Specifications

Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective pixels

10.2 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCD

23.6 × 15.8 mm; total pixels: 10.75 million

 

Image size (pixels)

• 3,872 × 2,592 (Large)

• 2,896 × 1,944 (Medium)

• 1,936 × 1,296 (Small)

 

 

 

Lens mount

Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts

 

Compatible lenses *

 

 

 

 

Type G or D Nikkor

All functions supported

 

 

 

Micro Nikkor 85 mm f/2.8D

All functions supported except autofocus and some exposure modes

Other AF Nikkor †

All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II

 

AI-P Nikkor

All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II and autofocus

Non-CPU

Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder

 

can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster.

 

* IX-Nikkor lenses can not be used

 

† Excluding lenses for F3AF

 

 

 

Picture angle

Equivalent in 35 mm (135) format is approx. 1.5 times lens focal length.

 

 

 

Viewfi nder

Optical fixed eye-level pentaprism

 

Diopter

–2.0 to +1.0 m -1

 

 

 

Eyepoint

19.5 mm (–1.0 m -1)

 

 

 

Focusing screen

Type-B BriteView Clear Matte Screen Mark II with superimposed focus brackets and On-

 

Demand grid lines

 

 

 

Frame coverage

Approx. 95% of lens (vertical and horizontal)

 

Magnification

Approx. 0.94 × (50 mm lens at infinity; –1.0 m -1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflex mirror

Quick return

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lens aperture

Instant return with depth-of-field preview

 

 

 

Depth-of-field preview

When CPU lens is attached, depth-of-field preview button stops aperture down to value

 

selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes)

 

 

 

Self-timer

Electronically controlled timer with 2, 5, 10 or 20 s duration

 

 

 

 

Focus-area selection

Focus area can be selected from 11 focus areas

 

 

 

Lens servo

• Autofocus (AF): Instant 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 (M)

 

 

 

Storage

 

 

 

 

Media

SD (Secure Digital) memory cards; camera supports SDHC

 

File system

Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 and Digital Print Order

 

Format (DPOF)

 

 

 

Compression

• NEF (RAW): compressed 12-bit

• JPEG: JPEG baseline-complaint

 

 

Autofocus

TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module

Detection range

–1.0 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20 °C/68 °F)

 

AF-area mode

Single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF

 

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing the shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or

 

by pressing the AE-L/AF-Lbutton

 

 

ISO sensitivity (Recom-

100 to 1600 with additional settings of up to 1 EV over 1600 in steps of / EV

mended Exposure Index)

 

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