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Type


Type
Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Electronic (OLED)
Lens Mount
Nikon Z mount
Nikon Z

Image Sensor


Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
20.9 million
Sensor Size
23.5 x 15.7mm
15.7 x 23.5mm
Image Sensor Format
DX
Image Sensor Type
CMOS
Total Pixels
21.51 million
Dust-Reduction System
Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D)
Yes
Dust-Off Reference Photo
Yes
Image Area (pixels)
DX-format
(L) 5568 x 3712
(M) 4176 x 2784
(S) 2784 x 1856
1:1 (16 x 16)
(L) 3712 x 3712
(M) 2784 x 2784
(S) 1856 x 1,856
16:9 (24 x 24)
(L) 5568 x 3128
(M) 4176 x 2344
(S) 2784 x 1,560
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: 1920 x 1080
DX-format
(L)5568 x 3712
(M)4176 x 2784
(S)2784 x 1856
1:1 (16 x 16)
(L)3712 x 3712
(M)2784 x 2784
(S)1856 x 1856
1:1 (24 x 24)
(L)3712 x 3712
(M)2784 x 2784
(S)1856 x 1856
16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)5568 x 3128
(M)4176 x 2344
(S)2784 x 1560
16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)5568 x 3128
(M)4176 x 2344
(S)2784 x 1560

File System


File Format Still Images
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Storage Media
SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
Card Slot
1 slot
File System
DCF 2.0
Exif 2.31
PictBridge

Viewfinder


Viewfinder
0.39" approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 7-level manual brightness controls
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal
100% vertical
Viewfinder Magnification
Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
Viewfinder Eyepoint
20 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
-3 to +3 m-1
Eye Sensor
Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Lens


Depth-of-Field Control
Yes
Lens Compatibility at a Glance
Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply
Compatible Lenses
Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

Shutter


Shutter Type
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Mechanical Focal Plane Shutter and Electronic Rolling Shutter
Shutter Speed
1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time
1/4000 to 900 Seconds
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/4000 sec.
Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec.
Flash Sync Speed
Up to: X=1/200 sec.; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
Bulb Shutter Setting
Yes
Shutter Release Modes
Single frame
Low-speed continuous
High-speed continuous (extended)
Self-timer
Frame Advance Rate
Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps
High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps
High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
Continuous Shooting Options
Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps
High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps
High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
Top Continuous
Shooting Speed at Full Resolution: 11 frames per second
Self-Timer
2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.
Timer duration electronically controlled
2/5/10/20-Second Delay

Exposure


Exposure Metering System
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering Method
Matrix metering
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame
Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted metering
Center-Weighted Average, Highlight Weighted, Matrix, Spot
Metering Range
Highlight-weighted metering: -4 to +17 EV
(ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 Degree C/68 Degree F)
-4 to +17 EV (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 Degree C/68 Degree F)
Exposure Meter Coupling
CPU
Exposure Modes
Auto
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
Shutter-priority auto (S)
Aperture-priority auto (A)
Manual (M)
User settings (U1, U2, U3)
Aperture Priority, Auto, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority
Scene Modes
Autumn Colors
Beach / Snow
Blossom
Candlelight
Child
Close-up
Dusk/Dawn
Food
Landscape
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Sports
Sunset
Special Effect Modes: night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key
Exposure Compensation
-5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, M, SCENE and EFFECT modes
-5 to +5 EV (1/3, 1/2 EV Steps)
Exposure Bracketing
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV
Exposure Lock
Luminosity locked at detected value
Luminosity locked at detected value
Picture Control
Auto
Flat
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
Vivid
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
Selected Picture Control can be modified, Storage for custom Picture Controls, Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.

Sensitivity


ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100 - 51,200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Can also be set to approx. 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204,800 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
51200
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
204800
High ISO Noise Reduction
Yes
Active D-Lighting
Can be selected from:
Auto
Extra High
High
Normal
Low
Off
Can be selected from:
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Focus/Autofocus


Single-Point AF Mode
Yes
Dynamic AF Mode
Yes
Auto-area AF Mode
Yes
Autofocus System
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Detection Range
-2 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)
Detection range (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 Degree C/68 Degree F)
-9 - +19 EV Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 Degree C/68 Degree F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2
Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking
Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus Point
209 (single-point AF)
AF-area Mode
Pinpoint
Single-Point
Dynamic-area AF
Wide-area AF (S)
Wide-area AF (L)
Auto-area AF
Pinpoint and Dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only
Pinpoint Single-point Dynamic-area (S) Dynamic-area (M) Dynamic-area (L) Wide-area AF (S) Wide-area AF (L) Wide-area AF (C1) Wide-area AF (C2) Auto-area AF 3D-tracking Subject-tracking AF Pinpoint (available in photo mode only) Single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only) wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); Subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)
Focus Lock
Yes
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button
Focus Modes
Pinpoint
Single-point
Dynamic-area AF
Wide-area AF (S)
Wide-area AF (L)
Auto-area AF
Pinpoint and Dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only
AF-S, AF-C, AF-F (video), MF
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
209
Vibration Reduction
Lens shift using voice coil motors (VCMs)
Autofocus Fine Tune
Yes

Flash


Built-in Flash
Yes
X-Sync Speed
1/200 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
Top FP High Speed Sync
Up to: 1/4000 sec.
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 Sync Modes
Fill flash
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Slow sync
Auto
Auto with red-eye reduction
Auto slow sync
Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction
Flash off
Fill flash red-eye reduction slow sync slow sync + red-eye rear-curtain sync auto, auto + red-eye reduction auto slow sync auto slow sync + red-eye flash off
Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in P, S, A, M, and SCN modes
Flash-ready Indicator
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
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, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync

White Balance


White Balance Bracketing
Yes

Live View


Live View Shooting
Photography Live View Mode
Movie Live View Mode

Movie


Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Movie Maximum Recording Time
29 minutes 59 seconds
125 minutes
Movie File Format
MOV
MP4
MOV MP4
Movie Video Compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)
Movie Audio Recording Format
Linear PCM
AAC
Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) or AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)
Movie
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 30 fps x4
Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 25 fps x4
Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 24 fps x5
Yes
Movie (Contd.)
Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively
Quality selection available except at sizes of 3,840 x 2,160, 1,920 x 1,080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-motion or when U or 6 is selected in q mode, in which case quality is fixed at m (high)
Movie Audio
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity can be adjusted
Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions
Movie ISO
M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) available with selectable upper limit
P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) with selectable upper limit AUTO, SCN, EFCT (excluding Night Portrait): Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600)
Night Portrait: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 4)
Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100-25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100-25600) available with selectable upper limit
Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100- 25600) with selectable upper limit
Modes b, SCN: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100- 25600)
Movie Active D-Lighting
Can be selected from:
Extra high
High
Normal
Low
Off
Can be selected from:
Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Movie e-VR
Yes
Electronic vibration reduction
Yes
Movie HDMI Output
Yes
Yes
Movie Focus Peaking
Yes
Yes
Movie Highlight Display (Zebras)
Yes
Yes
Time-Lapse Movie
Yes
Yes
AF for Movie
Yes
Yes

Monitor


Monitor Size
3.2" diagonal
Monitor Resolution
1040000 dots
Monitor Type
Tilting TFT
Touch-Sensitive LCD
Monitor Angle of View
170 Degree viewing angle
Approximately 100% frame coverage
Monitor Adjustments
11-level manual brightness controls
Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator
Yes

Playback


Playback Functions
Auto Image Rotation
Cropping
Full-frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images)
Highlights
Histogram Display
Location Data
Display
Movie Playback
Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows
Photo Information
Picture Rating
Playback with Playback Zoom
Playback Zoom
Slide Shows
In-Camera Image Editing
Distortion Control
D-Lighting
Image Overlay
NEF (RAW) Processing
Perspective Control
Quick Retouch
Red-eye Correction
Resize
Side-by-Side Comparison
Straighten
Trim
Trim Movie
Image Comment
Yes

Interface


Interface
Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended; Type D HDMI connector; Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Wi-Fi Functionality
Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
Operating frequency: 2412-2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180-5700 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas) Operating frequency: U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5580 MHz, 5660 to 5700 MHz, and 5745 to 5825 MHz)
Smart Device App Connectivity
SnapBridge
SnapBridge
Bluetooth
Yes

Menus


Total Custom Settings
42
My Menu
Yes
Recent Settings
Yes
Supported Languages
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Time Settings
Date, Time and Daylight Savings: Yes
World Time Setting
Yes

Power


Battery / Batteries
One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery
Battery Life (shots per charge)
300 shots (CIPA)
Movies: Approx. 75 min. of movie recording
AC Adapter
EH-73P charging AC Adapter
Battery Charger
MH-32 Battery Charger

Battery


Battery Info
Required, included
Required, included
Battery Material
Lithium-Ion
Lithium ion
Battery Quantity
1
1
Battery Type
Non-Universal
Non-Universal

Physical


Tripod Socket
1/4" (ISO 1222)
Operating Environment
Temperature: 32 to 104 Degree F (0 to 40 Degree C)
Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)
Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
Approx. 5.0 x 3.7 x 2.4" (126.5 x 93.5 x 60mm)
Weight
Approx. 14.0 oz. (395g) (Camera body only)
17.46oz / 495g (Body Only)