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Nikon D4S Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full-frame
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
44.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx42.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4928 x 3280 px5588 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 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
  • 25600
  • 50
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 102400
ISO minimum20010010050
ISO maximum2560010240025600102400
Boosted ISO minimum5050
N/A
50
Boosted ISO maximum4096003280000
N/A
102400
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3280 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance presets1212
N/A
10
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • ARW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effectsVivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernono
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
Sensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesno
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
5-axis

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon F
  • Sony FE
  • Canon EF
  • Sony E
Sony A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampFlash
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1x1x
N/A
1x
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Only lenses with AF-motor
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Manual focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of focus points51153
N/A
399
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51153693
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)51
N/A
2579
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots921000235900014400001228800
Touch screennoyesnono
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderElectronicOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.72 x0.78 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 13 - 1
N/A
-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesyesnoyes
Flip-out screen
N/A
nonoyes
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures223
N/A
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesnono
N/A
no
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashnono
N/A
no
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoePC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLTTLTTL
External flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive11.0 fps14.0 fps
N/A
12.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)11.0 fps12.0 fps20.0 fps12.0 fps
Speed (RAW)11.0 fps12.0 fps20.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
N/A
Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes

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
  • 1280 x 720
  • 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
  • M4V
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 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 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
195.0 min.135.0 min.
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • MP4
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoMono
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight41.62 oz43.74 oz23.74 oz27.16 oz
Width6.3 in6.3 in5.0 in5.61 in
Height6.16 in6.24 in3.76 in4.1 in
Depth3.56 in3.62 in2.48 in3.0 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • XQD
  • CF
  • XQD
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
N/A
Memory slots2222
Storage types
  • Compact Flash
  • XQD
  • Dual Compact Flash
  • dual XQD
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC[UHS I]/MS Duo slots
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)30203780650490
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
2500.0 mAh2280.0 mAh1600.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
10.8 V7.2 V7.2 V
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
MicroMicro
USB version2.03.12.02.0
Headphone portyesyes
N/A
yes
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
yes
WirelessOptionalOptional
N/A
Built-In
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
N/A
NFCnonoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyesyes
Firewirenononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USBMicro-USB
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
noyesyes
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
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.14.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
N/A
GPS
N/A
nonono
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
N/A

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