| Specification |
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| 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 | 24.1 million |
| Image sensor | 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 24.69 million |
| Dust-reduction System | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Image size (pixels) | DX (24 x 16) image
area 6000 x 4000 (L), 4496 x 3000 (M), 2992 x 2000 (S) 1.3x (18 x 12)
image area 4800 x 3200 (L), 3600 x 2400 (M), 2400 x 1600 (S) Photographs
with image area of DX (24 x 16) taken in movie live view 6000 x 3368
(L), 4496 x 2528 (M), 2992 x 1860 (S) Photographs with image area of
1.3x (18 x 12) taken in movie live view 4800 x 2696 (L), 3600 x 2024
(M), 2400 x 1344 (S) |
| 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 (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available NEF
(RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG
formats |
| Picture Control System | Standard,
Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture
Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Double slot | Slot 2 can be used for
overflow or backup storage or for separate storage of copies created
using NEF+JPEG; pictures can be copied between cards. |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera
File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable
Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -2 - +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 |
| Depth-of-field preview | Pressing
depth-of-field preview button stops lens aperture down to value selected
by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes) |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible lenses | Compatible with AF
NIKKOR lenses, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to
PC lenses) and DX lenses, AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (A
and M modes 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 shutter |
| Speed | 1/8000 - 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 mode | Single frame (S),
continuous low speed (CL), continuous high speed (CH), quiet
shutter-release (Q), self-timer, mirror up (MUP); interval timer
photography supported |
| Approximate frame advance rate | JPEG and
12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24 x 16) selected for Image
area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 6 fps JPEG and 12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded
with 1.3x (18 x 12) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 7 fps
14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24 x 16) selected for Image
area CL: 1 - 5 fps, CH: 5 fps 14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with 1.3x
(18 x 12) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 6 fps |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 - 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 |
| Metering mode | TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering method | Matrix: 3D color matrix
metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU
lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user
provides lens data Center-weighted: Weight of 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 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame)
centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU
lens is used) |
| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) | Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 - 20 EV Spot metering: 2 - 20 EV |
| Exposure meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI |
| Mode | Auto modes (auto; auto (flash
off)); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto
(S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); 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;
color sketch; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key;
low key); U1 (user settings 1); U2 (user settings 2) |
| Exposure compensation | Can be adjusted by -5 - +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, and M modes |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2, - 3 EV |
| Flash bracketing | 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2, - 3 EV |
| White balance bracketing | 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1, 2, - 3 |
| ADL bracketing | 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO
100 - 6400 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3,
0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400; auto ISO
sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, Off |
| Autofocus | Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM
3500DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51
focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; the center 1 focus point
is available at apertures slower than f/5.6 and faster than f/8 or at
f/8), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 - 3m/1 ft 8 in. - 9
ft 10 in.) |
| Detection range | -2 - +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
| Lens servo | Autofocus (AF): Single-servo
AF (AF-S); 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 | 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, 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, color sketch: 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 2016-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910,
SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash
for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering,
standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash 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 - +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) | Advanced
Wireless Lighting supported with: - SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700
as a master flash and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as
commander - Built-in flash can serve as master flash in commander mode
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 |
| 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
- 10000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Modes | Live view photography (still images), movie live view (movies) |
| 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 | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Metering method | Matrix |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate | 1920
x 1080; 60i (59.94 fields/s)/ 50i (50 fields/s) * 1920 x 1080; 30 p
(progressive), 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; options support both high and normal image quality *
Available only when 1.3x (18 x 12) is selected for Image area. Sensor
output is about 60 or 50 fps. |
| File format | MOV |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Audio recording device | Built-in or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| Monitor | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1229
k-dot (VGA; 640 x 4 x 480 = 1,228,800 dots), TFT monitor with approx.
170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness
adjustment |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4,
9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie
playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights,
photo information, GPS data display, and auto image rotation |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| HDMI output | HDMI mini connector (Type C) |
| Accessory terminal | Wireless remote
controller: WR-1 and WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cord: MC-DC2
(available separately) GPS unit: GP-1 (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) |
| Supported languages | Arabic, Bengali,
Dutch, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Indonesian,
English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Greek,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Thai, Romanian, Russian,
Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Portuguese (European and
Brazilian), Vietnamese |
| Battery | One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL15 battery |
| Battery pack | Optional MB-D15
multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion
battery or six AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries |
| AC adapter | EH-5b 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 106.5 x 76 mm (5.3 x 4.2 x 3.0 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 765 g (1 lb 11.0 oz) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 675 g (1 lb 7.8 oz; camera body only) |
| Temperature | 0°C - 40°C (+32°F - 104°F) |
| Humidity | 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories | EN-EL15
rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-25 battery
charger, DK-5 eyepiece cap, AN-DC1 strap, UC-E6 USB cable, BS-1
accessory shoe cover, DK-23 rubber eyecup, BF-1B body cap, ViewNX 2 CD,
User's Manual |
