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• Type

  Single-lens reflex digital camera

• Lens Mount

  Nikon F bayonet mount

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• Picture Angle

  Nikon DX format

• Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

  20.9 million

• Sensor Size

  23.5 mm

  x 15.7 mm

• Image Sensor Format

  DX

• Image Sensor Type

  CMOS

• Total Pixels

  21.56 million

• Dust-reduction system

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

• Dust-Off Reference Photo

  Yes

• Image Area (pixels)

  DX-format
  (L) 5,568 x 3,712

  
  (M) 4,176 x 2,784

  
  (S) 2,784 x 1,856

  1.3x Crop Mode
  (L) 4,272 x 2,848

  
  (M) 3,200 x 2,136

  
  (S) 2,128 x 1,424

  
  Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160

  
  Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording:
  (L)5,568 x 3,128

  
  (M)4,176 x 2,344

  
  (S)2,784 x 1,560

  
  Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording:
  (L)4,272 x 2,400

  
  (M)3,200 x 1,800

  
  (S)2,128 x 1,192

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• File Format Still Images

  JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression
  NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats
  NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed; large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression)
  TIFF (RGB)

• Storage Media

  SD
  SDHC
  SDXC
  XQD Type Memory

• Card Slot

  Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.

• File System

  Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
  EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
  PictBridge

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• Viewfinder

  Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Frame Coverage

  DX (24x16): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical (Approx.)

  1.3x (18x12): 98% Horizontal and 98% Vertical (Approx.)

• Viewfinder Magnification

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

• Viewfinder Eyepoint

  16mm (-1.0 m¯¹)

• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

  -2.0 to +1.0m¯¹

• Focusing Screen

  Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)

• Reflex Mirror

  Quick-return type

• Mirror Lock Up

  Yes

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• Lens Aperture

  Instant-return type
  Electronically Controlled

• Depth-of-field Control

  Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes)

• Lens Compatibility at a Glance***

  AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible
  Metering with AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only)

• Compatible Lenses

  AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and DX lenses, AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only).
  Electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports 15 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, of which 9 points are available for selection).
  IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used.

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• Shutter Type

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

• Shutter Speed

  1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250

• Fastest Shutter Speed

  1/8000 sec.

• Slowest Shutter Speed

  30 sec.

• Flash Sync Speed

  Up to 1/250 sec.
  Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower

• Bulb Shutter Setting

  Yes

• Shutter Release Modes

  Continuous low-speed [CL] mode
  Continuous high-speed [CH] mode
  Mirror-up [Mup] mode
  Quiet Shutter Release
  Quiet Continuous Release
  Self-timer Mode
  Single-frame [S] mode

• Frame Advance Rate

  Up to 9 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)

• Continuous Shooting Options

  DX-format
  CH: Up to 10 frames per second

  CL: Up to 1-9 frames per second

  
  Quiet Continuous Mode: Up to 3 frames per second

• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

  10 frames per second

• Self-timer

  2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.
  Timer duration electronically controlled

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• Exposure Metering System

  TTL exposure metering using approximately 180K (180,000) pixels RGB sensor

• Metering Method

  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)
  Matrix: 3D Color Matrix Metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering III (other CPU lenses); Color Matrix Metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data
  Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
  Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses; equivalent to center-weighted when non-CPU lens is used

• Metering Range

  -3 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering)
  0 to 20 EV (Highlight-weighted metering)

• Exposure Meter Coupling

  CPU
  AI

• Exposure Modes

  Aperture-Priority (A)
  Manual (M)
  Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
  Shutter-Priority (S)

• Exposure Compensation

  ±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

• Picture Control

  Flat
  Landscape
  Monochrome
  Neutral
  Portrait
  Standard
  User-customizable Settings
  Vivid

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• ISO Sensitivity

  ISO 100 -

  51,200
  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 1,640,000 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

• Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

  100

• Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

  51,200

• Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

  Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)

• Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

  Hi-5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent)

• Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options

  Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
  Hi-1 (ISO 102,400 equivalent)
  Hi-2 (ISO 204,800 equivalent)
  Hi-3 (ISO 409,600 equivalent)
  Hi-4 (ISO 892,200 equivalent)
  Hi-5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent)

• Long Exposure Noise Reduction

  Yes

• High ISO Noise Reduction

  Low
  Normal
  High
  Off

• Active D-Lighting

  Auto
  Extra High
  Normal
  Low
  Off

• D-Lighting Bracketing

  2 frames using selected value for one frame
  3–5 frames using preset values for all frames

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• Single-point AF Mode

  Yes

• Dynamic AF Mode

  Number of AF points: 25, 72 and 153 (3D-tracking)

• Auto-area AF Mode

  Yes

• Autofocus System

  Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection and fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross-type sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection

• Detection Range

  -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

• Lens Servo

  Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
  Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

• AF-area Mode

  25, 72, or 153 point Dynamic-area AF
  Auto-area AF
  Single-point AF
  3D-tracking
  Group-area AF

• Focus Lock

  Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

• Focus Modes

  Continuous-servo (AF-C)
  Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only
  Full-time Servo (AF-F) available in Live View only
  Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
  Normal area
  Single-servo AF (AF-S)
  Wide area

• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

  153

• Autofocus Sensitivity

  -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

• Autofocus Fine Tune

  Yes

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• Flash Bracketing

  2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV

• X-Sync Speed

  1/250

• Top FP High Speed Sync

  Up to 1/8000

• Flash Control

  TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels; 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

• Flash Sync Modes

  Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported
  Front-curtain sync (normal)
  Rear-curtain sync
  Red-Eye reduction
  Red-Eye reduction with slow sync
  Slow rear-curtain sync
  Slow sync

• Flash Compensation

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

• Flash-ready Indicator

  Lights when optional flash unit such as SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, SB-400, SB-300 or SB-R200 is fully charged

• Accessory Shoe

  Yes

• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

  CLS Supported

• Flash Sync Terminal

  Yes

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• White Balance

  Auto (3 types)
  Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K)
  Cloudy
  Direct Sunlight
  Flash
  Fluorescent (7 types)
  Incandescent
  Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view)

• White Balance Bracketing

  2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV

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• Live View Shooting

  Photography Live View Mode
  Movie Live View Mode

• Live View Lens servo

  Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
  Manual focus (MF)

• Live View AF-area mode

  Face-priority AF
  Wide-area AF
  Normal-area AF
  Subject-tracking AF

• Live View Autofocus

  Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

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• Movie Metering

  TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

• Movie Maximum recording time

  4K UHD up to 29:59 min; 1,080 60/50/30/25/24p up to 29:59 min; 720 60/50p up to 29:59 minutes

• Movie File Format

  MOV

• Movie Video Compression

  H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

• Movie Audio recording format

  Linear PCM

• Movie

  4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps
  4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps
  4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps
  Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps
  Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps
  Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
  Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps
  Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
  HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps
  HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps
  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 3,840 x 2,160

• Movie Audio

  Built-in microphone, stereo
  External stereo microphone (optional)
  Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted

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• Monitor Size

  3.2 in. diagonal

• Monitor Resolution

  2,359,000 Dots

• Monitor Type

  TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle

• Monitor Angle of View

  170-degree wide-viewing angle

• Monitor Adjustments

  Brightness, 5 levels

• Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator

  Yes
  Also visible in LiveView Modes
  Also visible in Viewfinder

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• Playback Functions

  Auto Image Rotation
  Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
  GPS data display
  Highlights
  Image Rating
  Image Rotation
  Image Slideshow
  IPTC information embedding and display
  Movie Playback
  Movie Slideshow
  Photo Information
  Playback with Zoom

• In-Camera Image Editing

  Color Balance
  D-Lighting
  Distortion Control
  Edit Movie
  Filter Effects
  Image Overlay
  Monochrome
  NEF (RAW) Processing
  Perspective Control
  Red-Eye Correction
  Resize
  Side-by-Side Comparison
  Straighten
  Trim

• Image Comment

  Yes

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• Interface

  10-pin RemoteTerminal
  HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
  Headphone Connector
  NTSC
  Stereo Microphone Input 3.5mm
  SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

• Wi-Fi Functionality

  Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC and Bluetooth

• GPS

  GP-1A GPS unit (optional)

• Save/Load Camera settings

  Yes

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• Total Custom Settings

  52

• My Menu

  Yes with customization

• Recent Settings

  Yes

• Supported Languages

  Arabic
  Bengali
  Brazilian Portuguese
  Bulgarian
  Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
  Czech
  Danish
  Dutch
  English
  Finnish
  French
  German
  Greek
  Hindi
  Hungarian
  Indonesian
  Italian
  Japanese
  Korean
  Marathi
  Norwegian
  Persian
  Polish
  Portuguese
  Romanian
  Russian
  Serbian
  Spanish
  Swedish
  Tamil
  Telugu
  Thai
  Turkish
  Ukrainian
  Vietnamese

• Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings

  Yes

• World Time Setting

  Yes

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• Battery / Batteries

  EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery
  Optional MB-D17 multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 Li-ion battery (available separately), one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion battery, or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries. A BL-5 battery-chamber cover is required when using EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 batteries.

• Battery Life (shots per charge)

  1,240 shots (CIPA)

• AC Adapter

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

• Battery Charger

  MH-25a Quick Charger

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• Tripod Socket

  1/4 in.

• Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

  5.8 in.

  (147 mm)

  x 4.6 in.

  (115 mm)

  x 3.2 in.

  (81 mm)

• Approx. Weight

  26.9 oz.

  (760 g)

  camera body only

• Operating Environment

  0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)
  Less than 85% (no condensation)