| Price (US) |
Body only: $ 999 [check price]
Body + 18-135 mm DX lens kit: $ 1299 |
| Price (UK) |
Body only: £ 699
Body + 18-135 mm DX lens kit: £ 949 |
| Sensor * |
23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor
Nikon DX format (1.5x FOV crop)
10.2 million effective pixels
10.8 million total pixels RGB Color Filter Array 12-bit A/D converter |
| Image sizes * |
• 3872 x 2592 (Large, 10.0 MP)
• 2896 x 1944 (Medium, 5.6 MP)
• 1936 x 1296 (Small, 2.5 MP) |
| File formats |
NEF (12-bit compressed
RAW) JPEG (EXIF 2.21) NEF+JPEG |
| File sizes (approx.) |
NEF (RAW): 12.4 MB
JPEG Large / Fine: 4.8 MB
JPEG Large / Normal: 2.4 MB
JPEG Medium / Fine: 2.7 MB
JPEG Medium / Normal: 1.3 MB
JPEG Small / Fine: 1.2 MB
JPEG Small / Normal: 0.6 MB |
| Lens mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling
& AF contacts) |
| Lens compatibility |
DX Nikkor : All functions supported
Type G or D AF Nikkor : All functions supported
Micro Nikkor 85 mm F2.8D : All functions supported except
autofocus and some exposure modes
Other AF Nikkor*2 : All functions supported except 3D color
matrix metering, i-TTL balanced fill-fl ash for digital SLR
Non-CPU : Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter
does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum
aperture is f/5.6 or faster
*1 IX Nikkor lenses can not be used
*2 Excluding lenses for F3AF |
| Autofocus |
TTL phase detection
Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module *
Detection range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, normal
temperature) |
| AF Assist |
White light lamp
Approximate range 0.5 to 3.0 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft) |
| Lens servo |
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Continuous-servo AF (AF-C)
Automatic AF-S/AF-C (AF-A) * Manual focus (M) |
| Focus tracking |
Predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in continuous-servo AF |
| Focus area * |
Normal: 11 areas, single area or group can be selected
Wide: focus area can be switched to center wide-frame focus area |
| AF Area mode |
Single Area AF
Dynamic Area AF
Auto 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 |
| Exposure mode |
Digital Vari-program - Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close up, Sports,
Night landscape, Night portrait Programmed auto (P) with flexible program Shutter-priority auto (S) Aperture priority auto (A) Manual (M) |
| Metering * |
Three mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering system
3D color matrix metering II
420-pixel RGB sensor
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8,
or 10-mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active
focus area |
| Metering range |
EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix
or center-weighted metering)
EV 2 to 20 (spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens,
20 °C) * |
| Meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI * |
| Exposure compen. |
+/- 5 EV 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| AE Lock |
Exposure value locked by
pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AE Bracketing |
2 or 3 frames +/- 2 EV 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Sensitivity |
Auto ISO (customizable)
ISO 100
ISO 125
ISO 160
ISO 200
ISO 250
ISO 320
ISO 400
ISO 500
ISO 640
ISO 800
ISO 1000
ISO 1250
ISO 1600
• ISO 2000 equiv. (HI 0.3) *
• ISO 2500 equiv. (HI 0.7) *
• ISO 3200 equiv. (HI 1.0) * |
| Auto ISO options * |
Maximum ISO (200, 400, 800 or 1600)
Minimum shutter speed (1 to 1/125 sec) |
| Shutter |
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter *
30 to 1/4000 sec *
1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
Flash X-Sync: up to 1/200 sec * Bulb |
| White balance |
Auto (TTL white-balance with 420 pixels RGB sensor *) Six manual modes with fine-tuning
o Incandescent
o Fluorescent
o Direct sunlight
o Flash
o Cloudy
o Shade
Kelvin color temperature *
Preset white balance (immediate or from photo) * White balance bracketing possible |
| WB Bracketing |
2 or 3 frames
+/- 1, 2 or 3 mired |
| Color space |
Ia (sRGB)
II (Adobe RGB)
IIIa (sRGB - optimized for landscapes) |
| Image parameters * |
Preset modes: Normal, Softer, Vivid, More Vivid, Portrait, B&W
Sharpening: Auto, 6 levels
Tone: Auto, 5 levels, Custom curve
Color mode: Ia (sRGB), II (Adobe RGB), IIIa (sRGB)
Saturation: Auto, 3 levels
Hue: -9° to +9° |
| High ISO NR * |
• Normal
• Low
• High
• Off |
| Viewfinder * |
Fixed eye-level pentaprism
Built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0 m-1)
Eyepoint: 19.5 mm (at -1.0 m-1)
Frame coverage 95% (approx.)
Viewfinder magnification approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity;
-1.0 m-1
Focusing screen: Type B BriteView clear matte screen Mark II
with superimposed focus brackets and On-Demand grid lines |
| Viewfinder information * |
• Focus indications
• Metering system
• AE/FV lock indicator
• Flash sync indicator
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• Exposure/Exposure compensation indicator
• ISO sensitivity
• Exposure mode
• Flash output level compensation
• Exposure compensation
• Number of remaining exposures |
| LCD monitor * |
2.5" TFT LCD
230,000 pixel TFT
170 degree viewing angle |
| Built-in flash |
Auto pop-up in Auto or Scene modes or in Auto mode
Manual pop-up, electronic release
Guide number 13 (ISO 100) * |
| Flash control |
TTL : TTL flash control by 420 pixel RGB sensor *
o Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash
or standard i-TTL flash (spot metering or mode dial set to M) o SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
Auto aperture: Available with SB-800 with CPU lens * Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 80DX,
28DX, 28, 27, and 22s Range-priority manual available with SB-800 |
| Flash Sync Mode |
Auto
Fill-in flash
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with Slow Sync
Slow Sync
Rear-curtain Sync
Off |
| Wireless Flash * |
With SB-800, 600, and R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting (SB-600 and R200
only support AWL when used as remote flash), Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color
Information Communication, modeling Flash, and FV Lock |
| Flash Sync speed |
1/200 sec * |
| Flash compensation |
-3 to +1 EV
1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Accessory shoe |
ISO standard hot-shoe with
safety lock |
| Flash Sync Terminal |
No |
| DOF Preview |
When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (other modes) |
| Shooting modes |
Single frame shooting (S)
mode Continuous shooting (C) mode: approx. 3 frame per second
Self-timer
Delayed remote mode
Quick-resposne remote mode |
| Continuous buffer * |
6 NEF (or JPEG+NEF)
23 JPEG Large/Fine
100 JPEG any smaller size |
| Self-timer |
2, 5, 10 or 20 sec |
| Remote control |
Remote Cord MC-DC1 (optional, cable)
Remote Control ML-L3 (optional, Infrared)
Camera Control Pro software (optional) |
| Text input |
Up to 36 characters of alphanumeric
text input is available with LCD monitor and multi-selector; stored
in EXIF header |
| Playback functions |
• Full frame
• Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments)
• Zoom (magnified)
• Slideshow (Standard or Pictmotion)
• RGB histogram indication *
• Shooting data
• Highlight point display
• Auto image rotation |
| Delete function |
Card format
All photographs
Selected photographs |
| Retouching * |
• D-Lighting
• Red-eye reduction
• Trimming
• Overlay
• Monochrome and Filter
• Small picture
• Image overlay |
| Languages |
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish |
| Storage * |
Secure Digital / Secure Digital HC
FAT / FAT32
Supports firmware update via SD card |
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B connector) * Mass storage / PTP selectable
Video out (NTSC or PAL selectable) DC-IN (optional AC adapter) |
| Power |
Lithium-Ion battery pack
EN-EL3e *
MB-D80 battery pack / vertical grip (optional) AC Adapter EH-5 (optional) |
| Working environment |
0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Less than 85% humidity |
| Dimensions * |
132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in) |
| Weight (no battery) |
585 g (1.3 lb) |
| Weight (inc. batt) |
668 g (1.5 lb) |
| Box contents * |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Quick Charger MH-18a, Audio-Video Cable EG-D2, USB Cable UC-E4, Strap, Body cap, Eyepiece Cap DK-5, Rubber Eyecup DK-21, LCD monitor cover BM-7, Accessory shoe cover, PictureProject CD-ROM |
| Optional accessories * |
Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D80, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-21M, AC Adapter EH-5, Wireless Remote Control ML-L3, Remote Cord MC-DC1, Speedlight SB-800/SB-600/R200, Capture NX, Camera Control Pro. |