| Price (body only) |
• US: $ 8000
• UK: £ 5499
• EU: € 7728 |
| Body material |
Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor |
• 35.9 x 24 mm CMOS sensor
• FX format
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 25.72 million total pixels
• 24.5 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor |
Nikon EXPEED |
Image sizes
(FX format) |
• 6048 x 4032 [L]
• 4544 x 3024 [M]
• 3024 x 2016 [S] |
Image sizes
(DX format) |
• 3968 x 2640 [L]
• 2976 x 1976 [M]
• 1984 x 1320 [S] |
Image sizes
(5:4 format) |
• 5056 x 4032 [L]
• 3792 x 3024 [M]
• 2528 x 2016 [S] |
| File formats |
• NEF (12-bit or 14-bit, compressed or lossless compressed RAW)
• NEF + JPEG
• TIFF
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) |
| Lens mount |
• Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
• No field of view crop (full-frame)
• When using DX lenses / DX mode 1.5x FOV crop |
| Usable lenses |
• Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported
• DX AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except FX-format (36x24)/5:4 (30x24) image size
• AF NIKKOR other than type G or D: All functions supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster; Color Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data
* IX NIKKOR lenses cannot be used
* Excluding lenses for F3AF |
| Auto Focus |
• 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors)
• Multi-CAM 3500FX
• AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal temperature)
• Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode
• TLL phase-difference AF in Handheld Live View mode |
| Lens Servo |
• Single Servo AF [S]
• Continuous Servo AF [C]
• Manual focus [M]
• Focus Tracking automatically activated by subject's status in [S] or [C] AF |
| Focus Point |
• Single point from 51 or 11 focus points
• Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired point anywhere within frame |
| AF Area Mode |
• Single point AF
• Dynamic Area AF [9 points, 21 points, 51 points, 51 points (3D-tracking)]
• Automatic-area AF |
| Focus Lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AF assist |
External Speedlite only |
| Exposure modes |
• Program Auto [P] with flexible program
• Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
• Aperture-Priority Auto [A]
• Manual [M] |
| Metering |
TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering II (other CPU lenses); Color Matrix Metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data)
• 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 or average of entire frame)
• 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) |
| Metering range |
• 3D Color Matrix Metering: 0 to 20 EV
• Center-Weighted Metering: 0 to 20 EV
• Spot Metering: 2 to 20 EV
• At normal temperature (20°C/68°F), ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens |
| Meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI |
| Exposure lock |
At detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| Exposure bracketing |
• 2 to 9 frames
• 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/-5.0 EV
• 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps |
| Sensitivity |
• Default: ISO 100 - 1600 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
• Boost: 50 - 6400 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps, HI2 = ISO 6400 |
| Shutter |
• Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
• 30 to 1/8000 sec (1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec
• Bulb |
| DOF Preview |
• Stop-down lens aperture by pressing button
• Activates modeling flash |
| White balance |
• Auto (1005-pixel CCD, image sensor)
• Presets (seven) with fine tuning
• Manual presets (four)
• Color temperature in Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K, 31 steps)
• White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames in increments of 1, 2 or 3) |
| Picture Control |
• Standard
• Neutral
• Vivid
• Monochrome |
| Image parameters |
• Sharpening: Auto, 7 levels
• Contrast: Auto, 5 levels, Custom tone curve
• Brightness: 3 levels
• Saturation: Auto, 5 levels
• Hue: 5 levels |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Viewfinder |
• Optical-type fixed eye-level pentaprism
• Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1m-1)
• Eyepoint: 18 mm (at -1.0m-1)
• Focusing screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte VI screen
• Frame coverage 100%
• Viewfinder magnification approx 0.7x with 50 mm f/1.4 lens |
| Focusing screen |
• B-type BrightView Clear Matte Screen II
• Superimposed focus brackets
• On-demand grid lines |
| LCD monitor |
• 3.0" low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD
• 920,000 pixels (VGA; 640 x 480 x 3 colors)
• 170° viewing angle
• Brightness adjustment
• 100% frame coverage |
| LCD Liveview |
• Handheld mode: TLL phase-difference AF with 51 focus areas (15 cross-type sensors)
• Tripod mode: focal-plane contrast AF on a desired point within a specific area |
| Shooting modes |
• Single frame
• Continuous Low [CL]: 1 - 5 fps
• Continuous High [CH]: 5 fps (6 - 7 fps with DX format)
• Liveview [LV]
• Self-Timer (programmable)
• Mirror-up mode |
| Continuous buffer |
• JPEG Large/Normal: 130 shots
• RAW: no data yet |
| Self-timer |
• 2, 5, 10 and 20 sec custom |
| Flash control |
•TTL flash control with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor; i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL fill-flash available with SB-800, 600 or 400
• AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash: Available with SB-800 used with CPU lens
• Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 28, 27, and 22S
• Range-priority manual flash; available with SB-800 |
| Flash Sync Mode |
• Front-curtain Sync (normal)
• Red-Eye Reduction
• Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
• Slow Sync
• Rear-curtain Sync |
| Flash Accessory Shoe |
ISO 518 standard-type hot shoe contact; Safety lock mechanism provided |
| Flash Sync Terminal |
ISO 519 standard terminal, lock screw provided |
| Creative Lighting System |
With Speedlights such as SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-R200, SU-800 (commander only), System (CLS) supports Advanced Wireless Lighting, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communication, modeling flash and FV lock |
| Orientation sensor |
Tags images with camera orientation |
| Playback mode |
• Full frame
• Thumbnail (4 or 9 images)
• One-touch zoom
• Slideshow
• RGB histogram
• Shooting data
• Highlight point
• Auto image rotation
• Image Comment (up to 36
characters)
• Voice Memo Input and Playback |
| Languages |
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish |
| Custom functions |
50 custom functions |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
• HDMI video out
• Remote control 10-pin terminal
• PC Sync flash terminal |
| 10-pin terminal |
• GPS: NMEA 0183 (Ver. 2.01 and 3.01) interface standard supported with 9-pin D-sub cable and GPS Cable MC-35 (optional)
• Remote control: via 10-pin terminal |
| Communications |
FTP and PTP/IP file transfer with optional Wireless Transmitter WT-3 (IEEE 802.11 b/g) |
| Storage |
• Dual Compact Flash Type I or II
• UDMA, Microdrive and FAT32 supported
• 36 characters of text can be input and stored in EXIF header |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a/EL4
• Quick Charger MH-22/MH-21
• Optional AC adapter EH-6 |
| Battery monitoring |
The LCD monitor on the camera back displays the following information
about the EN-EL4a battery:
• Remaining charge (%)
• No. of shots taken since last charge
• Battery life (5 stages) |
| Dimensions |
160 x 157 x 88 mm (6.3 x 6.2 x 3.4 in) |
| Weight (no batt) |
1220 g (2.11 lb) |
| Operating environment |
Temperature: 0 - 40 °C / 32 - 104 °F, Humidity: under 85% (no condensation) |
| Box contents |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a, Quick Charger MH-22, USB Cable UC-E4, Audio
Video Cable EG-D2, Camera Strap AN-D3X, Body Cap BF-1A, Accessory Shoe Cover BS-2, Eyepiece DK-17, Battery Chamber Cover BL-4, USB Cable Clip, Software Suite CD-ROM |
| Optional accessories |
Wireless Transmitter WT-4/4A, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-17M, AC Adapter EH-6, Capture NX2 Software, Camera Control Pro 2 Software, Image Authentication Software |
