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Body material Magnesium alloy
Sensor • 36 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor
• FX format
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 12.87 million total pixels
• 12.1 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio
Image processor Nikon EXPEED
Image sizes
(FX format) • 4256 × 2832 [L]
• 3184 × 2120 [M]
• 2128 × 1416 [S]
Images sizes
(1.2x (3:2)) • 3552 × 2368 [L]
• 2656 × 1776 [M]
• 1776 × 1184 [S]
Image sizes
(DX format) • 2784 × 1848 [L]
• 2080 × 1384 [M]
• 1392 × 920 [S]
Image sizes
(5:4 format) • 3552 × 2832 [L]
• 2656 × 2120 [M]
• 1776 × 1416 [S]
Image sizes
( Movie) • 1280 × 720 @ 24 fps
• 640 × 424 @ 24 fps
• 320 × 216/24 fps
File formats (Still) • NEF (RAW) : (12-bit or 14-bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed)
• NEF + JPEG
• TIFF
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
File format (Movie)* AVI (Motion-JPEG)
Lens mount • Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
• No field of view crop (full-frame)
• When using DX lenses / DX mode 1.5x FOV crop
Usable lenses • Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported
• DX NIKKOR: All functions supported except FX-format (36x24)/1.2x (30×20)/5:4 (30x24) image size
• Other AF NIKKOR : All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II,
• AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster; Color Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data
IX NIKKOR lenses cannot be used
Excluding lenses for F3AF
Auto Focus • 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors)
• Multi-CAM 3500FX
• AF working range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, normal temperature)
• Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode
• TLL phase-difference AF in Handheld Live View mode
Lens Servo • Single Servo AF [S]
• Continuous Servo AF [C]
• Manual focus [M]
• Predictive Focus Tracking automatically activated by subject`s status in [S] or [C] AF
Focus Point • Single point from 51 or 11 focus points
• Liveview (Tripod mode): Contrast AF on a desired point anywhere within frame
AF Area Mode • Single point AF
• Dynamic Area AF [9 points, 21 points, 51 points, 51 points (3D-tracking)]
• Automatic-area AF
Focus Lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
AF assist External Speedlite only
Exposure modes • Program Auto [P] with flexible program
• Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
• Aperture-Priority Auto [A]
• Manual [M]
Metering TTL full-aperture exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering II (other CPU lenses); Color Matrix Metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data)
• Center-Weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12-mm circle in center of frame, diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15 or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle or average of entire frame)
• Spot: Meters 4-mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)
Metering range • 3D Color Matrix Metering: 0 to 20 EV
• Center-Weighted Metering: 0 to 20 EV
• Spot Metering: 2 to 20 EV
• At normal temperature (20°C/68°F), ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens
Meter coupling Combined CPU and AI
Exposure lock At detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
Exposure bracketing • 2 to 9 frames
• 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
Exposure compen. • +/-5.0 EV
• 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
Sensitivity (Still)* • Auto
• Default: ISO 200 - 12800 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
• Boost: 100 - 102400 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
Sensitivity (Movie)* ISO 200 to 12800 (ISO 6400 to Hi 3 in high-sensitivity movie mode)
Shutter • Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
• 30 to 1/8000 sec (1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec
• Bulb
DOF Preview • When Pv (DOF preview) button is pressed, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (P and S modes)
• Activates modeling flash
White balance* • Auto (TTL white balance with main image sensor and 1,005-pixel RGB sensor)
• Presets (twelve) with fine tuning
• Manual presets (five)
• Color temperature in Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K, 31 steps)
• White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames in increments of 1, 2 or 3)
Picture Control • Standard
• Neutral
• Vivid
• Monochrome
Image parameters • Sharpening: Auto, 10 levels
• Contrast: Auto,7 levels, Custom tone curve
• Brightness: 3 levels
• Saturation: Auto, 7 levels
• Hue: 7 levels
Color space • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
Viewfinder • Optical-type fixed eye-level pentaprism
• Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1m-1)
• Eyepoint: 18 mm (at -1.0m-1)
• Quick return reflex mirror
• Viewfinder magnification approx 0.7x with 50 mm f/1.4 lens