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 Format      Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR
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 Release Status           
Click for help Max resolution      4288 x 2848 4288 x 2848 4672 x 3104
Click for help Low resolution      3216 x 2136, 2144 x 1424 3216 x 2136, 2144 x 1424 3936 x 2592, 3072 x 2048, 1728 x 1152
Click for help Image ratio w:h      3:2 3:2 3:2
Click for help Effective pixels      12.3 million 12.3 million 14.6 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      13.1 million 13.1 million 15.1 million
Click for help Sensor size      23.6 x 15.8 mm (3.72 cm²) 23.6 x 15.8 mm (3.72 cm²) 23.4 x 15.6 mm (3.65 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      3.3 MP/cm² 3.3 MP/cm² 4.0 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CMOS CMOS CMOS
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Sony Sony Samsung
Click for help ISO rating      200 - 3200 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (100 - 6400 with boost) 200 - 3200 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (100 - 6400 with boost) Auto, 100 - 3200 in 1EV, 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV stops, ISO 6400 as option
Click for help Zoom wide (W)           
Click for help Zoom tele (T)           
Click for help Digital zoom      No No No
Click for help Image stabilization      No No Yes, Sensor shift
Click for help Auto Focus      Nikon Multi-CAM3500 DX Nikon Multi-CAM3500 DX 11-point SAFVOX VIII+ AF
Click for help Manual Focus      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Normal focus range           
Click for help Macro focus range           
Click for help White balance override      12 positions, plus manual and Kelvin 12 positions, plus manual and Kelvin Eight positions plus manual
Click for help Aperture range           
Click for help Min shutter      30 sec 30 sec 30 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes, pop-up Yes, pop-up Yes, pop-up
 Flash range      12 m 12 m (at ISO 100) 13 m (at ISO 100)
 External flash      Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector
 Flash modes      Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless
Click for help Exposure compensation      -5 to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -5 to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -5 to +5EV in 1/2 or -5 to +5EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot 3D Matrix metering II, Center weighted, Spot 77-segment Multi, Center weighter, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Shutter priority      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Focal length multiplier      1.5 1.5 1.5
 Lens thread      Nikkor AF / F-mount, D-Type Nikon F (with AF contacts) Pentax KAF2
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 6 fps, 100 JPEG / ?? RAW Yes, 7 fps Yes, 5.2 fps, up to 40 JPEG, 15 RAW, 14 DNG images
 Movie Clips      No Yes, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 24 fps Yes, 720p 30fps
 Remote control      Yes, Optional Yes, Optional Yes
 Self-timer      Yes, 2 to 20 sec Yes, 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Click for help Timelapse recording      Yes Yes Yes
 Orientation sensor      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Storage types      Compact Flash (Type I or II) Compact Flash Type I, SD/SDHC card SD/MMC/SDHC card
Click for help Storage included      None None None
Click for help Uncompressed format      Yes, RAW, TIFF Yes, RAW, TIFF Yes, RAW (PEF or DNG)
Click for help Quality Levels      Fine, Normal, Basic Fine, Normal, Basic Normal, Fine, Superfine
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.94x magnification) Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.94x magnification) Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.92x magnification)
Click for help LCD      3 " 3 " 3 "
Click for help LCD Dots      922,000 920,000 921,000
Click for help Live View      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help USB      USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Wireless      No No No
 Environmentally sealed      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Battery      Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery Nikon EN-EL3e Lithium-Ion battery Lithium Ion (D-LI90) & charger
 Weight (inc. batteries)      925 g (32.6 oz) 938 g (33.1 oz) 750 g (26.5 oz)
 Dimensions      147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in) 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in) 131 x 97 x 73 mm (5.2 x 3.8 x 2.9 in)
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