Nikon D7500 Camera Body
Description
Flagship Image Quality
The D7500 uses the same 20.9 MP DX-format image sensor and Expeed 5 image processing engine as the D500, taking your photos and videos to the next level.

20.9 Megapixel CMOS Sensor

Expeed 5 Image Processing

ISO Range up to 51,200
AF and Capturing Ability
Superb shooting performance for moving subjects.

8 fps Continuous Shooting with Extended Buffer Capacity
Cinematic Versatility
Get your creative world in motion with stunning 4K UHD video and advanced filmmaking features.
4K UHD Video Recording

In-camera Time-lapse Movies

Power Aperture Control

Versatile Sound Controls

Active D-Lighting

Electronic VR
Take creative control over your images
Designed for Performance
The D7500 was designed to fuel your creativity all day long.

Master the light

Creative Expandability
Master the D7500’s diverse shooting capabilities.

Multiple Exposure

Raw Batch Processing
Special Effects Modes
Built to Last
Expand your shooting possibilities, even under harsh conditions.

1 Approximate frame rates for a fully charged EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, using continuous-servo AF, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, and with other settings at default values.
2 Maximum recording duration of 4K UHD time-lapse photography is 3 minutes.
3 Functions in exposure mode A and M only. Operational sound may be picked up when using the internal microphone. External microphone use recommended.
4 Compatible with iPhone® and/or iPad® or smart devices running on the Android™ operating system.
5 D7500 is fully compatible with SB-500, SB-700, SB-910 and SB-5000.
6 Per CIPA standards, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned off.

± WI-FI COMPATIBILITY
This camera’s built-in Wi-Fi® capability can only be used with a compatible iPhone®, iPad®, and/or iPod touch® or smart devices running on the Android™ operating system. The Nikon SnapBridge application must be installed on the device before it can be used with this camera.
Using the SnapBridge App
System Requirements
Android 6.0, 6.0.1 or later, 7.0 or later, 8.0 or later, 9.0 or later, 10
iOS 11.4, iOS 12.4
A device with Bluetooth 4.0 or later (i.e., a device that supports Bluetooth Smart Ready/Low Energy) is required.
Updating to Version 2.6.1
Images downloaded to the smart device with version 1.x will no longer be displayed in the Gallery after you upgrade to version 2, but can be viewed in the “Photos” app provided with the smart device.
Make sure your camera’s firmware is updated to the current.
Compatible cameras:
D500, D7500, D5600, D3500, D3400, D780, D850
Z 50, Z 7, Z 6
COOLPIX W150, A1000, A900, A300, B700, B600, B500, P950, P1000, W100, W300
KeyMission 80
Compatible devices are those capable of acquiring location information and those that support BLE (iPhone® 5S and later, iPad® 5th Generation and later, iPhone X or later).
There is no guarantee this app will run on all devices.
For compatibility and to download the application, please visit:
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LCD, Video and Photo Gallery images are for illustrative purposes only.
Technical Specs
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Type
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Single-lens reflex digital camera
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Lens mount
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Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)
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Effective angle of view
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Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view
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Image sensor format
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DX
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Image sensor type
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CMOS
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Sensor size
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23.5 mm x 15.7 mm
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Total pixels
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21.51 million
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Dust-reduction system
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Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)
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Effective pixels
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20.9 million
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Image size (pixels)
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DX (24×16) image area (L) 5568 x 3712 ( 20.6 million) (M) 4176 x 2784 ( 11.6 million) (S) 2784 x 1856 ( 5.1 million) 1.3x (18×12) image area (L) 4272 x 2848 ( 12.1 million) (M) 3200 x 2136 ( 6.8 million) (S) 2128 x 1424 ( 3 million) Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording (L) 5568 x 3128 ( 17.4 million) (M) 4176 x 2344 ( 9.7 million) (S) 2784 x 1560 ( 4.3 million) Photographs with image area of 1.3X taken during movie recording (L) 4272 x 2400 ( 10.2 million) (M) 3200 x 1800 ( 5.7 million) (S) 2128 x 1192 ( 2.5 million) Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 (8.2 million)
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File format
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NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed 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
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Picture Control system
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Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat ; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
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Media
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SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant)
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File system
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DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge
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Viewfinder
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Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
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Frame coverage
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DX (24×16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical 1.3x (18×12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
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Magnification
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Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m(*1))
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Eyepoint
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18.5mm (–1.0 m(*1); from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
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Diopter adjustment
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-2 to +1 m(*1)
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Focusing screen
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Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed)
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Reflex mirror
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Quick return
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Lens aperture
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Instant return, electronically controlled
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Compatible lenses
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Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non-CPU AI lenses (M mode only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster).
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Type
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Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode
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Speed
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1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250
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Flash sync speed
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X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320 s)
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Modes
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S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up)
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Approximate frame advance rate
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Up to 8 fps • CL: 1 to 7 fps • CH: 8 fps Note: Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values.
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Self-timer
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2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
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Remote control modes
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Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up
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Metering system
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TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels
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Metering mode
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Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) Center-weighted: Weight of approximately 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 8-mm circle) Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used) Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses
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Range
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(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
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Exposure meter coupling
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CPU
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Mode
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Auto modes (auto; auto, flash off); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food); special effects modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); U1 (user settings 1); U2 (user settings 2)
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Exposure compensation
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Can be adjusted by –5 to +5 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE, and EFFECTS modes
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Exposure lock
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Luminosity locked at detected value
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ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
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ISO 100 to 51200 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 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
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Active D-Lighting
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Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
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Autofocus system
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Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 1 sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)
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Detection range
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–3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
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Lens servo
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Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) , predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
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Focus point
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51 Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points
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AF-area mode
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Single-point AF; 9-, 21-, or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF
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Focus lock
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Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
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Built-in flash
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Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M, food: Manual pop-up with button release
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Guide number
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Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
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Control
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TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering
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Mode
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Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off; Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported
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Flash compensation
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-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
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Flash-ready indicator
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Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
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Accessory shoe
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ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
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Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
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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, AF-assist for multi-area AF
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Sync terminal
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AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)
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White balance
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Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), all with fine-tuning
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Bracketing types
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Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL
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Modes
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Photo live view, Movie live view
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Lens servo
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Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (M)
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AF-area mode
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Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF
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Autofocus
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Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
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Metering system
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TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
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Metering mode
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Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
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Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
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3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; high quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160
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File format
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MOV, MP4
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Video compression
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H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
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Audio recording format
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Linear PCM, AAC
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Audio recording device
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Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable
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ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
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Mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200 Modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit Night vision (EFFECT) mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) Other modes: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 12800)
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Active D-Lighting
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Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
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Other options
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Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction
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Monitor size
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8 cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal
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Monitor type
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tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control, and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off
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Monitor resolution
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Approx. 922 k-dot (VGA)
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Playback
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Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) 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
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USB connector
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Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended
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HDMI output connector
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Type C HDMI connector
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Audio input
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Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
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Audio output
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Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
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Accessory terminal
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Wireless remote controllers: WR-1, WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately)
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Standards
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IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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Operating frequency
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2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11)
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Maximum output power
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8.4 dBm (EIRP)
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Security
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Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
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Communication protocols
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Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1
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Range (line of sight)
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Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
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Supported languages
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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
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Battery
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One EN-EL15a rechargeable Li-ion battery
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AC adapter
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EH-5c AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)
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Tripod socket
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1/4–in. (ISO 1222)
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Dimensions (W x H x D)
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Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm ( 5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in.)
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Weight
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Approx. 720 g ( 1 lb 9.4 oz ) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 640 g (1 lb 6.6 oz; camera body only)
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Operating environment
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Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
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Supplied accessories
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DK-28 Rubber Eyecup, BF-1B Body Cap, EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, AN-DC3 BK Strap, E20 USB Cable
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1. Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines. All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery. Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance and specifications of the hardware and software described in these specifications at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this specifications may contain.