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Nikon D4S Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFXFull-frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in1.4 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
N/A
N/A
Max resolution4928 x 3280 px5588 x 3712 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4096x2720
  • 4096x3280
  • 3696x2456
  • 3200x2128
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2464x1640
  • 2400x1592
  • 2048x1360
  • 2048x1640
  • 1600x1064
N/A
N/A
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 5BIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12500
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 20000
  • 25000
  • 25600
  • 32000
  • 40000
  • 50000
  • 51200
  • 80000
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum20010050100
ISO maximum2560010240020480025600
Boosted ISO minimum505050
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum4096003280000204800
N/A
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3280 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212
N/A
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
JPEGJPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effectsVivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyes
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
N/A
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FSony E
  • Sony FE
  • Canon EF
  • Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x0.78 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1x1x
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Only lenses with AF-motor
Manual focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points51153693
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51153
N/A
693
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyOpticalBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)51
N/A
N/A
25
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
36
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
N/A
36
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
3.03 in
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnono
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots9210002359000
N/A
1440000
Touch screennoyesyesno
Live viewyesyesyes
N/A
ViewfinderElectronicOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.72 x0.78 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 13 - 1-4 - 3
N/A
Separate info displayyesyes
N/A
no
Flip-out screen
N/A
nonono
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.51 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.91 in
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of exposures22
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
N/A
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
N/A
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesnono
N/A
N/A
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
N/A
1/250s
Built-in flashnono
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
TTL
External flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Continuous drive11.0 fps14.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
N/A
Speed (JPEG)11.0 fps12.0 fps
N/A
20.0 fps
Speed (RAW)11.0 fps12.0 fps
N/A
20.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
Camera shutter type
N/A
MechanicalElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MOV
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • M4V
  • XAVC-I
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.195.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereo
N/A
N/A
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
N/A
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
N/A
  • AC3
  • LPCM
N/A
Audio system
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Stereo
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight41.62 oz43.74 oz22.93 oz23.74 oz
Width6.3 in6.3 in5.1 in5.0 in
Height6.16 in6.24 in2.9 in3.76 in
Depth3.56 in3.62 in3.76 in2.48 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • XQD
  • CF
  • XQD
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
N/A
Memory slots2222
Storage types
  • Compact Flash
  • XQD
  • Dual Compact Flash
  • dual XQD
N/A
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)30203780610650
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
Battery capacity
N/A
2500.0 mAh
N/A
2280.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
10.8 V
N/A
7.2 V
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
3.5 h
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
Y
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
MicroMicro
USB version2.03.13.12.0
Headphone portyesyes
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesyesyes
N/A
WirelessOptionalOptional
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
N/A
NFCnonoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyesyes
Firewirenono
N/A
no
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BUSB Type-CMicro-USB
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
noyesyes
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
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