| Type | 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS |
| Effective pixels | 12.3 |
| Total pixels | 13.1 |
| Mount | Nikon F |
| Focal length | 1.5 x conversion factor |
| Type | Nikon Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
| AF points | 51 |
| AF point selection | Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points |
| AF modes | Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF |
| Predictive AF | Yes |
| AF lock | Yes |
| AF assist beam | Yes |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Metering Range | -1 to +19 EV |
| AE lock | Yes |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| AEB | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| ISO speed equiv | 200 to 3200 |
| Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/8,000 to 30s |
| Release | Single frame, continuous low speed, continuous high speed, quiet shutter-release, self-timer, mirror up |
| Type | TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 1,005-pixel RGB sensor |
| Settings | Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 options), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade |
| Personal White balance | Preset manual (able to store up to 5 values) and color temperature setting (2,500K to 10,000K) |
| Bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3 |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.94 x |
| Eyepoint | 19.5 mm |
| Dioptre connection | -2 to +1 |
| Focusing Screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II |
| Mirror | Quick return |
| Depth of field preview | Yes |
| Monitor | 3-inch, approx. 920k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD |
| Coverage | 100% |
| Brightness | Adjustable |
| Modes | Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync |
| Hotshoe | ISO 518 |
| Sync socket | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
| Exposure compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| Second Curtain sync | Yes |
| Continuous Shooting | 7fps |
| 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S] |
| Compression | 1:4, 1:8, 1:16 |
| Still image type | NEF (RAW), TIFF (RGB), JPG |
| Simultaneous recording | Yes |
| Sound files | Stereo |
| Pict. bridge | Yes |
| Intell. orientation sensor | Yes |
| Histogram | Yes |
| Playback zoom | Yes |
| Self Timer | 2, 5, 10 and 20 s |
| Menu languages | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Connection | USB, HDMI (Type C), Microphone mini-jack |
| NTSC/PAL | Yes |
| Type | CF and SD/SDHC |
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e |
| AC power supply | EH-5a/EH-5 |
| Lenses | Nikon F Mount |
| Flash | SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SU-800, SB-R200 |
| Battery chargers | MH-18a |
| Operating environ | 0-40°C, less than 85% humidity |
| Dimensions | 147 x 114 x 74 mm |
| Weight (body only) | 840g |
