Technical Specifications

• Type Mirrorless
• Lens mount Nikon Z mount
• Image sensor FX, CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
• Total pixels 46.89 million
• Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)
• Effective pixels 45.7 million
• Image size (pixels) [FX (36 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)8256 x 5504 (45.4 million), (M)6192 x 4128 (25.6 million), (S)4128 x 2752 (11.4 million), [DX (24 x 16)] selected for image area: (L)5408 x 3600 (19.5 million), (M)4048 x 2696 (10.9 million), (S)2704 x 1800 (4.9 million), [5:4 (30 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)6880 x 5504 (37.9 million), (M)5152 x 4120 (21.2 million), (S)3440 x 2752 (9.5 million), [1:1 (24 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)5504 x 5504 (30.3 million), (M)4128 x 4128 (17.0 million), (S)2752 x 2752 (7.6 million), [16:9 (36 x 20)] selected for image area: (L)8256 x 4640 (38.3 million), (M)6192 x 3480 (21.5 million), (S)4128 x 2320 (9.6 million), Photographs taken while filming movies at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160, Photographs taken while filming movies at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080
• Storage file formats NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression), 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, 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 CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)
• Dual card slot 1 CFexpress card or XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card, Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.
• File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31
• Viewfinder 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-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 center 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 1/8000 to 30 s, (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time x 200
• 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 10 fps, Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 5 fps Continuous H: Approx. 5.5 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 5 fps) Continuous H (extended): Approx. 10 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 9 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 12 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
• Metering range -3 to +17 EV
• Mode Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual U1, U2 and U3: user settings modes
• Exposure compensation –5 to +5 EV, in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M
• Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
• ISO sensitivity ISO 64 to 25600, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; 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 -3 to +19 EV (with low-light AF: -4 to +19 EV)
• Lens servo Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus points 493
• AF-area mode Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, and dynamic-area AF (available in 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 Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector
• Camera VR 5-axis image sensor shift
• Lens 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 or 1/2 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, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync, unified flash control
• White balance Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 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): 60p (progressive)/50p/30p/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 movies recorded in MOV format), AAC (for movies 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 64 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 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 movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, logarithmic (N-Log) and HDR (HLG) movie output
• Monitor Type 8-cm (3.2–in.) diagonal; Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls; Approx. 2100k-dot
• Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie 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 C 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)
• Accessory terminal(s) Built-in (can be used with MC-DC2 remote cords and other optional accessories)
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
• Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power 5.2 dBm (2.4 GHz) 8.3 dBm (5 GHz)
• 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: –0.3 dBm; Bluetooth Low Energy: –1.8 dBm; Range (line of sight): Approximately 10 m (32 ft)⁷
• Battery One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery
• Battery pack MB-N11 power battery packs and MB-N10 battery packs (available separately); each takes two EN-EL15c⁹ batteries
• AC adapter EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)
• Tripod socket 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
• Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm (5.3 x 4 x 2.8 in.)
• Weight Approx. 705 g (1 lb. 8.9 oz.), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 615 g/1 lb. 5.7 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-29 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC19 Strap, UC-E24 USB Cable, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover