| 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 |
| Image sensor format |
DX |
| Image sensor type |
CMOS |
| Sensor size |
23.5 mm x 15.7 mm |
| Total pixels |
21.51 million |
| Dust-reduction system |
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
| Effective pixels |
20.9 million |
| Image size (pixels) |
DX (24x16) image area (L) 5568 x 3712 ( 20.6 million) (M) 4176 x 2784 ( 11.6 million) (S) 2784 x 1856 ( 5.1 million) 1.3x (18x12) image area (L) 4272 x 2848 ( 12.1 million) (M) 3200 x 2136 ( 6.8 million) (S) 2128 x 1424 ( 3 million) Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording (L) 5568 x 3128 ( 17.4 million) (M) 4176 x 2344 ( 9.7 million) (S) 2784 x 1560 ( 4.3 million) Photographs with image area of 1.3X taken during movie recording (L) 4272 x 2400 ( 10.2 million) (M) 3200 x 1800 ( 5.7 million) (S) 2128 x 1192 ( 2.5 million) Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 (8.2 million) |
| File format |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; optimal quality compression available NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
| Picture Control system |
Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat ; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media |
SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant) |
| File system |
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage |
DX (24x16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical 1.3x (18x12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical |
| Magnification |
Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m(*1)) |
| Eyepoint |
18.5mm (–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 |
| 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 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster). |
| 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) |
| 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 |
Up to 8 fps • CL: 1 to 7 fps • CH: 8 fps Note: 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 |
Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up |
| Metering system |
TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels |
| Metering mode |
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) Center-weighted: Weight of approximately 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 8-mm circle) Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used) Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses |
| Range |
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV |
| Exposure meter coupling |
CPU |
| Mode |
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 steps 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 |
| Autofocus system |
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 1 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 |
Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) , predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Focus point |
51 Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area mode |
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 |
| 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) |
| Control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 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 |
| 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; Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported |
| Flash compensation |
-3 to +1 EV in steps 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 |
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 10,000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Bracketing types |
Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL |
| Modes |
Photo live view, Movie live view |
| Lens servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (M) |
| 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) |
| Metering system |
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Metering mode |
Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; high quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160 |
| 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) |
Mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200 Modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit Night vision (EFFECT) mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) Other modes: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 12800) |
| Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off |
| Other options |
Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction |
| Monitor size |
8 cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal |
| Monitor type |
tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control, and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off |
| Monitor resolution |
Approx. 922 k-dot (VGA) |
| 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 |
| USB connector |
Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output connector |
Type C HDMI connector |
| Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
| Accessory terminal |
Wireless remote controllers: WR-1, WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately) |
| Standards |
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g |
| Operating frequency |
2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11) |
| Maximum output power |
8.4 dBm (EIRP) |
| Security |
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK |
| Communication protocols |
Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 |
| Range (line of sight) |
Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
| Battery |
One EN-EL15a rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| AC adapter |
EH-5c AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket |
1/4–in. (ISO 1222) |
| 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 |
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories |
DK-28 Rubber Eyecup, BF-1B Body Cap, EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, AN-DC3 BK Strap, E20 USB Cable |
