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Full frame
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20.8 megapixels
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6 EXPEED
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ISO 100-102400
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All-cross-type
105-point AF -
14 fps
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4K UHD
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Built-in GPS
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1000BASE-T wired LAN
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Silent mode
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Touch screen
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SnapBridge
Overview
- Nikon's most powerful, higher-density AF system with 105 all-cross-type focus points
- Faster 1000BASE-T, and wireless communication via built-in Wi-Fi and WT-6/A/B/C Wireless Transmitter
- Simultaneous JPEG + JPEG recording for JPEG shooters
- Flick operation to prioritize important images to transfer, for faster delivery
- Clear optical viewfinder and newly developed mirror drive structure offer a stable view for sports scenes with 14-fps* shooting
- EXPEED 6 delivers standard ISO up to 102400 with high image quality even in extremely low light
- Compatibility with Kensington® anti-theft locks
- Diverse selection of NIKKOR telephoto lenses up to 800 mm helps achieve superb images
- *Depending on lens, aperture, etc.
Specifications
Type of camera
Type |
Single-lens reflex digital camera |
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Lens mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
Effective angle of view |
Nikon FX format |
Effective pixels
Effective pixels |
20.8 million |
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Image sensor
Image sensor |
35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor |
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Total pixels |
21.33 million |
Dust-reduction system |
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
Storage
Image size (pixels) |
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File format |
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Picture Control system |
Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
Media |
CFexpress (Type B) and XQD memory cards |
Dual card slots |
The card in Slot 2 can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG copies of photos taken at image quality settings of NEF (RAW) + JPEG, or to store separate copies of JPEG photos at different sizes and compression ratios; pictures can be copied between cards |
File system |
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31 |
Viewfinder
Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
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Frame coverage |
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Magnification |
Approx. 0.72x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
Eyepoint |
17 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
Diopter adjustment |
-3 to +1 m-1 |
Focusing screen |
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark X screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
Reflex mirror |
Quick return |
Depth-of-field preview |
Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes) |
Lens aperture |
Instant return, electronically controlled |
Lens
Compatible lenses |
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Shutter
Type |
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
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Speed |
1/8000 to 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), Bulb; Time; X250 |
Flash sync speed |
X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower
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Release
Release modes |
S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
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Approximate frame advance rate |
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Self-timer |
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
Exposure
Metering system |
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Metering modes |
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Metering range |
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Exposure meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI |
Modes |
P (programmed auto with flexible program); S (shutter-priority auto); A (aperture-priority auto); M (manual) |
Exposure compensation |
-5 to +5 EV; -3 to +3 EV when filming movies (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV) |
Exposure lock |
Luminosity locked at detected value |
ISO sensitivity |
ISO 100 to 102400 (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 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 3280000 equivalent) above ISO 102400; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from Auto, Extra high +2, Extra high +1, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
Autofocus
Type |
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Detection range |
-4.5 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
Lens servo |
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Focus points |
105 focus points (number available for selection in viewfinder photography can be chosen from 105, 27, and 15) |
AF-area modes |
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Focus lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing center of sub-selector |
Flash
Flash control |
TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 180K pixels; i-TTL flash control; 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 |
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Flash modes |
Front-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync, red-eye reduction with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off |
Flash compensation |
-3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2 and 1 EV) |
Flash-ready indicator |
Lights when 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 |
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 (viewfinder photography), unified flash control |
Sync terminal |
ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
White balance
White balance |
Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), all with fine-tuning |
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Bracketing
Bracketing types |
Exposure and/or flash, white balance and ADL |
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Live View
Modes |
Photo live view, movie live view |
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Movie
Metering system |
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
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Metering modes |
Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted |
Frame size (pixels) |
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File format |
MOV, MP4 |
Video compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
Audio recording format |
Linear PCM (for movies recorded in MOV format), AAC (for movies recorded in MP4 format) |
Audio recording device |
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable |
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
Other options |
Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes |
Monitor
Monitor |
8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2359k-dot (XGA) TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, 11-level manual brightness adjustment, and color balance control |
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Playback
Playback |
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, auto image rotation, index marking, voice memo input and playback, and IPTC information embedding and display |
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Interface
USB |
Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
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HDMI output |
Type C HDMI connector |
Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
Audio output |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
Ten-pin remote terminal |
Built-in (can be used with MC-30A/MC-36A remote cords and other optional accessories) |
Ethernet |
RJ-45 connector
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Peripheral connector |
For WT-6/A/B/C Wireless Transmitter |
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Wi-Fi |
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Bluetooth |
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Range (line of sight) |
Approximately 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
Location data
Supported GNS systems |
GPS (USA), GLONASS (Russia), QZSS (Japan) |
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Data acquired |
Latitude, longitude, altitude, UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) |
Clock synchronization |
Camera clock can be set to time acquired via GNSS |
Track logs |
NMEA-compliant |
Log interval |
15 s, 30 s, 1 min., 2 min., 5 min. |
Maximum log recording time |
6, 12 or 24 hours |
Log deletion |
Supported |
Power source
Battery |
One EN-EL18c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery; EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a/EN-EL18 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge with an EN-EL18 than with an EN-EL18c/EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a. |
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AC adapter |
EH-6c AC Adapter; requires EP-6 Power Connector (available separately) |
Tripod socket
Tripod socket |
1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
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Dimensions/weight
Dimensions |
Approx. 160 x 163 x 92 mm/6.3 x 6.5 x 3.7 in. |
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Weight |
Approx. 1450 g/3 lb 3.2 oz with battery and two CFexpress memory cards but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 1270 g/2 lb 12.8 oz (camera body only) |
Operating environment
Operating environment |
Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
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Accessories
Supplied accessories |
EN-EL18c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-26a Battery Charger, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, UC-E24 USB Cable, AN-DC22 Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, BS-3 Accessory Shoe Cover |
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