Technical Specifications

• Type Mirrorless
• Lens mount Nikon Z mount
• Image sensor DX, CMOS, 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm
• Total pixels 21.51 million
• Dust-reduction system Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required)
• Effective pixels 20.9 million
• Image size (pixels) [DX (24×16)] selected for image area: (L)5568 x 3712 (20.7 million), (M)4176 x 2784 (11.6 million), (S)2784 x 1856 (5.2 million), [1:1 (16×16)] selected for image area: (L)3712 x 3712 (13.8 million), (M)2784 x 2784 (7.8 million), (S)1856 x 1856 (3.4 million), [16:9 (24×14)] selected for image area: (L)5568 x 3128 (17.4 million), (M)4176 x 2344 (9.8 million), (S)2784 x 1560 (4.3 million), Photographs taken while recording videos at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160, Photographs taken while recording videos at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080
• Storage file formats NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
• Picture Control System Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
• Storage media SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant)
• Card slot 1 Secure Digital (SD) card
• File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31
• Viewfinder 1.0-cm/0.39-in. approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 7-level manual brightness controls
• Frame coverage Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
• Magnification Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-¹)
• Eyepoint 19.5 mm (-1.0 m-¹; from back end of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
• Diopter adjustment -3 – +3 m-¹
• Eye sensor Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays
• Compatible lenses Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)
• Shutter type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
• Shutter speed Using the shutter-speed dial: 1/4000 to 4 s (1 step), Bulb, Time x (Flash sync) Using the main command dial: 1/4000 to 30 s (1/3 step, can be extended up to 900 s in mode M), Bulb, Time x (Flash sync)
• Flash sync speed X= 1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; auto FP high-speed sync supported
• Release mode S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Continuous H (extended), Self-timer
• Frame advance rate Up to 11 fps, Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 4 fps, Continuous H: Approx. 5 fps, Continuous H (extended): Approx. 11 fps
• Self-timer 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
• Exposure metering TTL metering using camera image sensor
• Metering method Matrix metering, Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame, Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point, Highlight-weighted metering
• Metering range –4 to +17 EV
• Mode Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual
• Exposure compensation Range: –3 to +3 EV (–5 to +5 EV when the exposure compensation dial is set to [c]), Increment: 1/3 step
• Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
• ISO sensitivity ISO 100 to 51200, in steps of 1/3 EV, can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 102400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 204800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available (Recommended Exposure Index)
• Active D-Lighting Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
• Multiple exposure Add, average, lighten, darken
• Other options HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction
• Autofocus Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
• Detection range -4.5 to +19 EV 3, Without low-light AF: -3 to +19 EV
• Lens servo Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode), predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus points 209
• AF-area mode Pinpoint AF (photo mode only), single-point AF, dynamic-area AF (photo mode only), wide-area AF (S), wide-area AF (L), wide-area AF (L-people), wide-area AF (L-animals), auto-area AF, auto-area AF (people), auto-area AF (animals)
• Focus lock Press the AE-L/AF-L button or press shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S)
• Flash control TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering
• Flash modes Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off
• Flash compensation -3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M
• Flash-ready indicator Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
• Accessory shoe ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
• Nikon Creative Lighting System i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync
• White balance Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature
• Bracketing types Exposure and/or flash, white balance, ADL
• Movie – metering TTL exposure metering using main image sensor, TTL metering using camera image sensor
• Movie – metering method Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
• Movie – frame size (pixels) and frame rate 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive)/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080 slow-motion: 30p (x4)/25p (x4)/24p (x5)
• Movie – file format MOV, MP4
• Movie – video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
• Movie – audio recording format Linear PCM (for videos recorded in MOV format), AAC (for videos recorded in MP4 format)
• Audio recording device Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
• Movie – ISO sensitivity M: Manual selection (ISO 100–25600; step size of 1/3 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit AUTO: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) (Recommended Exposure Index)
• Movie – Active D-Lighting Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
• Movie – Other options Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes
• Monitor Type 7.5-cm (3.0–in.) diagonal, Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls, Approx. 1040k-dot
• Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, photo and/or video slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, and picture rating
• USB Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
• HDMI output Type D HDMI connector
• Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11)
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power 2.4 GHz band: 8.1 dBm
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security Open system, WPA2-PSK
• Bluetooth Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2, Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth: 2.6 dBm, Bluetooth Low Energy: 1.1 dBm
• Battery One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery
• AC adapter EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately)
• Tripod socket 0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)
• Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 134.5 x 93.5 x 43.5 mm (5.3 x 3.7 x 1.8 in.)
• Weight Approx. 445 g (15.7 oz.), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 390 g/13.8 oz. (camera body only)
• Operating environment – temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
• Operating environment – humidity 85% or less (no condensation)
• Supplied accessories BF-N1 body cap, DK-32 viewfinder eyepiece (comes attached to camera), EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery, MH-32 battery charger (plug adapter supplied in countries or regions where required; shape depends on country of sale), AN-DC23 strap