| Price |
US: $ 899 MSRP
UK: £ 599 |
| Body Material |
Magnesium alloy / Plastic |
| Sensor |
• 8.3 megapixel (total) CCD
• 8.0 million effective pixels
• 2/3" Type (click here)
• RGB Color Filter Array |
| Image sizes |
• 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 2592 x 1944
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480 |
| Movie clips |
• 640 x 480, 30 fps, max 60 sec
• 320 x 240, 15 fps, limited only by storage
• With audio
• Timelapse movie also available |
| File formats |
• RAW (Nikon NEF)
• TIFF (RGB)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - Extra, Fine, Normal, Basic
• QuickTime (Movies) |
| Lens |
• 3.5x optical zoom "Nikkor ED "
• 24 - 85 mm equiv.
• 19 steps from wide to telephoto
• F2.6 - F4.9
• 10 elements in 7 groups, 2 glass moulded ED elements
• Motor zoom, single speed
• Lens thread with optional adapter |
| Digital zoom |
Yes, smooth up to 4.0x |
| Auto focus |
Hybrid AF (external sensor & CCD information) |
| Focus areas |
• Auto select (five area)
• Manual select (nine area) |
| Focus modes |
• Continuous AF
• Single AF
• Manual focus |
| Focus range |
• Normal: 50 cm to Infinity (19.7 in to Infinity)
• Macro: 3 cm to Infinity (1.2 in to Infinity) |
| AF Assist lamp |
Yes, auto (LED) |
| Shooting mode |
• Auto
• Programmed AE with flexible program [P]
• Shutter-Priority AE [S]
• Aperture-Priority AE [A]
• Manual [M]
• Scene |
| Mode dial settings |
• Image size / quality
• ISO
• White Balance |
| Scene modes |
• Portrait
• Party / Indoor
• Night portrait
• Beach / Snow
• Landscape
• Sunset
• Night landscape
• Museum
• Fireworks show
• Close up
• Copy
• Back light
• Panorama assist
• Sports
• Dusk / Dawn |
| Metering |
• 256-segment Matrix
• Center-weighted
• Spot
• Spot AF area |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto (50 - 200)
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400 |
| Shutter speed |
• Auto & P: 2 to 1/3000 sec
• S, A & M: 8 to 1/3000 sec
• Bulb in M mode (up to 10 minutes)
At some apertures maximum shutter speed is 1/1500 sec |
| Shutter priority |
8, 4, 2, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/3000 |
| Aperture priority |
• Wide: F2.6, F2.9, F3.2, F3.6, F4.1, F4.5, F5.1, F5.7, F6.4, F7.2, F8.0
• Tele: F4.9, F5.5, F6.2, F6.9, F7.7 |
| Manual exposure |
• Any combination of shutter speed and aperture above
• Bulb (up to 10 minutes) |
| AE Lock |
Yes, button |
| Exposure compen. |
-2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3EV steps |
| Exposure bracketing |
• 3 or 5 images
• +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 EV |
| Other bracketing |
• Highlight BSS
• Shadow BSS
• Histogram BSS
• White balance |
| White Balance |
• Auto
• Preset
• Daylight
• Incandescent
• Fluorescent
• Cloudy
• Speedlight
• Shade |
| WB fine tune |
Yes |
| Color space |
sRGB |
| Image parameters |
• Sharpening: Auto, High, Normal, Low, Off
• Tone: Auto, Normal, More contrast, Less contrast
• Saturation: Auto, -2 to +2, B&W |
| Continuous |
• Continuous H (2.3 fps, max 5 frames)
• Continuous L (1.2 fps, max 11 frames)
• Multi-shot 16 (16 frames, 1.6 fps, 1/16 size)
• Ultra HS (VGA, 30 fps, max 100 frames)
• 5 shot buffer (1 fps)
• Interval Timer Shooting |
| Flash |
• Built-in pop-up (electric)
• Range: (Auto ISO) 0.5 - 6.0 m (Wide), 0.5 - 3.0 m (Tele)
• Modes: Auto, Flash cancel, Red-eye reduction, Anytime flash, Slow Sync, Rear curtain sync
• Pop-up: Automatic or Manual |
| External flash |
• Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
• Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-600/800/50DX/30/22s; built-in Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s)
• Supports i-TTL and flash zooming |
| Tripod mount |
Yes, metal |
| Self-timer |
3 or 10 sec delay |
| Remote control |
Yes, included Infrared |
| Remote capture |
PC control via USB |
| Video out |
Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL |
| Storage |
• Compact Flash Type I or Type II
• IBM Microdrive supported
• No CF card included |
| Viewfinder |
• Electronic Viewfinder (0.44" LCD)
• 235,000 pixels
• Dioptre adjustment (-3 to +1 dpt)
• Frame coverage: 97% (record), 100% (play) |
| LCD |
• 1.8" TFT LCD
• Transmissive (semi-reflective)
• Flip-out and twist
• 134,000 pixels
• Brightness & Hue adjustment
• Frame coverage: 97% (record), 100% (play) |
| Histogram display |
• Live view
• Playback |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
• A/V out
• DC-IN (8.4 V) |
| Power |
• Nikon EN-EL7 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1100 mAh)
• Optional MB-CP10 battery pack (6 x AA batteries)
• Or EH-53 AC adapter |
| Weight (no batt) |
400 g (14.1 oz) |
| Weight (inc. batt) |
470 g (16.6 oz) |
| Dimensions |
113 x 82 x 75 mm (4.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 in) |
| Supplied accessories |
Lens Cap, Strap, USB cable, Audio Video cable, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7, Battery charger MH-56, Remote Controller ML-L3, PictureProject CD-ROM |
