Single-lens reflex digital camera

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view

20.9 million

23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor

21.51 million

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

• DX (24x16) image area: 5568 x 3712 (L: 20.6 million), 4176 x 2784 (M: 11.6 million), 2784 x 1856 (S: 5.1 million)

• 1.3x (18x12) image area: 4272 x 2848 (L: 12.1 million), 3200 x 2136 (M: 6.8 million), 2128 x 1424 (S: 3 million)

• Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording: 5568 x 3128 (L: 17.4 million), 4176 x 2344 (M: 9.7 million), 2784 x 1560 (S: 4.3 million)

• Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording: 4272 x 2400 (L: 10.2 million), 3200 x 1800 (M: 5.7 million), 2128 x 1192 (S: 2.5 million)

• Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 (8.2 million)

• 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

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

SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

• DX (24x16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

• 1.3x (18x12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m^-1)

18.5 mm (-1.0 m^-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

-2 to +1 m^-1

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

Quick return

Instant return, electronically controlled

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode

1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250

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), 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

Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up

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

• Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses)

• Center-weighted: Weight of approx. 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

• Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

• Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E and D lenses

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

• Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV

CPU

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)

Can be adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE and EFFECTS modes

Luminosity locked at detected value

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

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

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 one sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)

-3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

• 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

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

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

TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 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

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

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Lights when built-in flash or 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

AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (available separately)

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

Exposure, flash, white balance and 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, 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

• 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

MOV, MP4

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM, AAC

Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable

• 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 approx. 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

• EFFECT mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5)

• Other modes: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 12800)

Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off

29 min. 59 s

Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 922k-dot (VGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off

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

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

Type C HDMI connector

Wireless remote controllers: WR-1 and WR-R10, Remote cord: MC-DC2, GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (all available separately)

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

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

• Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

• Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11)

• Maximum output power: 8.4 dBm (EIRP)

• Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

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-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

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

1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm/5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in.

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)

EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E20 USB Cable, AN-DC3 BK Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-28 Rubber Eyecup