| Camera Type |
Compact Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels |
12.1 million |
| Image Sensor |
CMOS |
| Sensor Size |
1/2.3 in |
| Total Pixels |
12.75 million (approx.) |
| Lens |
36x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens |
| Lens Focal Length |
4.0-144.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5-810mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Lens f/-number |
f/3.5-5.7 |
| Lens Construction |
14 elements in 9 groups |
| Lens Zoom |
36x |
| Digital Zoom |
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 3240mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Vibration Reduction |
Combination of Image-sensor shift and Electronic VR (still pictures), Electronic VR (movies) |
| Autofocus (AF) |
Contrast-detect AF |
| Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection |
Auto (9-area automatic selection) Center Face priority Manual with 99 focus areas Subject tracking |
| Focus Range |
[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity [T]: Approx. 7 ft. 3 in. (2.2 m.) to infinity Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 4 in. (10 cm.) to infinity Macro close-up mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm.) to infinity (at three increments from the maximum zoom position to the telephoto position) |
| Focus Lock |
Yes |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points |
9 |
| Viewfinder |
0.24 in. TFT LCD, approx. 230,000 dot with diopter adjustment |
| Monitor Size |
3.0 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Type |
Vari-Angle TFT-LCD with Anti-reflection coating |
| Monitor Resolution |
921,000-dots |
| Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) |
97% horizontal (Approx.) 97% vertical (Approx.) |
| Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode) |
100% horizontal (Approx.) 100% vertical (Approx.) |
| Storage Media |
SD memory card SDHC memory card SDXC memory card |
| Internal Memory |
Approx. 102MB |
| Storage File System |
DCF EXIF 2.3 DPOF compliant |
| Storage File formats |
Still pictures: JPEG Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV |
| Movie |
Audio file format: AAC stereo Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264 |
| Voice Memo Function |
Yes |
| Image Size (pixels) |
4000 x 3000 (12M) |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800) High ISO Sensitivity auto (ISO 160-1600) |
| Lowest ISO Sensitivity |
160 |
| Highest ISO Sensitivity |
3200 |
| Exposure Metering |
256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area (with support for 99 focus areas) |
| Exposure Control |
Programmed auto exposure with flexible program Aperture-priority auto Exposure bracketing Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) Manual Motion detection Shutter priority auto |
| Exposure Modes |
Aperture-Priority Auto (A) Manual (M) Programmed Auto (P) Shutter-Priority Auto (S) |
| Automatic Exposure Scene Modes |
Yes |
| Scene Modes |
Back Light Beach Black and White Copy Close Up Dusk/Dawn Fireworks Show Food Landscape Museum Night Landscape Night Portrait Panorama Party/Indoor Pet Portrait Portrait Scene Auto Selector Snow Sports Sunset |
| In-Camera Image Editing |
Black Border Crop D-Lighting Filter Effects Quick retouch Skin softening Small Pic |
| Exposure Compensation |
± 2 EV in steps of 1/3 |
| Exposure Lock |
Yes |
| Exposure Bracketing |
Yes |
| White Balance |
Auto, Manual |
| Shutter |
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
1/1500-2 sec. (P, S mode) |
| Top Continuous Shooting Speed |
Up to 5 shots at approx. 8 frames per second (at full resolution) |
| Continuous Shooting Options |
Continuous H Continuous H 60 Continuous H 120 Continuous L |
| Self-timer |
Can be selected from 10 and 2 seconds duration |
| Built-in flash Range (approx.) |
[W]: 0.5 to 8.0 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 26 ft.) [T]: 2.2 to 4.5 m (7ft 3 in. to 14 ft.) |
| Built-in Flash Control |
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes |
| Built-in Flash |
Yes |
| Interface |
Hi-speed USB |
| Interface Data transfer protocol |
MTP, PTP |
| Video Output |
NTSC, PAL |
| HDMI Output |
480p 720p 1080i |
| I/O terminal |
Audio/video (A/V) output Digital I/O (USB) HDMI Mini Connector (HDMI output) |
| Supported Languages |
Arabic Czech Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian |
| Power Sources |
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (supplied) |
| Charging Time |
4 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-69P) (Approx.) |
| Battery / Batteries |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) |
Nikon Rechargeable: 220 shots (CIPA) |
| Tripod Socket |
1/4 (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
3.3 x 4.6 x 4.1in / 83.7 x 115.5 x 102.5mm (excluding projections) |
| Weight |
17.5 oz. (494g) (with battery and SD memory card) |