ISO sensitivity | ISO 100 – 6400 in steps of 1/3 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or |
(Recommended | 2 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400; auto ISO sensitivity control |
Exposure Index) | available |
Active D-Lighting | Auto, extra high, high, normal, low, off |
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Focus | |
Autofocus | Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase |
| detection, 11 focus points (including one cross-type sensor), and AF- |
| assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5–3 m/1 ft. 8 in.–9 ft. 10 in.) |
Detection range | –1 – +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
Lens servo | • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto |
| AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated |
| automatically according to subject status |
| • Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
Focus point | Can be selected from 11 focus points |
AF-area mode | Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points) |
Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single- |
| servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-Lbutton |
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Flash | |
Built-in flash | i, k, p, n, o, s, w, g: Auto flash with auto pop-up |
| P, S, A, M, 0: Manual pop-up with button release |
Guide Number | Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
Flash control | • TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR |
| using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-900, |
| SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400 (i-TTL balanced fill-flash is available |
| when matrix or center-weighted metering is selected) |
| • Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens |
| • Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, |
| SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S |
| • Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900, SB-800, and SB-700 |
Flash mode | Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with |
| red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with |
| red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off |
Flash compensation | –3 – +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
Flash-ready indicator | Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-900, SB-800, |
| SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400 is fully charged; blinks for 3 s after flash is fired |
| at full output |
Accessory shoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
Nikon Creative Lighting | Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as |
System (CLS) | a master flash, or SU-800 as commander; Flash Color Information |
| Communication supported with built-in flash and all CLS-compatible |
| flash units |
Sync terminal | AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately) |
