Exposure

 

Metering

Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering

 

 

Matrix

 

3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU

 

 

 

 

lenses); metering performed by 420-segment RGB sensor

 

 

Center-weighted

 

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

 

 

Spot

 

Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active focus area

 

 

Range (ISO 100 equivalent,

 

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

 

 

f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)

 

2 to 20 EV (spot metering)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure meter coupling

CPU coupling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

Digital Vari-Program ( auto, portrait, landscape, macro close-up, sports,

 

 

 

 

night landscape, nigh portrait); programmed auto (P) with flexible program; shutter-

 

 

 

 

priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure compensation

–5 to +5 EV in increments of / or ⁄ EV

 

 

Bracketing

 

Exposure and / or flash bracketing (2–3 exposures in increments of ⁄ or ⁄ EV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure lock

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter

 

 

Speed

 

30 to ⁄ s in steps of ⁄ or ⁄ EV, bulb

 

 

 

 

 

 

White balance

Auto (TTL white balance with 420-segment RGB sensor); six manual modes with fine

 

 

 

 

tuning; color temperature setting; preset white balance

 

 

Bracketing

 

2 to 3 exposures in increments of 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Built-in flash

•

,

,

, : Auto flash with auto pop-up

 

 

 

 

•

P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release

 

 

Guide number (m/ft)

 

Approx. 13/42 at ISO 100 and 20 °C (68 °F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sync contact

 

X-contact only; flash synchronization at shutter speeds of up to ⁄ s

 

 

Flash control

 

 

 

 

 

 

TTL

 

TTL flash control by 420-segment RGB sensor. i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and

 

 

 

 

standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR available with built-in flash, SB-800, and SB600.

 

 

Auto aperture

 

Available with SB-800 and CPU lens

 

 

Non-TTL auto

 

Available with such Speedlights as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22s

 

 

Range-priority manual

 

Available with SB-800

 

 

Flash mode

 

•

,

,

: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction; fill-flash and red-eye reduction available

 

 

 

 

 

with optional Speedlight

 

 

 

 

•

: Auto, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction; slow sync and slow

 

 

 

 

 

sync with red-eye reduction available with optional Speedlight

 

 

 

 

•

,

,

: Fill-flash and red-eye reduction available with optional Speedlight

 

 

 

 

•

P, A: Fill flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction,

 

 

 

 

 

red-eye reduction

 

 

 

 

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S, M: Fill flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction

 

 

Flash-ready indicator

 

Lights when built-in flash or SB-series Speedlight such as 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX,

 

 

 

 

28, 27, or 22s is fully charged; blinks for about 3 s after flash is fired at full output

 

 

Accessory shoe

 

Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock

 

 

Nikon Creative Lighting

 

With SB-800, 600, and R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting (SB-600 and R200 only

 

 

System

 

support AWL when used as remote flash), Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Infor-

 

 

 

 

mation Communication, modeling Flash, and FV Lock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor

2.5 in., 230,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video output

Can be selected from NTSC and PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

External interface

USB 2.0 Hi-speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tripod socket

⁄ in. (ISO)

 

 

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