Built-in flash | i, k, p, n, o, s, w: Auto flash with auto pop-up |
| P, S, A, M, 0: Manual pop-up with button release |
Guide Number | Approx. 12/39, 12/39 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 2,016-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-28, |
| SB-27, and SB-22S |
| • Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900, SB-800, SB-700 |
Flash mode | • i, k, p, n, s, w: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, off; fill-flash and |
| red-eye reduction available with optional flash units |
| • o: Auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, off; slow |
| sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction available with optional |
| flash units |
| • l, m, r, t, u, v, x, y, z, 1, 2, 3: Fill-flash and red-eye reduction |
| available with optional flash units |
| • 0: Fill-flash |
| • P, A: Fill-flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with |
| red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction |
| • S, M: Fill-flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction |
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, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, or SB-50DX 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 built-in flash, SB-900, |
System (CLS) | SB-800, SB-700, or SU-800 as commander and SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, |
| SB-600, or SB-R200 as remotes; Auto FP high-speed sync and modeling |
| illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except |
| SB-400; 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 5 values can be stored), choose color |
| temperature (2500 K–10000 K), all with fine tuning |
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