1. Type

   Single-lens reflex digital camera

    

2. Lens Mount

   Nikon F bayonet mount

Image Sensor

1. Picture Angle

   Nikon DX format

2. Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

   20.9 million

3. Sensor Size

   23.5 mm

    

   x 15.7 mm

4. Image Sensor Format

   DX

5. Image Sensor Type

   CMOS

6. Total Pixels

   21.56 million

7. Dust-reduction system

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

8. Dust-Off Reference Photo

   Yes

9. 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

 File System

1. 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)

2. Storage Media

   SD 
   SDHC 
   SDXC 
   XQD Type Memory

3. 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.

4. 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

 Viewfinder

1. Viewfinder

   Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder

2. Viewfinder Frame Coverage

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

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

3. Viewfinder Magnification

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

4. Viewfinder Eyepoint

   16mm (-1.0 m¯¹)

5. Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

   -2.0 to +1.0m¯¹

6. Focusing Screen

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

7. Reflex Mirror

   Quick-return type

8. Mirror Lock Up

   Yes

 Lens

1. Lens Aperture

   Instant-return type 
   Electronically Controlled

2. 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)

3. Lens Compatibility at a Glance***

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

4. 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.

Shutter

1. Shutter Type

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

2. Shutter Speed

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

3. Fastest Shutter Speed

   1/8000 sec.

4. Slowest Shutter Speed

   30 sec.

5. Flash Sync Speed

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

6. Bulb Shutter Setting

   Yes

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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
   

10. Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

    10 frames per second
    

11. 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

1. Exposure Metering System

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

2. 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

3. Metering Range

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

4. Exposure Meter Coupling

   CPU 
   AI

5. Exposure Modes

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

6. Exposure Compensation

   ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

7. Exposure Bracketing

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

8. Exposure Lock

   Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

9. Picture Control

   Flat 
   Landscape 
   Monochrome 
   Neutral 
   Portrait 
   Standard 
   User-customizable Settings 
   Vivid

 Sensitivity

1. 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 
   

2. Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

   100

3. Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

   51,200

4. Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

   Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)

5. Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

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

6. 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)

7. Long Exposure Noise Reduction

   Yes

8. High ISO Noise Reduction

   Low 
   Normal 
   High 
   Off

9. Active D-Lighting

   Auto 
   Extra High 
   Normal 
   Low 
   Off

10. D-Lighting Bracketing

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

 Focus/Autofocus

1. Single-point AF Mode

   Yes

2. Dynamic AF Mode

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

3. Auto-area AF Mode

   Yes

4. 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

5. Detection Range

   -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

6. 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

7. AF-area Mode

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

8. Focus Lock

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

9. 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

10. Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

    153

11. Autofocus Sensitivity

    -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

12. Autofocus Fine Tune

    Yes

 Flash

1. Flash Bracketing

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

2. X-Sync Speed

   1/250

3. Top FP High Speed Sync

   Up to 1/8000

4. 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

5. 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

6. Flash Compensation

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

7. 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

8. Accessory Shoe

   Yes

9. Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

   CLS Supported

10. Flash Sync Terminal

    Yes

 White Balance

1. 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)

2. White Balance Bracketing

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

 Live View

1. Live View Shooting

   Photography Live View Mode 
   Movie Live View Mode

2. Live View Lens servo

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

3. Live View AF-area mode

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

4. 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

1. Movie Metering

   TTL exposure metering using main image sensor<