Effective pixels

8.0 million

CCD

2/3-inch-type (total pixels: 8.31 million)

Image size (pixels)

8M (3,264 x 2,448), 5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536), 2M (1,600 x 1,200), 1M (1,280 x 960), PC (1,024 x 768), TV (640 x 480), 3:2 (3,264 x 2,176) user selectable

Lens

8x Zoom-Nikkor; 8.9-71.2mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 35-280mm] f/2.8-4.2 with macro; 14 elements in 10 groups; all elements are made of environmentally friendly glass; Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) applied; two glass molded ED lens elements included

Digital Zoom

Up to 4x

Autofocus

Contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator; 5-area Multi AF or Spot AF selectable

Focus modes

1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 1.2 in. [3cm] to infinity with focus confirmation indication)

Focus range

19.7 in. [50cm] to infinity, 1.2 in. [3cm] to infinity in Macro mode (middle zoom position)

Viewfinder

0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT colo LCD viewfinder; Diopter adjustment: -4 to +1m(-1)

LCD Monitor

1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD monitor with brightness and hue adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% (Through, Freeze), 100% (Play)

Storage

System: Exif 2.2 file (uncompressed RAW [NEF] and TIFF_RGB or compressed JPEG). Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), QuickTime Motion JPEG (Movie, Audio) Media: CD Card Type I/II, Microdrive (TM) Card

Shooting Modes

AUTO, SCENE, Custom 1, Custom 2

Scene Modes

Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, and Panorama Assist

User setting

1) White balance, 2) (Exposure) Metering, 3) Continuous (Shooting), 4) Best Shot Selector (BSS/AE-BSS), 5) Image adjustment (Auto/Normal/More contrast/Less contrast), 6) Saturation Control (-2 to +2/Black & White), 7) User setting (two combinations of mode setting can be memorized in #1-#2), 8) Image Sharpening, 9) Lens, 10) Exposure options (AE Lock, Bulb/Times release), 11) Focus options, 12) Zoom options, 13) Speedlight options, 14) Auto Bracketing, 15) Noise Reduction, 16) Reset, 17) My Menu, 18) CF Card Format

Capture modes

1) Single, 2) Continuous H (2.5 fps; up to 5 frames), 3) Continuous L (1.2 fps; up to 12 frames), 4) Multi-shot 16 (consecutive 16 frames at 1.5 fps), 5) Ultra HS (high-speed) (640 x 480 pixels; 30 fps, up to 100 frames), 6) 5 shot buffer (1 fps), 7) Interval Timer Shooting, 8) Movie: TV movie (640 x 480 pixels) with audio at 30 fps; up to 35 seconds, or Small movie (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15 fps; up to 180 seconds, Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels) at 30 fps; up to 35 seconds or Sepia movie (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5 fps; up to 180 seconds are selectable

Exposure metering

4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Center-Weighted, 3) Spot, 4) Spot AF Area

Exposure control

1) Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [P], 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S], 3) Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 4) Manual [M]; Exposure Compensation (+/-2 EV in 1/3 EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing (3 or 5 frames within +/-2 EV); AE-BSS (three modes: Highlight, Shadow, Histogram)

Exposure range

EV -1.0 to +19.0 (W), EV +0.5 to +19.0 (T)

Shutter

Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter; 1/4,000 (with minimum aperture) to 2 sec in AUTO mode and Programmed Auto (P); 1/4,000 to 8 sec in Shutter-Priority Auto (S) and Aperture-Priority Auto (A), 1/4,000 to 8 sec and Bulb/Time (up to 10 minutes) in Manual (M), 1/8,000 to 1/30 sec in Ultra HS (high-speed) mode. At some apertures, maximum shutter speed is 1/2,000 sec

Aperture

7-blade iris diaphragm; 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments (to minimum of f/8)

Sensitivity

Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto *(auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)

White Balance

1) Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning (Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/Cloudy/Speedlight/Shade), 3) Preset, 4) White Balance Bracketing

Self-timer

10 or 3-second duration

Built-in Speedlight

Shooting range: approx. 1.6 - 13.5ft. (0.5 - 4.1m) (W), approx. 1.6 - 8.9ft. (0.5 - 2.7m) (T). Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-Eye Reduction, 4) Anytime Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash)

Accessory shoe

Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock

External Speedlight

Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/50DX/30/22s; built-in Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s)

Playback menu options

1) Full-frame, 2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments), 3) Slide show, 4) Movie with audio, 5) Playback zoom (up to 6x); File information; Shooting information; Histogram indication and highlight point display; Hide and protect atttributes can be set to each image; Focus confirmation indication; RAW image playback

Interface

USB

I/O Terminal

DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out; Digital I/O (USB/Remote cord)

Power requirements

One rechargeable Li-ion Battery (included), Battery pack MB-E5700 (optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (1.5v FR Lithium, 1.2V NiMH, or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used), one 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery (optional), AC Adapter EH-53 (optional)

Battery life (approx.)

210 images (EN-El1)/240 images (2CR5). Measured at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) with fully-charged batteries under standard Nikon test conditions; monitor on, zoom adjusted with each shot, flash used about once every three shots, image quality set to Normal

Dimensions (W x H x D)

4.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 in. (113 x 105 x 78mm)

Weight

Approx. 17 oz. (480g) (without battery and storage media)