Single-lens reflex digital camera

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Nikon FX format

FX, 35.9 mm x 24.0 mm, CMOS

37.09 million

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

36.3 million

FX format (36 x 24), (L) 7360 x 4912, (M) 5520 x 3680, (S) 3680 x 2456, 1.2 x (30 x 20), (L) 6144 x 4080, (M) 4608 x 3056, (S) 3072 x 2040, DX format (24 x 16), (L) 4800 x 3200, (M) 3600 x 2400, (S) 2400 x 1600, 5:4 (30 x 24), (L) 6144 x 4912, (M) 4608 x 3680, (S) 3072 x 2456, FX-format photographs taken in movie live view, (L) 6720 x 3776, (M) 5040 x 2832, (S) 3360 x 1888, DX-format photographs taken in movie live view, (L) 4800 x 2704, (M) 3600 x 2024, (S) 2400 x 1352

NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed; small size available (12-bit uncompressed only), TIFF (RGB), JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8) or basic (approx. 1:16) compression (Size priority); optimal quality compression available, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

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

CompactFlash (CF) (Type I, UDMA compliant), SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant)

1 CompactFlash (CF) 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, DPOF, Exif 2.3, PictBridge

Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

FX (36 x 24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical, 1.2x (30 x 20): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, DX (24 x 16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, 5:4 (30 x 24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical

Approx. 0.7x (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 and framing grid

Yes, pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A, M 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), DX lenses (using DX (24 x 16) 1.5x image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A, M 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 the 11 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster)

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter, electronic front-curtain shutter (in mirror-up release mode)

1/8000 to 30 s, in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, time, X250. M* mode: 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 600 or 900 seconds shutter speed, and bulb and time settings are available

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)

S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up), Qc (quiet continuous shutter-release)

With EN-EL15 batteries (FX/5:4) CL: Approx. 1 to 5 fps, CH: Approx. 5 fps, Qc: Approx. 3 fps; (DX/1.2x) CL: Approx. 1 to 6 fps, CH: Approx. 6 fps, Qc: Approx. 3 fps Other power sources (FX/5:4) CL: Approx. 1 to 5 fps, CH: Approx. 5 fps, Qc: Approx. 3 fps; (1.2x) CL: Approx. 1 to 6 fps, CH: Approx. 6 fps, Qc: Approx. 3 fps; (DX) CL: Approx. 1 to 6 fps, CH: Approx. 7 fps, Qc: Approx. 3 fps

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

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 approx. 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 (equivalent to center-weighted when other lenses are used)

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted metering : 0 to 20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV

CPU, AI

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

-5 to +5 EV, in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV

2 to 9 frames, in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV, 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

ISO 200 to 12800, in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 51200 equivalent) above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off

2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 to 5 frames using preset values for all frames

Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 11 sensors), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)

-2 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, 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

Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points

Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 51-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 AE-L/AF-L button

Manual pop-up with button release

Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)

TTL: i-TTL flash control using 91K-pixel RGB sensor 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 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; auto FP high-speed sync supported

-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV, 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV

Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; blinks after flash is fired at full output

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

Nikon CLS supported; commander mode option available

ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread

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

2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3

Live view photography (still images), Movie live view (movies)

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, 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

1920 x 1080, 60p (progressive), 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; all options support both high and normal image quality

MOV

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM

Built-in or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable

Exposure modes P, S and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 200 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit, Exposure mode M and M*: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 200 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 200 to 12800 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 51200 equivalent) above ISO 12800

8 cm (3.2–in.) diagonal, Approx. 1229k-dot, (VGA; 640 x RGBW x 480 = 1,228,800 dots) TFT monitor with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment

Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation

SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B 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)

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

One EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Optional MB-D12 Multi-Power Battery Pack with one EN-EL15/EN-EL18a2/EN-EL182 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or eight R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries

EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)

1/4–in. (ISO 1222)

Approx. 146 x 123 x 81.5 mm (5.8 x 4.9 x 3.3 in.)

Approx. 980 g (2 lb 2.6 oz, with battery and SD memory card but without body cap), Approx. 880 g/1 lb 15.1 oz (camera body only)

0 to 40 °C/32 to 104 °F

85% or less (no condensation)

EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E22 USB Cable, AN-DC16 Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, DK-17 Eyepiece, USB Cable Clip, HDMI Cable Clip, BM-12 LCD Monitor Cover