Technical Notes—Specifications

Autofocus

TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM2000 autofocus

 

module

Detection range

–1 – +19 EV (0 – +19 EV for two focus areas outside high-

(ISO 100 at 20 °C/68 °F)

speed crop)

AF-area mode

Single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, group dynamic-AF, dynamic-

 

area AF with closest subject priority

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button half-

 

way (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-Lbutton

 

 

Exposure

 

Metering

TTL exposure metering using 1,005-pixel RGB sensor

Matrix

3D color matrix metering II supported with type G and D lens-

 

es; color matrix metering II available with other CPU lenses

 

and with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data

Center-weighted

Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, 10, or 13-mm circle in center of

 

frame, or weighting based on average of entire frame

Spot

Meters 3-mm circle (about 2% of frame) centered on selected

 

focus area (on center focus area when non-CPU lens is used)

Range

0 – 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)

(ISO 100 equivalent,

2 – 20 EV (spot metering)

f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)

Exposure meter coupling

Combined CPU and AI

Exposure control

 

Exposure modes

Programmed auto with flexible program; shutter-priority

 

auto; aperture priority auto; manual

Exposure compensation

–5 – +5 EV in increments of 1/3, ½, or 1 EV

Bracketing

Exposure and/or flash bracketing (2–9 exposures in incre-

 

ments of 1/3, ½, 2/3, or 1 EV)

Exposure lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-Lbutton

 

 

Shutter

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Speed

30 – 1/8000 s in steps of 1/3, ½, or 1 EV, bulb

ISO Sensitivity (Recom- 100 – 800 in steps of 1/3, ½, or 1 EV with additional settings of mended Exposure Index) approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV over ISO 800.

White balance

Auto (TTL white-balance with main image sensor, 1,005 pix-

 

els RGB sensor, and ambient light sensor), six manual modes

 

with fine-tuning, color temperature setting

Bracketing

2–9 exposures in increments of 1, 2, or 3

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