| Flash | | | | |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor is available with | | |
| | built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400, or | |
| | SB-300; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and | |
| | center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot | |
| | metering | |
| 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; | |
| | Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported | |
| 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 is fully charged; flashes | | |
| | 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 built-in flash, SB-910, | | |
| System (CLS) | SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a master flash and SB-600 or SB-R200 as | |
| | remotes, or SU-800 as commander; built-in flash can serve as master | |
| | flash in commander mode; Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling | |
| | illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except | |
| | SB-400 and SB-300; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock | |
| | supported with all CLS-compatible flash units | |
| Sync terminal | AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately) | | |
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| White balance | | | | |
| White balance | Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, | | |
| | cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored), choose color | |
| | temperature (2500 K–10000 K), all with fine-tuning | |
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| Live view | | | | |
| Modes | Live view photography (still images), movie live view (movies) | | |
| Lens servo | • | Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) | | |
| | • | Manual focus (M) | |
| AF-area mode | Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF | | |
| Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point | | |
| | automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) | |
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| Movie | | | | |
| Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor | | |
| Metering method | Matrix | | |
| Frame size (pixels) and | • 1,920 × 1,080; 30 p (progressive), 25 p, 24 p | | |
| frame rate | • 1,280 × 720; 60 p, 50 p, 30 p, 25 p | |
| | Actual frame rates for 60 p, 50 p, 30 p, 25 p, and 24 p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, | |
| | 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; options support both ★high and normal | |
| | image quality | |
| File format | MOV | | |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding | | |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM | | |
| Audio recording device | Built-in monaural or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable | | n |
| Other options | Index marking, time-lapse photography | |
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