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MISCELLANEOUS
Specifications
Type of camera
Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex with electronically
controlled focal-plane shutter and built-in Speedlight
Exposure modes
a
:AUTO mode
Vari-Program (
s
: Portrait,
d
: Landscape,
f
: Close-Up,
g
: Sports Continuous,
h
: Night Portrait mode)
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: Auto-Multi Program (Flexible Program possible)
™
: Shutter-Priority Auto
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: Aperture-Priority Auto
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: Manual
Picture format
24 x 36mm (standard 35mm film format)
Lens mount
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling, AF contacts)
Lens
Nikkor and Nikon lenses having Nikon F mount*
*
With limitations; see chart on page 88.
Viewfinder
Fixed-eyelevel penta-Dach-mirror type, built-in dioptre adjustment
(–1.5 to +0.8m
–1
)
Eyepoint
17mm (at –1.0m
–1
)
Focusing screen
B-type Clear Matte Screen V with focus brackets
Viewfinder frame
Approx. 89%
coverage
Finder magnification
Approx. 0.68-0.60x with 50mm lens set to infinity (at –1.5 to +0.8m
–1
)
Viewfinder
Focus indications, focus area, shutter speed, aperture, electronic
information
analogue exposure display/Exposure Compensation value display,
(with illuminator)
Exposure Compensation, flash ready-light/flash recommended/full
flash output
Three sets of focus brackets (area)
Reflex mirror
Automatic, instant-return type
Lens aperture
Instant-return type
Autofocus
TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM530 autofocus module with
AF-Assist Illuminator (approx. 0.5m-3m)
• Detection range: EV –1 to EV 19 (ISO 100, at normal temperature)
Lens servo
AF
: Auto-Servo AF: camera automatically chooses Single Servo AF or
Continuous Servo AF operation according to the subject status, i.e.
stationary or moving.
• Single Servo AF (focus is locked when the subject is in-focus)
• Continuous Servo AF (camera continues to focus on a moving
subject) Focus Tracking with Lock-On™ automatically activated
by subject’s status
M
: Manual focus
Focus area
One of three focus areas can be selected
Focus Area mode
• Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject Priority
• Dynamic AF Mode
• Single Area with
M
focus mode
Metering system
TTL full-aperture exposure metering system
Three metering systems selectable (limitations with lens used)
• 3D five-segment Matrix Metering: with G- or D-type AF Nikkor
• Five-segment Matrix Metering: with AF Nikkor other than G- or D-
type (except AF Nikkor for F3AF and IX-Nikkor), AI-P Nikkor
• Centre Partial Metering: automatically selected with Manual
exposure mode
Metering range
3D Matrix Metering:
EV 1-20
Centre Partial Metering:
EV 1-20
(at normal temperature, ISO 100, f/1.4 lens)
Exposure meter coupling
CPU
Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensated in ±2 EV range, in 1/2 steps (except in
M
,
a
or Programmed Flash)
Auto Exposure
Bracketing range: ±2 EV; number of shots: three; bracketing
Bracketing
steps: 0.5, 1, 1.5 or 2 EV (except in
a
or Vari-Program)
Film speed setting
• Automatically set to ISO film speed of DX-coded film in use (manual
not selectable)
• Film speed range: DX: ISO 25-5000, automatically set to ISO 100
with non-DX-coded film
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