| Type | 23.6 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | 16.2 |
| Total pixels | 16.9 |
| Type | EXPEED 2 |
| Mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Focal length | Approx. 1.5 × lens focal length (Nikon DX format) |
| Type | Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
| AF points | 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors) |
| AF point selection | Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points |
| Exposure metering | -1 to +19 EV |
| AF modes | Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status. Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Predictive AF | Yes |
| AF lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (Single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AF assist beam | Yes |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| AE lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
| AEB | 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| ISO speed equiv | ISO 100 to 6400 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400 |
| Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 1/8,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb |
| Release | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutterrelease), (self-timer), (remote control), MUP (mirror up) |
| Settings | Auto (2 types), Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 types), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, preset manual (up to 5 values can be stored), choose color temperature (2,500 K to 10,000 K), all with fine tuning |
| Personal White balance | Yes |
| Bracketing | 2 to 3 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 | -3 to +1 |
| Focusing Screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Mirror | Quick return |
| Depth of field preview | Pressing depth-of-field preview button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes) |
| Monitor | 7.5 cm (3-inch), 920k-dot, high-resolution LCD monitor |
| Modes | TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash |
| Hotshoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts, and safety lock |
| Sync socket | AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately) |
| Exposure compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| External Flash | SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 |
| Shooting modes | Auto, Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colors, Food, Silhouette, High key, Low key), P, S, A, M, U1, U2 |
| Shooting photo effects | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape |
| Continuous Shooting | 1 to 5 fps (CL) or 6 fps (CH) |
| 4,928 × 3,264 [L], 3,696 × 2,448 [M], 2,464 × 1,632 [S] |
| Compression | Fine (approx. 1:4), Normal (approx. 1:8) or Basic (approx. 1:16) |
| Still image type | NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed, JPEG |
| Simultaneous recording | NEF (RAW) + JPEG |
| Sound files | Linear PCM |
| Print direct printers | Yes |
| Pict. bridge | Yes |
| Water/dust resist | Image Sensor Cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Intell. orientation sensor | Yes |
| Histogram | Yes |
| Playback zoom | Yes |
| Self Timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
| Menu languages | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish |
| Connection | Hi-Speed USB, Type C mini-pin HDMI connector, Stereo mini-pin jack |
| NTSC/PAL | Yes |
| Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Browsing printing | ViewNX2 |
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL15 |
| AC power supply | EH-5a |
| Lenses | Nikon F mount |
| Flash | SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 |
| Remote Control | MC-DC2 (available separately) |
| Battery chargers | MH-25 |
| Operating environ | 0–40 °C; humidity: less than 85% (no condensation) |
| Dimensions | 132 x 105 x 77mm |
| Weight (body only) | 690g |
