| Type |
Single-lens
reflex digital camera |
| Lens
mount |
Nikon
F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective
picture angle |
Approx.
1.5 x lens focal length (Nikon DX format) |
| Effective
pixels |
12.3
million |
| Image
sensor |
23.6
x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total
pixels |
12.9
million |
| Dust-reduction
system |
Image
Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture
NX 2 required) |
Image
size (pixels)
|
4,288
x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S] |
| File
format |
•
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 |
| Picture
Control System |
Can
be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape; storage for up to nine custom Picture Controls |
| Media |
SD
memory cards, SDHC compliant |
| File
system |
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 |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level
pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame
coverage |
Approx.
96% horizontal and 96% vertical |
| Magnification |
Approx.
0.94 x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint |
19.5
mm (-1.0 m-1) |
| Diopter
adjustment |
-2
to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing
screen |
Type
B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with focus frame (framing
grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex
mirror |
Quick-return
type |
| Depth-of-field
preview |
When
depth-of-field preview button is pressed, lens aperture is stopped
down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other
modes) |
| Lens
aperture |
Instant
return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible
lenses |
•
DX AF Nikkor: All functions supported
• Type G or D AF Nikkor: All functions supported (PC Micro-Nikkor
does not support some functions). IX-Nikkor lenses not supported.
• Other AF Nikkor: All functions supported except 3D color
matrix metering II. Lenses for F3AF not supported.
• AI-P Nikkor: All functions supported except 3D color matrix
metering II and auto focus.
• Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode
M, but exposure meter does not function. Electronic rangefinder
can be used if lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster. |
| Shutter
type |
Electronically
controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter
speed |
1/4,000
to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb |
| Flash
sync speed |
X
= 1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower |
| Release
modes |
Single-frame,
continuous low speed, continuous high speed, self-timer, delayed
remote, quick-response |
| Frame
advance rate |
Continuous
high speed: up to 4.5 fps, continuous low speed: 1-4 fps |
| Self-timer |
Can
be selected from 2, 5, 10 and 20 s duration |
| Exposure
metering |
TTL
exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor |
| Exposure
method |
•
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color
matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6-, 8- or 10-mm circle
in center of frame
• Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2% of frame) centered on
selected focus point |
| Exposure
range (ISO 100 equivalent, 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 |
| Exposure
modes |
Auto
modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait,
Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait), programmed auto with
flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority
auto (A), manual (M) |
| Exposure
compensation |
±5
EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
| Exposure
bracketing |
2
or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV |
| Exposure
lock |
Luminosity
locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO
sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
ISO
200 to 3200 in steps of 1/3 EV, can also be set to approx. 0.3,
0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200, or to approx. 0.3,
0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO 3200, ISO sensitivity
auto control available |
| Active
D-Lighting |
Can
be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low or off |
| Active
D-Lighting bracketing |
2
frames |
| Autofocus |
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.-9 ft. 10 in.) |
| Detection
range |
-1
to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, 20°C /68°F) |
| Lens
servo |
•
Autofocus: Single-servo AF (S), Continuous-servo AF (C),
Auto-servo AF (A), Predictive focus tracking automatically
activated according to subject status in single- and
continuous-servo AF
• Manual (M): Electronic rangefinder supported |
| Focus
point |
Can
be selected from 11 focus points |
| AF-area
modes |
Single-point
AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points) 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, Close-up, Night Portrait modes: Auto flash with auto
pop-up
P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release |
| Guide
number (m/ft.) at 20°C/68°F |
•
At ISO 200: Approx. 17/56, 18/59 with manual flash
• At ISO 100 equivalent: Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash |
| Flash
control |
•
TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for
digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in
flash, SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400
• Auto aperture: Available with SB-900, SB-800 and CPU lenses
• Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800,
SB-28, SB-27 or SB-22s
• Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800 |
| Flash
modes |
Front
curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction,
red-eye reduction with slow sync |
| Flash
compensation |
-3
to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, or 1/2 EV |
| Flash
bracketing |
2
or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV |
| Flash-ready
indicator |
Lights
when built-in flash or SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX,
SB-28DX, or SB-50DX is fully charged; blinks for 3 s after flash
is fired at full output in i-TTL or auto aperture modes |
| Accessory
shoe |
Standard
ISO 518 hot-shoe contact with safety lock |
| Nikon
Creative Lighting System (CLS) |
Advanced
Wireless Lighting supported with built-in flash, SB-900, SB-800,
or SU-800 as commander and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-R200 as
remotes; Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination
supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except SB-400; Flash
Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible
flash units |
| White
balance |
Auto
(TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB
sensor); 12 manual modes with fine-tuning; color temperature
setting; preset manual white balance |
| White
balance bracketing |
2
or 3 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3 |
| Live
View AF modes |
Face
priority AF, wide area AF, normal area AF |
| Live
View focus |
Contrast-detect
AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically
when face priority AF is selected) |
| Movie
image size (pixels) |
1,280
x 720/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 fps, 320 x 216/24 fps |
| Movie
file format |
AVI |
| Movie
compression format |
Motion-JPEG,
with monaural sound |
| LCD
monitor |
3-in.,
approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with
170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness
adjustment |
| Playback
function |
Full-frame
and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with
playback zoom, movie playback, Pictmotion, slide show, histogram
display, highlights, auto image rotation, and image comment (up to
36 characters) |
| USB |
Hi-Speed
USB |
| Audio
video output |
Can
be selected from NTSC and PAL; simultaneous playback from both the
audio video output and on the LCD monitor available |
| HDMI
output |
HDMI
Mini connector; camera monitor turns off when HDMI cable is
connected |
| Accessory
terminal |
•
Remote Cord MC-DC2 (Optional)
• GPS Unit GP-1 (Optional) |
| Supported
languages |
Chinese
(Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Battery |
One
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e |
| Battery
pack |
Multi-Power
Battery Pack MB-D80 (optional) with one or two Rechargeable Li-ion
Battery EN-EL3e or six R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH, lithium or
nickel-manganese batteries (Battery Holder MS-D200 is required
when using R6/AA-size batteries.) |
| AC
adapter |
AC
Adapter EH-5a (optional) |
| Tripod
socket |
1/4
in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
Approx.
132 x 103 x 77 mm/5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in. |
| Weight |
Approx.
620 g/1 lb. 6 oz. without battery, memory card, body cap or
monitor cover |
| Temperature |
0-40°C/32-104°F |
| Humidity |
Less
than 85% (no condensation) |
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