| Street Price | | US: $1,200 [check / order]
UK: £1,000 [check / order] |
| Body Material | | Metal |
| CCD pixels | | 5.24 megapixels |
| JCIA effective pixels | | 5.0 megapixels |
| CCD Size | | 2/3' |
| CCD Colour Filter Array | | C - Y - G - M |
| Max resolution | | 2560 x 1920 (4.91 megapixels) |
| Lower resolutions | | • 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480 |
| Image ratio w:h | | • 4:3 (2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480)
• 3:2 (2560 x 1700) |
| Image formats | | • JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• TIFF (8-bit)
• RAW (12-bit) |
| Quality Levels | | • RAW (NEF) - 2560 x 1920 only
• HI (TIFF 1:1) - 2560 x 1920 or 2560 x 1700 only
• Fine (JPEG 4:1)
• Normal (JPEG 8:1)
• Basic (JPEG 16:1) |
| Sensitivity equiv. | | • Auto (ISO 100 - 400)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800 |
| Zoom wide (W) | | 35 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) | | 280 mm (8 x) |
| Lens Max Aperture | | F2.8 - F4.2 |
| Lens Construction | | 14 elements in 10 groups |
| Lens Thread | | Yes, with optional adapter |
| Digital zoom | | x1.2 - x4.0 in x0.2 steps |
| Focus modes | | • Auto Focus
• Manual Focus |
| Auto Focus | | • Contrast detection
• 5-area Multi AF or Spot AF selectable
• Focus confirmation (either only Manual Focus or all the time) |
| Auto Focus modes | | • Continuous auto-focus (while LCD is on)
• Single auto-focus (half-press of shutter release) |
| AF Illumination lamp | | No |
| Focus range | | • Normal: 50 cm - Infinity (19.7 in - Infinity)
• Macro: 3 cm - Infinity (1.2 in - Infinity)
• Manual: 3 cm - Infinity (1.2 in - Infinity) - 64 steps |
| Min shutter | | • Program / Auto: 1 sec
• Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual: 8 sec
• Manual: Bulb (max 5 minutes) |
| Max shutter | | 1/4000 sec (when aperture is stopped down to within 1 1/3 steps from maximum aperture) |
| Noise reduction | | Yes, can be manually enabled (1/4 sec or slower) |
| Metering | | • 256-segment Matrix
• Center-Weighted Average
• Spot
• Spot linked to AF area |
| Exposure range | | • Wide: -2.0 ~ 18.0 EV
• Tele: -0.5 ~ 18.0 EV
(ISO 100 equiv.) |
| Exposure adjustment | | -2 EV to +2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Auto bracketing | | • 3 or 5 images
• 0.3 - 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Aperture priority | | • Wide: F2.8, F3.2, F3.5, F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8.0
• Tele: F4.2, F4.7, F5.3, F5.9, F6.6, F7.4 |
| Shutter priority | | 8, 4, 2, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000 |
| Full manual | | As above plus Bulb (max 5 minutes) |
| Exposure Modes | | • Auto
• P - Programme Auto Exposure (Flexible)
• S - Shutter Priority
• A - Aperture Priority
• M - Manual |
| Shooting Modes | | • C. Auto
• C. #1 - #3 (three custom mode memories) |
| White Balance | | • Auto White Balance
• Fine*
• Incandescent*
• Fluorescent*
• Cloudy*
• Speedlight* (flash)
• Preset
* Can be fine tuned plus or minus 3 steps |
| WB Bracketing | | Yes |
| Image settings | | • Tone: Auto, Normal, More Contrast, Less Contrast, Lighten, Darken
• Sharpening: Auto, High, Normal, Low, Off
• Saturation: +1 to -2, B&W |
| Continuous | | • Continuous H: 3 fps, max 3 images (5 mp FINE)
• Continuous L: 1.5 fps, max 8 images (5 mp FINE)
• Multi-shot 16 (3 fps, 16 frames on one image)
• Ultra High-speed Continuous (QVGA; 30 fps, max 100 images) |
| Movie Clips | | Movie with audio (15 fps, max 60 seconds) |
| Built-in Flash | | Yes, electronic automatic pop-up |
| Flash Range | | • Wide: 0.5 - 4.0 m (1.7 - 13.1 ft)
• Tele: 0.5 - 2.8 m (1.7 - 9.2 ft) |
| Flash modes | | • Auto
• Cancel
• Anytime (fill-in)
• Slow-sync
• Red-Eye reduction |
| Flash compensation | | +/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| External flash | | • Hot-shoe (ISO 518)
• Supports Nikon Speedlights: SB-80DX, 50DX, 30, 29*, 28DX, 28, 27*, 26, 25, 24 ,23* ,22s
• Does not support power zoom, AF assist lamp or red-eye reduction
* Use TTL Cord SC-17 with SB-29/27/23 |
| Tripod mount | | Yes, metal (with rubber foot surround) |
| Self-timer | | Yes, 3 or 10 sec delay |
| Timelapse | | Via optional remote control |
| Remote control | | Optional wired (USB) |
| Video out | | Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable |
| Storage media | | Compact Flash Type I / II (IBM Microdrive 512 MB / 1 GB supported) |
| Storage included | | 16 MB Compact Flash card (US - may be 32 MB in other regions) |
| Viewfinder | | • Electronic Viewfinder
• 180,000 pixel
• Frame coverage: 97% live view, 100% playback |
| LCD Monitor | | • 1.5' TFT, 110,000 pixels
• Flip-out and twist design with anti-reflective coating
• Frame coverage: 97% live view, 100% playback |
| Playback zoom | | Yes, up to 6x, in 0.2x steps |
| Operating system | | Proprietary |
| Connectivity | | • USB 1.1
• A/V output (Video & Audio)
• DC Input (for Optional AC adapter) |
| Battery | | • Nikon EN-EL1 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (included)
• 2CR5 / DL245 Lithium
• Optional battery pack: (6 x AA batteries) |
| Battery charger | | Included |
| Weight (inc. battery) | | 512 g (1.1 lb) |
| Dimensions | | 108 x 76 x 102mm (4.3 x 3.0 x 4.0 in) |
| Accessories included | | Lens Cap LC-CP10, Camera strap, AV cable, CompactFlash™ Card, USB cable UC-E1, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1, Battery Charger MH-53, Nikon View 5 CD-ROM |
| Optional accessories | | Wideangle Converter WC-E80, Telephoto Converter TC-E15ED, Lens Adapter UR-E8, Lens Hood HR-E5700, PC Card Adapter EC-AD1, Battery Pack MB-E5700, AC Adapter EH-53, Remote Cord MC-EU1, Soft Case CS-CP11, Nikon Capture 3 CD-ROM |
