)
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Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
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Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
3200
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Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent)
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Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent)
2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent) Approx.
Auto ISO sensitivity control available
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Active D-Lighting
On
Off
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Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 11 and 11 (3D-tracking)
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Auto-area AF Mode
Yes
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Autofocus System
Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
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Detection Range
-1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
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Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus trackinga ctivated automatically according to subject status
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Focus Point
Can be selected from 11 focus points
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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)
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Focus Modes
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Face-Priority AF
Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
Normal area
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area
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Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
11
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Built-in Flash
Yes
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Flash Control
i-TTL Balanced fill-flash, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
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Flash Sync Modes
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Rear-curtain sync
Red-Eye reduction
Red-Eye reduction with slow sync
Slow sync
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Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
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Flash-ready indicator
Blinks for 3 sec. after flash is fired at full output
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
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Accessory Shoe
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and ata contacts and safety lock
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Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS Supported
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Flash Sync Terminal
Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)
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White Balance
Auto
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Fine Tune by Kelvin colour temperature setting (2,500 K to 10,000K)
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset manual (up to 5 values can be stored)
Shade
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Live View Shooting
Yes
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Live View Lens servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
Manual focus (MF)
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Live View AF-area mode
Face-priority AF
Wide-area AF
Normal-area AF
Subject-tracking AF
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Live View Autofocus
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected
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Live View Scene Auto Selector
Aut mode
Auto (flash off) mode
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Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
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Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
640 x 424 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (25p): 25 fps
1280 x 720 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
1920 x 1080 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
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Movie Maximum recording time
10 min.
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Movie File Format
MOV
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Movie Audio recording format
Linear PCM
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Movie Audio recording device
Built-in monaural microphone
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Movie
HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 30 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 24 fps
VGA 640x424 / 30 fps
Movie with sound
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Movie Audio
Built-in microphone, monaural
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Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
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Monitor Resolution
230,000 Dots
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Monitor Type
Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
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Playback Functions
Auto Iimage Rotation
Calendar
Full Frame
Highlight Point Display
Histogram Display
Image Comment
Movie Playback
Slideshow
Thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images)
Zoom
Highlights
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In-Camera Image Editing
Before and After
Colour Outline
D-Lighting
Edit Movie
Filter Effects
Fisheye
Image Overlay
Miniature Effect
Monochrome
NEF (RAW) Processing
Perspective Control
Quick retouch
Red-Eye Correction
Small Pic
Straighten
Trim
Colour Balance
Distortion Control
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Interface
Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately)
HDMI Output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Hi-speed USB
Video output: NTSC, PAL
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GPS
GP-1 GPS unit
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Supported Languages
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norweigan
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
Turkish
Spanish
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Battery / Batteries
EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
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Battery Life (shots per charge)
550 shots (CIPA)
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AC Adapter
EH-5a AC Adapter
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Tripod Socket
1/4 in.
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Approx. Dimensions
Width: 4.9 in. (124.46mm)
Height: 3.8 in. (96.52mm)
Depth: 2.9 in. (73.66mm)
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Approx. Weight
16 oz. (455g) camera body only
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Operating Environment
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Less than 85% (no condensation)
