Picture Control SystemAuto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat.
Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls.
File systemDCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge
Viewfinder1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls
Frame coverageApprox. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
MagnificationApprox. 0.8× (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
Eyepoint21 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment-4 to +2 m-1
Eye sensorAutomatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays
Compatible lensesZ mount NIKKOR lenses. F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply.
Shutter typeElectronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter.
Shutter speed1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X200
Flash sync speedX=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
Release modeSingle frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, high-speed continuous (extended), self-timer
Frame advance rateUp to 9 fps. Low-speed continuous: 1 to 5 fps. High-speed continuous: 5.5 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 5 fps). High-speed continuous (extended): 9 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 8 fps). (measured under Nikon-specified test conditions)
Self-timer2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
Exposure meteringTTL exposure metering
Metering methodMatrix metering.
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame.
Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point.
Highlight-weighted metering.
Metering range–3 to +17 EV (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
Exposure meter couplingCPU
ModeAuto; programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); user settings (U1, U2, U3)
Exposure compensation–5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M
Exposure lockLuminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivityISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV.
Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-LightingCan be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Multiple exposureAdd, average, lighten, darken
Other optionsHDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction
Autofocus493 points (phase-detection, in single-point AF) / 90% coverage vertically & horizontally.
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist.
Detection range-1 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)
Lens servoAutofocus (AF):
Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking.
Manual focus (M):
Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus points493 (single-point AF)
AF-area modePinpoint, single-point, and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF
Focus lockFocus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector
Camera VR5-axis image sensor shift
Lens VRLens shift (available with VR lenses)
Flash controlTTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering
Flash modesFront-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off
Flash compensation-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M
Flash-ready indicatorLights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
Accessory shoeISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting Systemi-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, unified flash control
White balanceAuto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning
Bracketing typesExposure, Flash, White balance, ADL
Movie – meteringTTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie – metering methodMatrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Movie – frame size (pixels) and frame rate3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p.
1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p.
1920×1080 (slow-mo); 30p ×4, 25p ×4, 24p ×5.
Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; quality selection available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at high.
Movie – file formatMOV , MP4
Movie – video compressionH.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie – audio recording formatLinear PCM , AAC
Movie – audio recording deviceBuilt-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
Movie – ISO sensitivityAuto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to 25600).
P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit.
M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600.
Movie – Active D-LightingCan be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Movie – Other optionsTime-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, movie log output (N-Log)
Monitor8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal. Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls. Approx. 2100 k-dot.
PlaybackFull-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating, and auto image rotation.
USBType C connector (SuperSpeed USB). Connection to built-in USB port is recommended.
HDMI outputType C HDMI connector
Audio inputStereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio outputStereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
Accessory terminal(s)Can be used with MC-DC2 and other optional accessories
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standardsIEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm. 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) securityAuthentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) range (line of sight)Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
Bluetooth standardsCommunication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2;
Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Supported languagesBulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic
BatteryOne EN-EL15b rechargeable Li-ion battery; EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15b batteries only
AC adapterEH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter (requires EP-5B power connector, which is available separately)
Tripod socket1/4–in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 67.5 mm (5.3 x 4 x 2.7 in.)
WeightApprox. 675 g (1 lb. 7.9 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g/1 lb. 4.7 oz. (camera body only)
Operating environment – temperature0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating environment – humidity85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessoriesBF-N1 Body Cap, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), AN-DC19 Strap, UC-E24 USB Cable, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover