| 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 |
18x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens |
| Lens Focal Length |
4.5-81.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-450mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Lens f/-number |
f/3.5-5.9 |
| Lens Construction |
12 elements in 11 groups |
| Lens Zoom |
18x |
| Digital Zoom |
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1800mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Vibration Reduction |
Combination of Image-sensor shift and Electronic VR (still pictures) |
| 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. 5 ft. (1.5 m.) to infinity Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 1.6 in. (4 cm.) to infinity |
| Focus Lock |
Yes |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points |
9 |
| Monitor Size |
3.0 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Type |
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.) |
| Storage Media |
SD memory card SDHC memory card SDXC memory card |
| Internal Memory |
Approx. 74MB |
| 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 |
ISO 160-3200 Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800) Fixed range auto (ISO 160-400) High speed continuous (ISO 160-3200) |
| Lowest ISO Sensitivity |
160 |
| Highest ISO Sensitivity |
3200 |
| Exposure Metering |
256-segment matrix Center-weighted |
| Exposure Control |
Programmed auto exposure with motion detection Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) |
| Exposure Modes |
Programmed Auto (P) |
| 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 Snow Sports Sunset |
| In-Camera Image Editing |
Crop D-Lighting Filter Effects Frame Quick retouch Skin softening Small Pic |
| Exposure Compensation |
± 2 EV in steps of 1/3 |
| Exposure Lock |
Yes |
| White Balance |
Auto, Manual |
| Shutter |
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
1/2000-1 sec. |
| Top Continuous Shooting Speed |
Up to 5 shots at approx. 9.5 frames per second |
| 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 4.0m (1 ft. 8 in. to 13ft.) [T]: 1.5 to 2.5 m (5 ft. 8 in. to 8 ft. 2 in.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto) |
| 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-EL12 (supplied) |
| Charging Time |
3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-69P) (Approx.) |
| Battery / Batteries |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) |
Nikon Rechargeable: 270 shots (CIPA) |
| Tripod Socket |
1/4 (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
2.5 x 4.2 x 1.4in / 62.0 x 104.8 x 34.6mm (excluding projections) |
| Weight |
7.6 oz. (214g) (with battery and SD memory card) |