| Camera Type Interchangeable Lens Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Digital Camera Image Quality Image Sensor FX Format (36.0 x 23.9 mm) 12.87 Megapixel CMOS with Dust-reduction System Effective Resolution 12.1 million pixels Color Depth 36-Bit or 42-Bit RGB Color Modes Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome Image File Formats NEF (12-bit or 14-bit - Compressed or Uncompressed) TIFF (RGB) JPEG (Fine, Normal, Basic - baseline-compliant) Compliant with DCF 2.0, DPOF and Exif 2.21 Recorded Resolution FX-format L (4256 x 2832) M (3184 x 2120) S (2128 x 1416) DX-format L (2784 x 1848) M (2080 x 1384) S (1392 x 920) Video Recording No Audio Recording No Optics Lens Mount Nikon F Mount with AF coupling and AF contacts Compatible with DX AF, D-/G-type AF (excluding IX), AF (other than D-/G-type excluding lenses for F3AF), AI-P, and Non-CPU AI NIKKOR Lenses Focal Length Multiplier FX-format: 1.0x DX-format: 1.5x Optical Image Stabilization Compatible with Nikon VR Lenses Focus Control Focus Type TTL phase detection (51 focus points, 15 cross-type sensors) by Nikon Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus module Focal plane contrast [in Liveview (Tripod) mode] Detection -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F); AF fine adjustment possible Focus Modes Single-servo AF (S), Continuous-servo AF (C), Manual focus (M) with electronic rangefinder, Focus Lock AF Area Mode (Single point AF, Dynamic Area AF, Automatic-area AF) Exposure Control Sensitivity Selectable ISO (200-6400) Lo-1 (ISO 100) Hi-1 (ISO 12800) Hi-2 (ISO 25600) Shutter Type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter Shutter Speed 30 - 1/8000 second (1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps) Bulb Mirror Lock-Up Yes Exposure Metering 1,005-pixel RGB sensor 3D Color Matrix Metering II Exposure Modes Programmed Auto (P) with Flexible Program, Shutter-Priority Auto (S), Aperture-Priority Auto (A), Manual (M), Exposure Compensation (±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV increments), Exposure Bracketing (2 - 9 exposures in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV increments), Exposure Lock White Balance Modes Auto (TTL white balance with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor), Sun, Shade, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash, Preset, Fine Tune by Kelvin Color Temperature Setting, White Balance Bracketing (2 to 9 exposures, in 1, 2 or 3 step increments) Scene Modes No Flash Built-in Flash Yes (Front-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync) Effective Flash Range 56'/17m @ ISO 200 External Flash Connection Accessory Shoe (ISO 518 Standard hot-shoe) Sync Terminal (ISO 519 standard terminal) External Flash Control TTL flash control by 1,005-pixel RGB sensor (i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL fill-flash available), AA (Auto Aperture-type) flash, Non-TTL Auto, Range-priority manual flash Flash Compensation (-3 to +1 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV increments) Creative Lighting System supports Advanced Wireless Lighting, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communication, modeling flash and FV lock Maximum Flash Synchronization Speed 1/250 second Up to 1/320 second (FP) adjustable with Built-in Speedlight or optional Speedlight (will reduce GN) Performance Start-Up Time 0.12 seconds Shutter Lag 0.04 seconds Time Between Shots Less than 1 second Burst Capability Using AC Adaptor or Multi-Power Battery Pack Continuous low speed [CL]: 1 to 7 fps Continuous high-speed [CH]: 8 fps Using EN-EL3e Battery Continuous low speed [CL]: 1 to 4 fps Continuous high-speed [CH]: 5 fps Self Timer 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds Interval Recording Possible with timer remote or when tethered to PC Date & Time Stamp No (recorded with metadata) Memory & Power Built-in Memory No Compatible Memory Cards CompactFlash (Type I & II - compliant with UDMA) MicroDrive File Size File Sizes for FX-format image area NEF (RAW) Uncompressed Lossless Compressed Compressed 14-Bit 12-Bit 14-Bit 12-Bit 14-Bit 12-Bit 24.7 MB 18.8 MB 16.3 MB 13.3 MB 13.8 MB 11.0 MB TIFF JPEG Fine JPEG Normal JPEG Basic L 35.9 MB 5.7 MB 2.9 MB 1.4 MB M 20.7 MB 3.2 MB 1.6 MB 0.8 MB S 10.0 MB 1.4 MB 0.7 MB 0.4 MB Battery Type EN-EL3e Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Power Adapter EH-5a AC Adapter (optional) Input/Output Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Direct Print Capable Yes (PictBridge) Remote Control 10-pin Remote Connection (supports Nikon MC-22/30/36 remotes) Wireless Remote Control with optional WT-3 Wireless Transmitter Video Output NTSC or PAL HDMI 1.3a (Type A connector is provided as HDMI output terminal) System & Software Requirements Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista Macintosh OS X (10.1.5 or later) Display Viewfinder Fixed eye-level pentaprism with built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0 m-1), Eyepoint of 18 mm (-1.0 m-1), and Type-B BriteView Clear Matte IV screen with superimposed focus brackets and framing grid lines Viewfinder Info 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 Depth-of-Field Preview Yes LCD Display 3.0" Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD (920,000 pixels) with 170-degree wide viewing angle, 100% frame coverage, brightness adjustment and Live View (Handheld or Tripod mode) Information Display Top panel monochrome LCD (Shutter-speed, Exposure compensation value, Flash compensation value, ISO sensitivity, White balance fine-tuning, White balance preset number, Number of shots in bracketing sequence, Number of intervals, Focal length (non-CPU lens), Aperture (f-number), Aperture (number of stops), Bracketing increment, Number of shots per interval, Maximum aperture (non-CPU lens), PC connection indicator, Number of frames remaining, Number of shots remaining before buffer fills, PC mode indicator, Preset white balance recording indicator, Electronic analog exposure display, Exposure compensation, Bracketing progress indicator, PC mode indicator) Language Options Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish Playback Options Full frame, Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments), Zoom, Slideshow, RGB histogram indication, Shooting data, Highlight point display, Auto image rotation, Delete Function (Card format, All photographs delete, Selected photographs delete), Text Input (Up to 36 characters - stored in Exif header) Physical Dimensions (HxWxD) 5.8 x 4.8 x 3.0" (147 x 123 x 77 mm) body only Weight 33.6 oz. (995 g) body only |
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