- Image quality
- Speed/Accuracy
- Reliability/Operability
- D-Movie
- Expanded creativity
Picture Control System for customizing colors and tones to your preferences
Nikon's Picture Control System allows you to customize sharpness, saturation and other parameters to match your preferences. Picture Control can be adjusted and saved, and also shared with other cameras compatible with Picture Control System.
- Standard
- Versatile, for a broad range of situations.
- Neutral
- Less contrast, for natural-looking results.
- Vivid
- Enhanced saturation of red and green producing sharper contrast.
- Monochrome
- Black and white, for a timeless, classic look.
- Portrait
- Natural texture, gives the skin of portrait subjects a smoother feel.
- Landscape
- Brighter greens and blues for more vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.
Built-in flash and Speedlights
Nikon Creative Lighting System
In Advanced Wireless Lighting, the built-in flash, featuring a guide number of approx. 12/39 (m/ft., ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) and a wide-angle 16mm lens coverage, works as a wireless commander. It can control a single group or two independent groups containing several remote Speedlights. A variety of flash shooting can be achieved by combining with optional Speedlights such as the SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 to expand your creativity.
Newly developed Speedlight SB-700 [NEW]
Various functions are condensed in the compact body of Speedlight SB-700. It employs a quick wireless remote control mode that enables multiple flash-unit photography. Three illumination patterns: standard, center-weighted and even, are available to match each shooting environment. The guide number is 31.5/103.3. It also provides a multi-step auto power zoom that covers the 16-85mm zoom range.
- *With Zoom head set at 35mm, DX-format, STD, m/ft., ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F.
- Speedlight SB-700
Retouch menu
This enables easy in-camera image editing after shooting. The D7000 creates an edited image, while leaving your original shot intact.
- Miniature effect
- Creates images as if a close-up shot of miniature models was taken. Effective for images taken from above.
- Straighten
- Corrects inclination of the image in ±5°.
- Color sketch [NEW]
- Creates sketch-style image based on the original. Vividness and outlines can be adjusted in 3 steps.
Retouch menus incorporated in the D7000
· D-Lighting · Red-eye correction · Trim · Monochrome · Filter effects · Color balance · Image overlay · NEF (RAW) processing · Resize · Quick retouch · Straighten · Distortion control · Fisheye · Color outline · Color sketch · Perspective control · Miniature effect · Edit movie
HDMI supported — enables playback on High-Definition TV
The D7000 supports HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), that enables direct connection to a High-Definition TV for viewing of still images and movies. Type C connector (mini size) is employed and also HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is supported for operation of the D7000 using TV remote control.
Note: Requires optional HDMI connection cable [HDMI Type A ↔ Type C (mini size)] for playback.
Exclusive Nikon software — expand your creativity
ViewNX 2 (supplied) — Your Imaging Toolbox
ViewNX 2 provides importing and browsing capabilities of images, and incorporates frequently used image-editing functions such as resize and brightness adjustment. ViewNX 2 newly employs crop, straighten, etc. as well as movie-editing functions equivalent to those of the D7000. In addition, coordination with Nikon image storing and sharing service, my Picturetown, is realized. This all-in-one browsing/editing software package will let more photographers enjoy digital images, more easily.
ViewNX 2 system requirements
Windows |
Macintosh |
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OS |
Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate(Service Pack 2) Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 3)
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Mac OS X (Version 10.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.4) |
CPU |
Display, playback, and editing of still images and movies (MotionJPEG):
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Display, playback, and editing of still images and movies (MotionJPEG):
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RAM |
Windows 7 or Windows Vista: 1 GB or more (1.5GB or more recommended) Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) |
512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) |
Hard-disk space |
500 MB or more for OS startup disk unit (1GB or above is recommended) For OS installation: 50 MB or above |
500 MB or more for OS startup disk unit (1GB or above is recommended) For OS installation: 50 MB or above |
Monitor resolution |
Resolution: 1,024 x 768 pixels (XGA) or more Display color: 24-bit color or above |
Resolution: 1,024 x 768 pixels (XGA) or more Display color: 6,400 colors or more (16.7 million colors or more recommended) |
(Windows)
- *For playback and editing of H.264 movies, a computer with a graphics board of 128MB or above installed is recommended.
(Macintosh)
- *For playback and editing of H.264 movies, a computer with a graphics board of 128MB or above installed is recommended. During editing or playing of a high-definition movie using Nikon Movie Editor on a PowerPC model, the performance of the computer might become extremely slow.
Image-editing software Capture NX 2 (optional) — quickly adjusts images as you imagine them
Capture NX 2 incorporates superior operability and a variety of image-editing functions empowered by U Point® technology. You can execute diverse image editing easily just by placing various types of Control Points on a image and adjusting sliders. Selection Control Points enables you to apply various kinds of enhancement such as D-Lighting and brightness to a designated area at the level you desire.
Capture NX 2 system requirements
Windows |
Macintosh |
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OS |
Pre-installed versions Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate*, Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack 2)*, Windows XP Professional/Home (Service Pack 3)**
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Mac OS X (version 10.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.4) |
CPU |
Pentium 4 or better |
Power PC G4/G5; Intel Core Series/Xeon series
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RAM |
768 MB minimum, 1 GB or more recommended |
768 MB minimum, 1 GB or more recommended |
Hard-disk space |
200 MB required for installation |
200 MB required for installation |
Monitor resolution |
1,024×768 pixels or higher (1,280×1024 or higher recommended) with 16-bit color or more (32-bit color recommended) |
1,024Î768 pixels or higher (1,280×1024 or higher recommended) with 64,000 colors or more (16.7 million colors or more recommended) |
(Windows/Macintosh)
- CD-ROM drive required for installation
- Internet connection required to utilize Nikon Message Center 2
- Environment for recognizing operation-guaranteed memory cards required to import/export Custom Picture Controls
Accessories
Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D11 (optional) [NEW]
The Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-11 supports two types of batteries [Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL15 and six R6/AA-size batteries (alkaline, Ni-MH, lithium)], and seamless switching of power feeding between the battery of the D7000 and the battery pack is possible. Up to approx. 2,100 shots* can be achieved when the EN-EL15 is loaded on both the D7000 and the MB-D11.
The Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D11 incorporates controls for vertical shooting; AE-L/AF-L button, main/sub command dials, shutter-release button, shutter-release button lock, multi selector. Magnesium alloy is used for the exterior cover to realize the same weather-resistant and dust-prevention performance as the D7000.
- *Based on CIPA Standards.
Compatible with GPS Unit GP-1 (optional) — enables embedding of location information on an image
The D7000 is compatible with GPS Unit GP-1 that is able to embed location information on an image. Latitude, longitude and altitude of a shooting location are recorded as Exif data. Images with location information can be displayed on a GeoTag workspace of ViewNX 2 (supplied with the D7000).
- Display images with location information
