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Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens Mount

Nikon F bayonet mount

Image Sensor
Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

45.7 million

Sensor Size

35.9 mm x 23.9 mm

Image Sensor Format

FX

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

46.89 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)

FX-format
(L) 8,256 x 5,504 (45.4 million)

(M) 6,192 x 4,128 (25.5 million)

(S)  4,128 x 2,752 (11.3 million)

1:2 format  (30 x 20)
(L) 6,880 x 4,584 (31.5 million)

(M) 5,152 x 3,432 (17.6 million)

(S)  3,440 x 2,288 (7.8 million)

5:4 format (30 x 24)
(L) 6,880 x 5,504 (37.8 million)

(M) 5,152 x 4,120 (21.2 million)

(S)  3,440 x 2,752 (9.4 million)

1:1 format (24 x 24)
(L) 5,504 x 5,504 (30.2 million)

(M) 4,128 x 4,128 (17.0 million)

(S)  2,752 x 2,752 (7.5 million)

DX-format
(L) 5,408 x 3,600 (19.4 million)

(M) 4,048 x 2,696 (10.9 million)

(S)  2,704 x 1,800 (4.8 million)

FX-format photographs taken during movie recording
(L)  8,256 x 4,640 (38.3 million)

(M) 6,192 x 3,480 (21.5 million)

(S)  4,128 x 2,320 (9.5 million)

DX-format photographs taken during movie recording
(L)  5,408 x 3,040 (16.4 million)

(M) 4,048 x 2,272 (9.1 million)

(S)  2,704 x 1,520 (4.1 million)

File System
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): 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

1 XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card
SD
SDHC (UHS-II compliant)
SDXC (UHS-II compliant)
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 2.31 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
PictBridge

Viewfinder

Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder

Viewfinder Frame Coverage

FX (36x24): 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (Approx.)

1.2x (30x20): 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Approx.)

DX (24x16): 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Approx.)

5:4 (30x24): 97% horizontal and 100% vertical (Approx.)

1:1 (24x24): 97% horizontal and 100% vertical (Approx.)

Viewfinder Magnification

0.75x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m–1) (Approx.) 

Viewfinder Eyepoint

17 mm (-1.0 m¯¹)

Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

-3 to + 1m¯¹

Focusing Screen

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

Reflex Mirror

Quick-return type

Mirror Lock Up

Yes

Lens

Lens Aperture

Instant-return type
Electronically Controlled

Depth-of-field Control

Yes
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

Compatible Lenses

AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 image area), 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.

Shutter

Shutter Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter
Electronic front-curtain shutter available in quiet shutter-release, quiet continuous shutter-release, and mirror up release modes

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
Auto FP High-Speed sync supported

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

Continuous Shooting Options

FX-format
CH: Up to  9  frames per second

With an EN-EL18b Battery inserted in a MB-D18 Power Pack:
CL: 1-8 frames per second
CH: 9 frames per second
Quiet Continuous Mode: 3 frames per second

Other power sources:
  CL: 1-6 frames per second
CH: 7 frames per second
Quiet Continuous Mode: 3 frames per second

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

7 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

Exposure

Exposure Metering System

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

Metering Method

Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15, or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-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 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)
Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses

Metering Range

ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F
-3 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering)
2 to 20 EV (spot metering)
0 to 20 EV (Highlight-weighted metering)

Exposure Meter Coupling

Combined CPU and AI

Exposure Modes

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

Yes

Picture Control

Auto
Flat
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
Vivid

Sensitivity

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 64 - 25,600
Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102,400 equivalent) above ISO 25,600; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

64

Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

25,600

Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

Lo-1 (ISO 32 equivalent)

Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

Hi-2 (ISO 102,400 equivalent)

Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options

Lo-1 (ISO 32 equivalent)
Hi-1 (ISO-51,200 equivalent)
Hi-2 (ISO-102,400 equivalent)

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

Focus/Autofocus
Single-Point AF Mode

Yes

Dynamic AF Mode

Number of AF points: 9, 25, 72, or 153 point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF

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); 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, 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
Full-time Servo (AF-F)
Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
Normal area AF
Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only

Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

153

Autofocus Sensitivity

-4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Autofocus Fine Tune

Yes

Flash

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

Front-curtain sync (normal)
Rear-curtain sync
Red-Eye reduction
Red-Eye reduction with slow 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 is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output

Accessory Shoe

Yes

Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

CLS Supported

Flash Sync Terminal

Yes

White Balance

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

White Balance Bracketing

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

Live View
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
Pinpoint 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)

Movie

Movie Metering

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

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

MOV
MP4

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
Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 30p (x4)
Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 25p (x4)
Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 24p (x5)
Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively
Quality selection available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160 (when quality is fixed at high) and 1,920 x 1,080 slow-motion (when quality is fixed at normal)

Movie Audio

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

Monitor

Monitor Size

3.2 in. diagonal

Monitor Resolution

2,359,000 Dots

Monitor Type

Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD

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

Playback

Playback Functions

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

In-Camera Image Editing

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

Image Comment

Yes

Interface

Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Headphone Connector
SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
Ten-pin remote terminal: Can be used to connect optional MC-30A/ MC-36A remote cords, ML-3 modulite remote control sets, WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 adapter) or WR-1 wireless remote controllers, or GP-1/ GP-1A GPS units

Wi-Fi Functionality

Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Operating frequency: 2412–2462 MHz (channels 1–11)
Maximum output power: 8.5 dBm (EIRP)
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Bluetooth

Yes
Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1
Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz
Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz

GPS

GP-1 GPS unit
GP-1A GPS unit

Save/Load Camera settings

Yes

Menus

Total Custom Settings

55

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

Power

Battery / Batteries

EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Battery Life (shots per charge)

1,840 shots (CIPA) 

Movies: Approx. 70 minutes of HD footage

AC Adapter

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

Battery Charger

MH-25a Quick Charger

Miscellaneous

Tripod Socket

1/4 in.

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

5.8 in. 

(146 mm)

 x 4.9 in. 

(124 mm)

 x 3.1 in. 

(78.5 mm)

Approx. Weight

32.3 oz. 

(915 g)

camera body only

Operating Environment

Temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)