| Type |
Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
| Lens mount |
Nikon Z mount |
| Image sensor format |
DX |
| Image sensor type |
CMOS |
| Sensor size |
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 (24x16)] 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 (16x16)] 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 (24x14)] 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 |
| File format (image quality) |
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 |
| 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) |
| Type |
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic 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 |
| Modes |
S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Continuous H (extended), Self-timer |
| Approximate 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 * 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 |
| Metering system |
TTL metering using camera image sensor |
| Metering mode |
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 |
| Range |
–4 to +17 EV * Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F |
| 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 (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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 |
| 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 system |
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
| Detection range |
-4.5 to +19 EV * Without low-light AF: -3 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/1.8 |
| 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 point |
209 * Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and DX selected for image area |
| 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 mode |
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 (CLS) |
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 |
| Metering system |
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor 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): 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) * 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 * Quality selection (normal/high) available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-motion, when quality is fixed at high. |
| File format |
MOV, MP4 |
| Video compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| 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 |
| Exposure compensation |
Range: –3 to +3 EV, Increment: 1/3 step |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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) |
| Active D-Lighting |
Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
| Other options |
Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes |
| Monitor size |
7.5 -cm ( 3.0 –in.) diagonal |
| Monitor type |
Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls |
| Monitor resolution |
Approx. 1040 k-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 connector |
Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB) ; connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output connector |
Type D HDMI connector |
| Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Wi-Fi for Africa, Asia (except China, Japan, Korea), Middle East & Oceania |
IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) 2.4 GHz band: 8.1 dBm 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 |
| Charging AC adapter |
EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately) |
| Tripod socket |
0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) |
Approx. 134.5 x 93.5 x 43.5 mm ( 5.3 x 3.7 x 1.8 in.) |
| Operating environment |
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories |
BF-N1 body cap, DK-32 rubber eyecup (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 |
