| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective picture angle | Approx. 1.5 x conversion factor (Nikon DX format) |
| Effective pixels | 12.3 million |
| Image sensor | 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 13.1 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires optional Capture NX 2 software) |
| Image size (pixels) | 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S] |
| Storage File format | NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed
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 |
| Picture Control System | Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome; storage for up to nine custom Picture Controls |
| Media | Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant); SD memory cards, SDHC compliant and JPEG images; images can be copied between cards |
| Dual card slots | Either card can be used as the primary card; secondary card can be used for overflow or backup storage, or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.94 x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity; -1.0 m) |
| Eyepoint | 19.5 mm (-1.0 m) |
| Diopter adjustment | -2 to +1 m |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with AF area brackets(framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Depth-of-field preview | When depth-of-field preview button is pressed, lens aperture is stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes) |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible lenses 1 | DX NIKKOR: All functions supported
Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported (PC Micro-NIKKOR does not support some functions); IX-NIKKOR lenses not supported
Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II; lenses for F3AF not supported
AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II |
| Compatible lenses 2 | Non-CPU: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; color matrix metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data (AI lenses only) Electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, 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 modes | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), (quiet shutter-release), 0 (self-timer), MUP (mirror up) |
| Frame advance rate | With Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e: Approx. 1 to 7 fps (CL), approx.7 fps (CH); With optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 and Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a: Approx. 1 to 7 fps (CL), approx. 8 fps (CH)* |
| Self-timer | Can be selected from 2, 5, 10 and 20 s duration |
| Metering | TTL exposure metering using 1,005-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering method 1 | 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 (fixed at 8 mm when non-CPU lens is used) |
| Metering method 2 | Spot: Meters 3-mm circle (about 2% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non- CPU lens is used) |
| Exposure Range | Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV (ISO 100 equivalent,f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
| Exposure meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI |
| Exposure modes | Programmed auto with flexible program (P); Shutter-priority auto (S);Aperture-priority auto (A); Manual (M) |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity | ISO 200 to 3200 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 or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) above ISO 3200(Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| ADL bracketing | 2 to 5 frames with strength levels varying according to number of frames chosen; for 2 frames, off and a chosen level are applied |
| Autofocus | Nikon Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft. 8 in. to 9 ft. 10 in.) |
| Focus Detection range | -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, 20°C /68°F) |
| Lens servo | Autofocus: Single-servo AF (S); continuous-servo AF (C); predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in single- and continuous-servo AF
Manual (M): Electronic rangefinder supported |
| Focus point | Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| Focus AF-area modes | Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (Singleservo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| Built-in flash | Manual pop-up with button release; Guide number of 17/56 (m/ft., ISO 200, 20°C/68°F) or 12/39 (m/ft., ISO 100 equivalent, 20°C/68°F) |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 1,005-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash, Speedlight SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-400
Auto aperture: Available with Speedlight SB-900 or SB-800 and CPU lens
Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include Speedlight SB-900, SB-800, SB-28, SB-27 and SB-22S
Range-priority manual: Available with Speedlight SB-900 and SB-800 |
| Flash modes | Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, redeye reduction with slow sync |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Flash bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when built-in flash or flash unit such as Speedlight SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged; blinks 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 built-in flash, Speedlight SB-900, SB-800 or SU-800 as commander and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes; 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 | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
| White balance | Auto (TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 1,005-pixel RGB sensor), Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 options), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, preset manual (able to store up to 5 values) and color temperature setting (2,500K to 10,000K); fine-tuning available for all options |
| White balance bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3 |
| Modes | Tripod, Hand-held |
| Live View Autofocus | Tripod: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame
Hand-held: TTL phase detection AF with 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors) |
| Frame size (pixels) | 1,280 x 720/24 fps, 640 x 424/24 fps, 320 x 216/24 fps |
| Movie File format | AVI |
| Compression format | Motion-JPEG |
| Movie Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF on a desired point within a frame is possible (Tripod mode) |
| Movie Audio | Sound can be recorded via built-in or optional external microphone; sensitivity can be adjusted |
| Movie Maximum length | 5 min (1,280 x 720 pixels), 20 min (640 x 424, 320 x 216 pixels) |
| LCD monitor | 3-in., approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage and brightness adjustment |
| Playback function | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, slide show, histogram display, highlights, auto image rotation and image comment (up to 36 characters) |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Audio video output | Can be selected from NTSC and PAL |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector; camera monitor turns off when HDMI cable is connected |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
| 10-pin remote terminal | Can be used to connect optional remote control, GPS Unit GP-1 or GPS device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires optional GPS Cable MC-35 and cable with D-sub 9-pin connector) |
| Supported languages | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Battery | One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e |
| Battery pack | Optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 with one Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 or eight R6/AA-size alkaline,Ni-MH, lithium or nickel-manganese batteries; Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 and R6/AA-size batteries available separately; Battery Chamber Cover BL-3 (available separately) required when using Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 |
| AC adapter | AC Adapter EH-5a/EH-5 (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Temperature | 0-40°C/32-104°F |
| Humidity | Less than 85% (no condensation) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 147 x 114 x 74 mm/5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 840 g/1 lb. 14 oz. without battery, memory card, body cap or monitor cover |
