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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)

24.2 million

Sensor Size

23.5 mm x 15.6 mm

Image Sensor Format

DX

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

24.72 million

Dust-Reduction System

Image sensor cleaning

Dust-Off Reference Photo

Yes

Image Area (pixels)

DX-format
(L) 6,000 x 4,000

(M) 4,496 x 3,000

(S)  2,992 x 2,000

1.3x Crop Mode
(L) 4,800 x 3,200 (13.5 MP)

(M) 3,600 x 2,400 (8.6 MP)

(S) 2,400 x 1,600 (3.8 MP)

Photographs In Movie Live View (16:9)
(L) 6,000 x 3,368 (20.2 MP)

(M) 4,496 x 2,528 (11.4 MP)

(S) 2,992 x 1,680 (5.0 MP)

Photographs Taken In Movie Live View Using The 1.3X Crop (16:9):
(L)  4,800 x 2,696 (12.9 MP)

(M)  3,600 x 2,024 (7.3 MP)

(S) 2,400 x 1,344 (3.2 MP)

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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): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit

Storage Media

SD
SDHC
SDXC

Card Slot

2 Secure Digital (SD)
Slot 2 can be used for overflow or backup storage or for separate storage of copies created using NEF+JPEG; pictures can be copied between cards.

File System

Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
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): 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Approx.)

Viewfinder Magnification

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

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)

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 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

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
Self-timer Mode
Single-frame [S] mode

Continuous Shooting Options

DX-format
CH: Up to  6  frames per second

CL: Up to 1-6 frames per second

1.3X Crop Mode
CH: Up to  7  frames per second

CL: Up to 1-6 frames per second

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

6 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 2,016-pixel 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 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 II (type G, E, and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering II (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

Metering Range

0 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
AI

Exposure Modes

Aperture-Priority (A)
Auto
Auto (flash off)
Manual (M)
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
Scene Modes
Shutter-Priority (S)
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
Special Effects Mode (Night Vision, Color Sketch, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key)

Exposure Compensation

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

Exposure Bracketing

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

Exposure Lock

Yes

Picture Control

Flat
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
User-customizable Settings
Vivid

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ISO Sensitivity

ISO 100 - 

25,600

Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

100

Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

25,600

Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

Hi-1BW (ISO 51,200 equivalent)
Hi-2BW (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

2-3 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

Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)

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

Focus Point

Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points

AF-area Mode

9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
Auto-area AF
Single-point AF
3D-tracking (51 points)

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-A) available in Live View only
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

Flash Bracketing

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

Built-in Flash Distance

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

X-Sync Speed

1/250

Top FP High Speed Sync

Up to 1/8000

Flash Control

TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix or center-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

Yes

Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700 or SB-500 as a master flash or SU-800 as commander; Flash Color Information Communication supported with all CLS-compatible flash units

Flash Sync Terminal

Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)

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White Balance

Auto (2 types)
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset Manual
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

Movie Maximum Recording Time

10 minutes at 1080 50/60p high quality setting (1.3x image area only)
20 minutes at 1080 50/60p normal quality setting (1.3x image area only)
20 minutes at 1080 30/25/24p high quality setting, 29 minutes 59 seconds at 1080 30/25/24p normal quality setting
29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality

Movie File Format

MOV

Movie Video Compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Movie Audio Recording Format

Linear PCM

Movie

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps (1.3x image area only)
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps (1.3x image area only)
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

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

1,228,800 Dots

Monitor Type

Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD

Monitor Angle of View

170-degree wide-viewing angle

Monitor Adjustments

Brightness, 3 levels

Brightness control using ambient brightness sensor

Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator

Yes

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Playback Functions

Auto Image Rotation
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 12, or 72 images or calendar)
Highlights
Histogram Display
Image Comment
Location Display
Movie Playback
Movie Slideshow
Photo Information
Playback with Zoom
Slideshow

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
Perspective Control
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)
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

Yes (Built-in)

Smart Device App Connectivity

Wireless Mobile Utility (WMU)

GPS

GP-1 GPS unit
GP-1A GPS unit

Save/Load Camera settings

Yes

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Total Custom Settings

54

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-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery

Battery Life (shots per charge)

1,110 shots (CIPA) 

Movies: Approx. 80 minutes of HD footage

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)

5.4 in. (135.5 mm) x 4.2 in. (106.5 mm) x 3.0 in. (76 mm)

Approx. Weight

23.9 oz. (675 g)

camera body only

Operating Environment

0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)