Technical Specifications

• Type Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
• Lens mount Nikon Z mount
• Image sensor FX, CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
• Total pixels 25.28 million
• Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)
• Effective Pixels 24.5 million
• Image Size (pixels) [FX (36 x 24)] selected for image area:
  (L) 6048 x 4032 ( 24.4 million)
  (M) 4528 x 3024 ( 13.7 million)
  (S) 3024 x 2016 ( 6.1 million)
  [DX (24 x 16)] selected for image area:
  (L) 3984 x 2656 ( 10.6 million)
  (M) 2976 x 1992 ( 5.9 million)
  (S) 1984 x 1328 ( 2.6 million)
  [1:1 (24 x 24)] selected for image area:
  (L) 4032 x 4032 ( 16.3 million)
  (M) 3024 x 3024 ( 9.1 million)
  (S) 2016 x 2016 ( 4.1 million)
  [16:9 (36 x 20)] selected for image area:
  (L) 6048 x 3400 ( 20.6 million)
  (M) 4528 x 2544 ( 11.5 million)
  (S) 3024 x 1696 ( 5.1 million)
• Image formats NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiency (high), and high efficiency options
  JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available
  HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available
  NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
  NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats
• Picture Control System Auto , Standard , Neutral , Vivid , Monochrome , Flat Monochrome , Deep Tone Monochrome , Portrait , Rich Tone 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
  Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.
• Media SD , SDHC (UHS-II compliant) , SDXC (UHS-II compliant) , microSD (micro Secure Digital) , microSDHC (UHS-I compliant) , microSDXC (UHS-I compliant)
• Dual card slot 1 Secure Digital (SD) card and 1 micro Secure Digital (SD) card
  Either card can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG or HEIF pictures, or for storage of duplicate JPEG or HEIF pictures at different sizes and image qualities; pictures can be copied between cards.
• File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG‑A MIAF
• Viewfinder 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls
• Frame coverage Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
• Magnification Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
• Eyepoint 21 mm (-1.0 m-1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
• Diopter adjustment -4 to +2 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 Accessible via shutter speed dial: ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ to 4 s in steps of 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X (flash sync)
  Accessible via main command dial: ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ to 30 s in steps of ¹⁄₃ EV (extendable to 900 s in mode M), Bulb, Time, X (flash sync)
• Flash sync speed X= ¹⁄₂₀₀ s; flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of ¹⁄₂₀₀ s or slower; faster sync speeds are supported with auto FP high-speed sync
• Release mode Single frame , continuous low-speed , continuous high-speed , Continuous high-speed (extended) , high-speed frame capture with Pre-Release Capture , Self-timer
• Approximate frame advance rate Up to 30 fps
  Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 7 fps
  Continuous high-speed: Approx. 7.8 fps
  Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 14 fps
  High-speed frame capture (C30): Approx. 30 fps
  Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.
• 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 12 or 8 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame
  Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approximately 4 mm centered on selected focus point
  Highlight-weighted metering
• Metering Range -4 to +17 EV
  Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F
• Mode AUTO: auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual
• Exposure compensation -3 to +3 EV (-5 to +5 EV when exposure compensation dial is rotated to C) in steps of ¹⁄₃ EV
• Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
• ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 100 to 64000 (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃ and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 64000; auto ISO sensitivity control available
  Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 64000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
• Active D-Lighting Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
• Multiple exposure Add, average, lighten, darken
• Other options HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction
• Autofocus system Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
• Detection range -10 to +19 EV
  Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF‑S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2
• Lens servo Autofocus (AF) : Single-servo AF (AF-S) , continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode) predictive focus tracking
  Manual focus (M) : Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus points 273 Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and FX selected for image area
• AF-area mode Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only), wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)
• Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF‑S) or by pressing the AE/AF lock (Protect) button
• Camera on-board VR 5-axis image sensor shift
• Lens on-board VR Lens shift (available with VR lenses)
• 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
• 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 (CLS) i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, 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 to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning
• Bracketing types Exposure and/or flash , white balance , ADL
• Other options for still photography Vignette control, diffraction compensation, auto distortion control, skin softening, portrait impression balance, and interval-timer, focus-shift, and pixel-shift photography
• Video Metering system TTL metering using camera image sensor
• Metering mode Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
• Frame size (pixels) and frame rate 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
  1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
  Note: Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.
• Video File format MOV , MP4
• Video compression H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit) , H.264/AVC (8 bit)
• Audio recording format Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) , AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)
• Audio recording device Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
• Exposure compensation -3 to +3 EV in steps of ¹⁄₃ EV
• Video ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200; choose from step sizes of ⅙, ¹⁄₃, and 1 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit
  Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit
  AUTO mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200)
  Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
• Active D-Lighting Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
• Other options Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, and 200%), and extended shutter speeds (modes S and M); option to view video recording info available via i menu
• LCD Monitor 8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal
  Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 15-level manual brightness controls
  Approx. 2100 k-dot
• Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, filtered playback, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend
• USB Type C SuperSpeed USB connector; connection to built-in USB ports is recommended
• HDMI output Type D HDMI connector
• Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
• Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
• WiFi Standards : IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
  Operating frequency : 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
  Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz
  band : 6.1 dBm
  5 GHz band : 9.4 dBm
  Authentication : Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
• Bluetooth Communication protocols : Bluetooth Specification version 5.0
  Operating frequency : Bluetooth 2402 to 2480 MHz
  Bluetooth Low Energy : 2402 to 2480 MHz
  Maximum output power (EIRP): Bluetooth: 0.6 dBm
  Bluetooth Low Energy : -0.9 dBm
• Battery One EN‑EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery
  EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN‑EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN‑EL15c. EH-8P AC adapters can be used to charge EN‑EL15c and EN‑EL15b batteries only.
• AC adapter EH‑7P charging AC adapters (available separately), EH-8P AC adapters (available separately); supplied UC‑E25 USB cable required
• Tripod socket 0.635 cm (¹⁄₄ in., ISO 1222)
• Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 144 x 103 x 49 mm ( 5.7 x 4.1 x 2 in.)
• Weight Approx. 710 g
  ( 1 lb. 9.1 oz. )
  with battery and memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 630 g / 1 lb. 6.3 oz. (camera body only)
• Operating Environment Temperature : 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
  Humidity : 85% or less (no condensation)
• Supplied accessories BS‑1 Accessory Shoe Cover (comes attached to camera), DK‑33 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), BF‑N1 Body Cap, EN‑EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with Terminal Cover, AN‑DC27 Strap, UC‑E25 USB Cable
• Note Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines.
  All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery.
  Throughout this document, “FX format” and “FX” are used in reference to an angle of view equivalent to that of a 35 mm format (“full frame”) camera and “DX format” and “DX” to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APS-C camera.
  The sample images displayed on the camera and the images and illustrations in this document are for expository purposes only.
  Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance, specifications, and performance of the product described in this document at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this document may contain.