Lens mount - Nikon Z mount
Image sensor format - FX
Image sensor type - CMOS
Sensor size - 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
Total pixels - 46.89 million
Dust-reduction system - Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D); image sensor cleaning
Effective pixels - 45.7 million
Image size (pixels)
FX (36x24) image area (L) 8256 x 5504 ( 45.4 million) (M) 6192 x 4128 ( 25.6 million) (S) 4128 x 2752 ( 11.4 million) DX (24x16) image area (L) 5408 x 3600 ( 19.5 million) (M) 4048 x 2696 ( 10.9 million) (S) 2704 x 1800 ( 4.9 million) 5 : 4 (30x24) image area (L) 6880 x 5504 ( 37.9 million) (M) 5152 x 4120 ( 21.2 million) (S) 3440 x 2752 ( 9.5 million) 1 :1 (24x24) image area (L) 5504 x 5504 ( 30.3 million) (M) 4128 x 4128 ( 17.0 million) (S) 2752 x 2752 ( 7.6 million) 16 : 9 (36x20) image area (L) 8256 x 4640 ( 38.3 million) (M) 6192 x 3480 ( 21.5 million) (S) 4128 x 2320 ( 9.6 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 and CFexpress* memory cards [*Type B CFexpress cards manufactured by Sony Corp. only. Operation is not guaranteed with cards from other manufacturers (as of December 2019)]
File system - DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge
Viewfinder - 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls
Frame coverage - Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification - Approx. 0.8× (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
Compatible lenses - Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply
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
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) - Up to 9 fps Low-speed continuous: 1 to 5 fps High-speed continuous: 5.5 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 5 fps) High-speed continuous (extended): 9 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 8 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 mode
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 metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
Range - (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) –3 to +17 EV
Mode - 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 64 to 25600 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 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; 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 system - Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Lens servo
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 point - 493 (single-point AF)
AF-area mode - 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)
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
Mode - 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 steps 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 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning
Bracketing types - Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL
Metering system - TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Metering mode - 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, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1920×1080 (slow-mo); 30p ×4, 25p ×4, 24p ×5 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 at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at high
File format - MOV, MP4
Video compression - H.264/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: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to 25600) P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600
Active D-Lighting - Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Other options - Time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, movie log output (N-Log)
Monitor size - 8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal
Monitor type - Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls
Monitor resolution - Approx. 2100 k-dot
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 connector - Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB) ; connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output connector - Type C HDMI connector
Audio input - Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio output - Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
Accessory terminal - Can be used with MC-DC2 and other optional accessories
Wi-Fi - IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) 2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm Open system, WPA2-PSK
Bluetooth - Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2 Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Range (line of sight) - Approximately 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 100.5 x 67.5 mm ( 5.3 x 4 x 2.7 in.)
Weight - Approx. 675 g ( 1 lb. 7.9 oz. ) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g/1 lb. 4.7 oz. (camera body only)
Operating environment - Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)