Single-lens reflex digital camera

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Nikon FX format

46.89 million

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)

FX (36x24) image area, (L) 8256 x 5504 (45.4 million), (M) 6192 x 4128 (25.5 million), (S) 4128 x 2752 (11.3 million), 1.2x (30x20) image area, (L) 6880 x 4584 (31.5 million), (M) 5152 x 3432 (17.6 million), (S) 3440 x 2288 (7.8 million)
DX (24x16) image area, (L) 5408 x 3600 (19.4 million), (M) 4048 x 2696 (10.9 million), (S) 2704 x 1800 (4.8 million), 5 : 4 (30x24) image area, (L) 6880 x 5504 (37.8 million), (M) 5152 x 4120 (21.2 million), (S) 3440 x 2752 (9.4 million), 1 : 1 (24x24) image area, (L) 5504 x 5504 (30.2 million), (M) 4128 x 4128 (17.0 million), (S) 2752 x 2752 (7.5 million)
FX-format photographs taken during movie recording, (L) 8256 x 4640 (38.3 million), (M) 6192 x 3480 (21.5 million), (S) 4128 x 2320 (9.5 million)
DX-format photographs taken during movie recording, (L) 5408 x 3040 (16.4 million), (M) 4048 x 2272 (9.1 million), (S) 2704 x 1520 (4.1 million)

NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression)
TIFF (RGB)
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

Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls

1 XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card. Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

FX (36x24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical, 1.2x (30x20): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, DX (24x16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, 5:4 (30x24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical, 1:1 (24x24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical

Approx. 0.75x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m-1)

17 mm (–1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

-3 to +1 m-1

Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed)

Quick return

Yes, pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes)

Instant return, electronically controlled

Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot 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 15 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, of which 9 points are available for selection).

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in quiet shutter-release, quiet continuous shutter-release, and mirror up release modes

1/8000 to 30 s, in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, bulb, time x 250

X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported

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)

2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels

Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15, or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle)
Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% 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

Matrix or center-weighted metering: –3 to +20 EV. Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV. Highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV

CPU, AI

Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)

–5 to +5 EV, in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV

Luminosity locked at detected value

Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off

Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross-type sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection

–4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)

Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C): predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

153 focus points, of which 55 or 15 are available for selection

Single-point AF, 9-, 25-, 72-, or 153- point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels; 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

Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off

–3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV

Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

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, unified flash control

ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread

Auto (3 types), natural light auto, 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.

Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL

Photo live view, Movie live view

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S), full-time-servo AF (AF-F); Manual focus (M)

Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, pinpoint AF, Subject-tracking AF

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

MOV, MP4

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM, AAC

Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable

Exposure modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit
Exposure mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600

Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction

Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) 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

Hi-Speed USB, with Micro-USB connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended

Type C HDMI connector

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)

Ten-pin remote terminal: can be used to connect optional MC-30A/MC-36A remote cords, ML-3 modulite remote control sets, WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 adapter) or WR-1 wireless remote controllers, or GP-1/GP-1A GPS units

IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11)

8.5 dBm (EIRP)

Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1; Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz

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

Optional MB-D18 multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL18b Li-ion battery (available separately), one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15b Li-ion battery, or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries. A BL-5 battery-chamber cover is required when using EN-EL18b batteries.

EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)

1/4–in. (ISO 1222)

0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)

85% or less (no condensation)

BF-1B body cap, EN-EL15b 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), HDMI/USB cable clip, UC-E22 USB cable, AN-DC18 strap