Main performance
Release date October 2012
Product type single power
Operation mode Full manual operation
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 1 inch (13.2*8.8mm)
Maximum number of pixels 14.25 million
Image processor EXPEED 3A
The highest resolution 4608×3072
Image resolution Still image (auto, P, S, A, M, best moment capture mode; aspect ratio 3:2)
4608×3072 3456×2304 2304×1536
Still image (animation mode; width and height 3: 2)
4608×3072 (1080/60i, 1080/30p) 1280×856 (720/60p, 720/30p)
Still image (motion snapshot; aspect ratio 16:9) 4608×2592
HD camera Full HD (1080)
Lens characteristics
Focusing method: composite auto focus (phase detection / contrast detection AF)
Lens Servo: Auto Focus (AF): Single AF (AF-S); Continuous AF (AF-C); Automatic AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); Full-time AF (AF-F); Manual focus (MF)
Focus area Single-point AF: 135-point focus area; 73-point focus area in the center supports phase detection AF; Auto-area AF: 41-point focus area
Display function
Display type HD screen
Display size 3 inches
Display pixels 921,000 pixel LCD screen
LCD screen features TFT LCD display with brightness adjustment
Menu languages Arabic, Chinese (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Europe and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese
Viewfinder type electronic
Viewfinder description 0.47 inches, about 1.44 million pixels, color TFT LCD viewfinder with diopter controller, brightness adjustment
Screen coverage: about 100% (vertical and horizontal)
Point of view: 18mm from the center of the eyepiece surface of the viewfinder (diopter -1.0m-1)
Diopter adjustment: -3 to +2m-1
Eye sensor: If it detects that the viewfinder is in use, the camera will switch to the viewfinder display
Shutter performance
Shutter type Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
Shutter speed Mechanical shutter: 1/4000-30 seconds, adjusted in 1/3 EV steps; Bulb; Remote Bulb (requires ML-L3 remote control sold separately)
Electronic shutter: 1/16,000-30 seconds, adjusted in 1/3 EV steps; B door; remote control door (requires ML-L3 remote control sold separately) Note: After about 2 minutes, the door and remote control door will automatically end
Mechanical shutter: synchronized with the shutter speed X=1/250 second or lower; electronic shutter: synchronized with the shutter speed X=1/60 second or lower
flash
Flash type built-in
External flash (hot shoe) support
Flash mode Fill flash, fill flash + slow sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction + slow sync, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain + slow sync
Guide number of about 5 (m, ISO 100, 20 degrees Celsius; at ISO 160, guide number of about 6.3)
Exposure control
Exposure mode Program automatic exposure (P), aperture priority (A), shutter priority (S), manual exposure (M)
Exposure compensation ±3EV (1/3EV step length)
Metering method Evaluative metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering
White balance: automatic, preset (incandescent, fluorescent, daylight, flash, cloudy, shadow, manual preset, except manual preset can be fine-tuned)
Sensitivity ISO 160-6400, fine-tuning in 1EV steps; automatic ISO sensitivity control (ISO 160-6400, 160-3200, 160-800) is available (users can control in P, S and A modes)
Shooting performance
Image stabilization performance Optical image stabilization
Short movie shooting HD movies and movies recorded in motion, P, S, A and M modes (aspect ratio 16:9)
1920×1080/60i (59.94 fields/sec*)
1920×1080/30p (29.97 frames/sec)
1280×720/60p (59.94 frames/sec)
1280×720/30p (29.97 frames/sec)
Slow motion animation (aspect ratio 8:3)
640×240/400 frames/sec (playing at a speed of 30p/29.97 frames/sec)
320×120/1200 frames/sec (playing at a speed of 30p/29.97 frames/sec)
Motion snapshot (aspect ratio 16:9)
1920×1080/60p (59.94 fps) (playing at 24p/23.976 fps) *Sensor output is about 60 fps
Selfie function 2 seconds, 10 seconds
Continuous shooting function support (approximately 5, 15, 30 or 60 frames per second)
Facial recognition support
Shooting modes: Auto, P (program auto), S (shutter priority auto), A (aperture priority auto), M (manual), best moment capture (slow view and smart photo selector), advanced animation (HD and slow Action), dynamic snapshot
Function parameter
GPS function support
Storage parameters
Memory card type SD/SDHC/SDXC card
File format Picture: NEF (RAW): 12-bit, compressed; JPEG: compatible with JPEG-Baseline, the compression ratio (approximately) is fine (1:4), standard (1:8) or basic (1:16); NEF ( RAW)+JPEG: record a single photo in NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Video: MOV
Interface parameters
HDMI interface support
Video interface AV interface
Other interfaces USB2.0
Battery performance
Battery type Lithium battery (EN-EL21)
Power performance Power adapter: EH-5b power adapter; EP-5D camera power connector is required (sold separately)
Exterior design
Form factor large screen DC
Body color black, white
Dimensions 107.8×81.6×45.9mm (excluding protruding parts)
Product weight: about 278g (body only), 339g (including battery and memory card)
Other properties
Microphone/speaker stereo/mono
Play mode Full screen and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback, zoom playback, animation playback, slide show, histogram display, automatic image rotation and rating options
Other performance Picture control system: standard, neutral, bright, monochrome, portrait, landscape; the selected Picture Control can be modified; custom Picture Control can be saved
Focus lock: Press the shutter release button halfway (single AF) or press the AE-L/AF-L button to lock the focus
Camera accessories
Packing list Nikon V2 body x1
EN-EL21 rechargeable lithium ion battery (with terminal cover) x1
MH-28 battery charger x1
BF-N1000 body cap x1
BS-N3000 multi-accessory port cover x1
UC-E19 USB cable x1
AN-N1000 camera strap x1
ViewNX 2/Movie Editor CD x1
User Manual x1
Reference Manual CD x1