Specifications

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) 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 moulded 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 3cm [1.2 in.] to infinity (8) with focus confirmation indication)
Focus range 50cm (19.7 in.) to infinity (8); 3cm (1.2 in.) to infinity (8) in Macro mode (middle zoom position)
Viewfinder 0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT colour 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: CF Card Type I/II, Microdrive(tm) Card
Number of frames with 256MB CF Card (approx.)
Image sizeImage Quality 8M 5M 3M 2M 1M PC TV 3:2
RAW 20 — — — — — — —
HI 10 — — — — — — 11
FINE 64 100 159 252 391 602 1306 71
NORMAL 126 195 313 489 712 979 1959 142
BASIC 244 373 602 870 1306 1567 2612 279
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/Timed 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; 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 s in AUTO mode and Programmed Auto [P], 1/4,000 to 8 s in Shutter-Priority Auto [S] and Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 1/4,000 to 8 s and Bulb/Time (up to 10 minutes) in Manual [M], 1/8,000 to 1/30 s in Ultra HS (high-speed) mode; At some apertures, maximum shutter speed is 1/2,000 s.
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. 0.5 - 4.1m (1.6 - 13.5 ft.) (W), approx. 0.5 - 2.7m (1.6 - 8.9 ft.) (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 attributes 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 EN-EL1 (included), Battery Pack MB-E5700 (optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries*, one 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery (optional), AC Adapter EH-53 (optional)
Battery life 210 images (EN-EL1)/240 images (2CR5). Measured at 20°C [68°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) 113 x 105 x 78mm (4.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 in.)
Weight Approx. 480g (17 oz.) (without battery and storage media)
Accessories included** Lens Cap, Camera Strap, AV Cable, USB Cable UC-E1, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1, Battery Charger MH-53, Nikon View CD-ROM

Optional accessories Fisheye Converter FC-E9, Wideangle Converter WC-E80, Telephoto Converter TC-E15ED, Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter UR-E12, Lens Hood HR-E5700, Lens Hood HN-CP11, AC Adapter EH-53, Car Battery Charger (12V DC in) MH-53C, Remote Cord MC-EU1, Soft Case CS-CP11, Various size CompactFlash(tm) cards
*1.5V FR Lithium, 1.2V NiMH, or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used.
**Standard accessories may differ by country or area

Nikon View System Requirements
Macintosh
OS Mac(r) OS 9.0 - 9.2, Mac(r) OS X (10.1.2 or later)
Models iMac(tm), iMac(tm) DV, Power Macintosh(r) G3 (Blue & White), Power Mac(tm) G4 or later, iBook(tm), PowerBook(r) G3 or later (only built-in USB ports supported)
RAM 64MB or more recommended
Hard disk 60MB required for installation, with additional amount equivalent to twice the capacity of the camera memory card plus 10MB required when Nikon View is running
Display 800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full colour recommended)
Others CD-ROM drive required for installation

Windows
OS Windows(r) 98SE, Windows(r) Me, Windows(r) 2000 Professional, Windows(r) XP Home Edition, Windows(r) XP Professional pre-installed model
Models Only models with built-in USB ports supported
CPU Pentium(r) 300MHz or higher
RAM 64MB or more recommended
Hard disk 60MB required for installation, with additional amount equivalent to twice the capacity of the camera memory card plus 10MB required when Nikon View is running
Display 800 x 600 with 16-bit colours (full colour recommended)
Others CD-ROM drive required for installation

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