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• Type

  Single-lens reflex digital camera

• Lens Mount

  Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

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• Picture Angle

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

• Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

  20.9 million

• Sensor Size

  23.5 mm

   x 15.6 mm

• Image Sensor Format

  DX

• Image Sensor Type

  CMOS

• Total Pixels

  21.51 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 (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available
  NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats
  NEF (RAW): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit

• Storage Media

  SD
  SDHC
  SDXC

• Card Slot

  1 Secure Digital (SD)

• File System

  Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
  EXIF 2.31 (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): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical (Approx.)

• Viewfinder Magnification

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

• Viewfinder Eyepoint

  18.5mm (-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

• Compatible Lenses

  AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non- CPU AI lenses (M mode only).
  Electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster).
  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 or 1/2 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 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)

• 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

  High: Up to 8 fps
  Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 sec or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values.

• Continuous Shooting Options

  DX-format
  CH: Up to  8  frames per second

  CL: Up to 1-7 frames per second

• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

  8 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 approximately 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
  Matrix: 3D Color Matrix Metering III (type G, E and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering III (other CPU lenses)
  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

• Metering Range

  -3 EV to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
  2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)

• Exposure Meter Coupling

  CPU

• Exposure Modes

  Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
  Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off])
  Manual (M)
  Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
  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)
  Shutter-Priority (S)
  Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key)
  U1 (user setting 1)
  U2 (user setting 2)

• Scene Modes

  Autumn Colors
  Beach / Snow
  Blossom
  Candlelight
  Child
  Close-up
  Dusk / Dawn
  Food
  Landscape
  Night Landscape
  Night Portrait
  Party / Indoor
  Pet Portrait
  Portrait
  Sports
  Sunset

• Exposure Compensation

  ±5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE, and EFFECTS modes

• Exposure Bracketing

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

• Exposure Lock

  Yes

• Picture Control

  Auto
  Flat
  Landscape
  Monochrome
  Neutral
  Portrait
  Standard
  Vivid

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• ISO Sensitivity

  ISO 100 - 

  51,200

• 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

  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

• Long Exposure Noise Reduction

  Yes

• High ISO Noise Reduction

  Low
  Normal
  High
  Off

• Active D-Lighting

  Auto
  Extra High
  High
  Normal
  Low
  Off

• D-Lighting Bracketing

  2-3 frames
  2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 frames using preset values for all frames

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• Single-Point AF Mode

  Yes

• Dynamic AF Mode

  Single-point AF; 9, 21, or 51-point dynamic area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF

• Auto-Area AF Mode

  Yes

• Autofocus System

  51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 1 sensor)
  AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.)
  Finetuning
  Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection

• Detection Range

  -3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

• Lens Servo

  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 (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

• AF-area Mode

  9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
  Single-point AF
  3D-tracking
  Group-area AF

• Focus Lock

  Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
  Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)

• Focus Modes

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

• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

  51

• Autofocus Sensitivity

  -3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

• Autofocus Fine Tune

  Yes

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• Built-in Flash

  Yes

• Built-in Flash Distance

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

• Flash Sync Speed

  Up to 1/250 sec.
  Synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)

• 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
  Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported
  Auto with red-eye reduction
  Auto slow sync
  Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction
  Fill-flash
  Rear-curtain sync
  Rear-curtain with slow sync
  Red-Eye reduction
  Red-Eye reduction with slow sync
  Slow sync
  Off

• Flash Compensation

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

• Flash-ready Indicator

  Lights when built-in flash or 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 System (CLS)

  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

• Flash Sync Terminal

  Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)

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• White Balance

  Auto (2 types)
  Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K)
  Cloudy
  Direct Sunlight
  Fine-tuning
  Flash
  Fluorescent (7 types)
  Incandescent
  Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view)
  Shade

• White Balance Bracketing

  3 shots in steps of 1

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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
  Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

• Movie Maximum Recording Time

  29 minutes 59 seconds
  Each movie will be recorded across up to 8 files of up to 4 GB each. The number of files and the length of each file vary with the options selected for Frame size/frame rate and Movie quality.

• Movie File Format

  Selectable from MOV (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM) and MP4 (Video: H.264, Audio: AAC)
  Electronic VR, highlight display

• Movie Video Compression

  H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

• Movie Audio Recording Format

  Linear PCM
  AAC

• 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
  Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)

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• Monitor Size

  3.2 in. diagonal

• Monitor Resolution

  922,000 Dots

• Monitor Type

  (VGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD

• Monitor Angle of View

  170-degree wide-viewing angle

• Monitor Adjustments

  Brightness adjustment and eye-sensor controlled on/off

• Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator

  Yes

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• Playback Functions

  Auto Image Rotation
  Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
  Highlights
  Histogram Display
  Location Display
  Movie Playback
  Movie Slideshow
  Photo Information
  Picture Rating
  Playback with Zoom
  Playback Zoom Cropping

• In-Camera Image Editing

  Color Balance
  Color Outline
  Color Sketch
  D-Lighting
  Distortion Control
  Edit Movie
  Filter Effects
  Fisheye
  Image Overlay
  Miniature Effect
  Monochrome
  NEF (RAW) Processing
  Painting
  Perspective Control
  Photo Illustration
  Quick Retouch
  Red-Eye Correction
  Resize
  Selective Color
  Side-by-Side Comparison
  Straighten
  Trim

• Image Comment

  Yes

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• Interface

  Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1A (available separately)
  Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
  HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
  Hi-speed USB
  Stereo Microphone Input
  WR-1 and WR-R10 wireless remote controller (available separately)

• Wi-Fi Functionality

  Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
  Operating frequency: 2412–2462 MHz (channels 1–11)
  Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

• Bluetooth

  Yes

  Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

• GPS

  GP-1 GPS unit (optional)
  GP-1A GPS unit (optional)

• Save/Load Camera settings

  Yes

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• Total Custom Settings

  41

• My Menu

  Yes

• 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-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

• Battery Life (shots per charge)

  950 shots (CIPA) 

  
  Movies: Approx. 80 minutes of HD footage

• AC Adapter

  EH-5c AC Adapter
  Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector

• Battery Charger

  MH-25a Quick Charger

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• Tripod Socket

  1/4 in.

• Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

  5.4 in. 

  (135.5 mm)

   x 4.1 in. 

  (104 mm)

   x 2.9 in. 

  (72.5 mm)

• Approx. Weight

  22.6 oz. 

  (640 g)

  camera body only

• Operating Environment

  0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)