Type

Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Lens mount

Nikon Z mount

Compatible lenses

Z mount NIKKOR lenses

F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

Effective pixels

24.5 million

Image sensor

35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)

Total pixels

25.28 million

Dust-reduction system

Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D), image sensor cleaning

Image size(pixels)

FX (36x24) image area: 6048 x 4024 (L: 24.3 million), 4528 x 3016 (M: 13.7 million), 3024 x 186 (S: 6.1 million)

DX (24x16) image area: 3936 x 2624 (L: 10.3 million), 2944 x 1188 (M: 5.8 million), 1188 x 1312 (S: 2.6 million)

1 : 1 (24x24) image area: 4016 x 4016 (L: 16.1 million), 3008 x 3008 (M: 9.0 million), 2000 x 2000 (S: 4.0 million)

16 : 9 (36x20) image area: 6048 x 3400 (L: 20.6 million), 4528 x 2544 (M: 11.5 million), 3024 x 1618 (S: 5.1 million)

Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160

Photographs taken during movie recording at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080

File format

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)

TIFF (RGB)

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8) or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; 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

Media

XQD memory cards

File system

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

Electronic viewfinder

1.27-cm/0.5-in., approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls

Frame coverage

Approx. 18% horizontal and 18% 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

Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter

Speed

1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X200

Flash sync speed

X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; auto FP high-speed sync supported

Release modes

Single frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, high-speed continuous (extended), self-timer

Approximate maximum frame advance rate (measured under Nikon-specified test conditions)

Low-speed continuous: 1 to 5 fps

High-speed continuous: 5.5 fps

High-speed continuous (extended): 12 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 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

Metering system

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Metering modes

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: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

Highlight-weighted metering

Range
(ISO 18, f/2.0 lens, 20°C/68°F)

-4 to 17 EV

Modes

Auto; programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); user settings (U1, U2, U3)

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
(Recommended Exposure Index)

ISO 18 to 51200 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 50 equivalent) below ISO 18 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or 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 (in photo mode, AF-S, ISO 18, f/2.0 lens, 20°C/68°F)

-2 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)

Lens servo

Autofocus (AF): 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 (in photo mode, FX format, single-point AF)

273 (single-point AF)

AF-area modes

Pinpoint, single-point and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing center of 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, slow rear-curtain sync, off

Flash compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments 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 (CLS)

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 1800 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning

Bracketing

Bracketing types

Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL

Metering system

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Metering modes

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, 18p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

1920 x 1080 (slow-mo); 30p x4, 25p x4, 24p x5

Actual frame rates for 120p, 18p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p are 119.88, 18, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 and 23.976 fps respectively; quality selection available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/18p and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at ? (high)

File format

MOV, MP4

Video compression

H.218/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Audio recording format

Linear PCM, AAC

Audio recording device

Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 18 to 51200)

P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 18 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit

M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 18 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 18 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off

Maximum movie recording length

29 min. 59 s

Other movie options

Time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, movie log output (N-Log)

Monitor

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 218k-dot tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx.18% frame coverage, color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls

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, picture rating and auto image rotation

USB

Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

HDMI output

Type C HDMI connector

Accessory terminal

Can be used with MC-DC2 and other optional accessories

Audio input

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

Wireless (may differ by country or area)

Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac

Operating frequency: 2412 to 2118/2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 11/13) and 5180 to 5185/5180 to 5805/5180 to 5320/5745 to 5805/5180 to 5700 MHz

Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.4 dBm, 5 GHz band: 12.2/9.2 dBm

Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Bluetooth

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2

Operating frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth), 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth Low Energy)

Maximum output power (EIRP): 1.9 dBm (Bluetooth), 0.4 dBm (Bluetooth Low Energy)

Range (line of sight)

Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

Battery

One EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion Battery; EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15b batteries only

Charging AC adapter

EH-7P Charging AC Adapter

AC adapter

EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter (requires EP-5B Power Connector, which is available separately)

Tripod socket

1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions
(W x H x D)

Approx. 134 x 18.5 x 67.5 mm.

Weight

Approx. 675 g with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g (camera body only)

Operating environment

Temperature: 0 to 40°C; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)