| Type of camera | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view | Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view |
| Effective pixels | |
| Effective pixels | 20.9 million |
| Image sensor | |
| Image sensor | 23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 21.51 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
| Storage | |
| Image size (pixels) |
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| File format |
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| Picture Control system | Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; 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 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage |
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| Magnification | Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 18.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -2 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Lens | |
| Compatible lenses | Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non-CPU AI lenses (M mode only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster) |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode |
| Speed | 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250 |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320 s) |
| Release | |
| Release modes | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
| Approximate frame advance rate | CL: 1 to 7 fps, CH: 8 fps Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority 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 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s |
| Remote control modes (ML-L3) | Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up |
| Exposure | |
| Metering system | TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels |
| Metering modes |
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| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
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| Exposure meter coupling | CPU |
| Modes | Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), 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, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect, miniature effect, selective color, silhouette, high key, low key), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), U1 (user settings 1), U2 (user settings 2) |
| Exposure compensation | Can be adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE and EFFECTS modes |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| Focus | |
| Autofocus | Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by one sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.) |
| Detection range | -3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Lens servo |
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| Focus point | Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area modes | Single-point AF; 9-, 21- or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, 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 |
| Flash | |
| Built-in flash | Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, 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, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash modes | 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; auto FP high-speed sync supported |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +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) |
i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, color information communication, auto FP high-speed sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF |
| Sync terminal | AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (available separately) |
| White balance | |
| White balance | Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Bracketing | |
| Bracketing types | Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL |
| Live view | |
| Modes | Photo live view, movie live view |
| Lens servo |
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| 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) |
| Movie | |
| Metering system | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Metering modes | Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
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| File format | MOV, MP4 |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM, AAC |
| Audio recording device | Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| Maximum recording length | 29 min. 59 s |
| Other options | Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 922k-dot (VGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off |
| Playback | |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating and auto image rotation |
| Interface | |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector |
| Accessory terminal | Wireless remote controllers: WR-1 and WR-R10, Remote cord: MC-DC2, GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (all available separately) |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
| Wireless/Bluetooth | |
| Wireless |
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| Bluetooth | Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 |
| Range (line of sight) | Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
| Supported languages | |
| Supported languages |
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Power source | |
| Battery | One EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
| AC adapter | EH-5b/EH-5c AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions/weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm/5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 720 g/1 lb 9.4 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 640 g/1 lb 6.6 oz (camera body only) |
| Operating environment | |
| Operating environment | Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Accessories | |
| Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area) |
EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E20 USB Cable, AN-DC3 BK Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-28 Rubber Eyecup |