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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatCX
N/A
APS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in0.93 in0.91 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
N/A
22.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx18.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px5472 x 3648 px5456 x 3632 px
Other resolutions
  • 3840x2160
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3920x2616
  • 2608x1744
N/A
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 4A
N/A
BIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 400
  • 800
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 160
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
ISO minimum100160100100
ISO maximum6400128002560016000
Boosted ISO maximum6400
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px5472 x 3648 px5456 x 3632 px
White balance presets6679
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Calm
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesnoyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyes
N/A
yes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon 1Nikon 1Samsung NXSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)2.7 x2.7 x
N/A
1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier2.7x2.7x1.5x1.5x
AutofocusCentre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points1351713525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)73105
N/A
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Lens based only
Filter diameter1.59 in1.59 in1.59 in1.81 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
no
Optical zoom
N/A
3.0 x
N/A
3.0 x
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
171
N/A
25
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots9210001037000460800460800
Touch screennoyesnono
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Electronic
OpticalNone
Viewfinder screen size0.47 in0.48 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification2.7 x
N/A
0.2 x
N/A
Separate info displaynono
N/A
no
Second displaynonono
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359000.0 px
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
320 x 480 px
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/16000 sec
N/A
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus5333
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 30
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
N/A
1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesnoyes
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
TTL
External flashyesyesyesno
Continuous drive10.0 fps60.0 fps5.0 fps3.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Night
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yes
Speed (JPEG)60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
3.5 fps
Speed (RAW)60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
3.5 fps
Flash range
N/A
5
N/A
4
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
33
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
H.264
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Thumbnails
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)320 x 240
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)1200.0 fps1200.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps25.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsAACPCMAAC
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRMILCCompactMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
LeatherPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyes
N/A
yes
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight10.37 oz9.95 oz8.11 oz7.41 oz
Width4.45 in4.37 in4.62 in4.31 in
Height2.99 in2.56 in2.59 in1.41 in
Depth1.71 in1.31 in1.54 in2.47 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • microSD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
2000.0 mB
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryUSBBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350310370420
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includednoyesyes
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.25 h3.0 h
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
2330.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
Battery recharge time
N/A
N/A
4.5 h
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
3.8 V7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
N/A
Micro
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesno
N/A
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
yes
NFCnonoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
noyes
Firewirenono
N/A
no
USB port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
nono
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.4a
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
GPSnonoyesno
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • INC
  • IND
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CRO
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • EST
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HEB
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • KOR
  • LAV
  • LIT
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • VIE
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modesRotatingRotating
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
Rotating
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
Languages support
N/A
N/A
Multi
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR

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