SPECIFICATIONS AND REVIEW OF NIKON D3200

• Type
  Single-lens reflex digital camera
• Lens Mount
  Nikon F bayonet mount
• Picture Angle
  Nikon DX format (Effective picture angle 1.5x [Approx.] conversion factor)
• Effective Pixels
  24.2 million
• Sensor Size
  23.2mm x 15.4mm
• Image Sensor Format
  DX
• Image Sensor Type
  CMOS
• Total Pixels
  24.7 million
• Dust-reduction system
  Image sensor cleaning
• Image Area (pixels)
  DX-format
  (L) 6,016 × 4,000
  (M) 4,512 × 3,000
  (S) 3,008 × 2,000
  
• File Format Still Images
  Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW) 
  JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression 
  NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats
• Picture Control
  Landscape 
  Monochrome 
  Neutral 
  Portrait 
  Selected Picture Control can be Modified 
  Standard 
  Vivid
• Storage Media
  SD 
  SDHC 
  SDXC
• Card Slot
  1 Secure Digital (SD)
• File System
  Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 
  DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) 
  EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
• Viewfinder
  Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder
• Viewfinder Frame Coverage
  95% Horizontal Approx.
• Viewfinder Magnification
  0.78x Approx.
• Viewfinder Eyepoint
  18mm (-1.0m¯¹)
• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
  -1.7 to +0.5m¯¹
• Focusing Screen
  Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
• Reflex Mirror
  Quick-return type
• Lens Aperture
  Instant-return type
• Lens Compatibility at a Glance***
  AF-S Lens Required for Autofocus
• Compatible Lenses
  AF NIKKOR for F3AF not Supported 
  AF-S, AF-I: All Functions Supported 
  AI-P NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II 
  Electronic Rangefinder can be used if Maximum Aperture is f/5.6 or Faster 
  IX NIKKOR Lenses Cannot be Used 
  Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function. 
  Other AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II 
  Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus 
  Type D PC NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except Autofocus and some Shooting Modes
• Shutter type
  Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
• Shutter Speed
  1/4000 to 30 sec.
• Fastest Shutter Speed
  1/4000 sec.
• Slowest Shutter Speed
  30 sec.
• Flash Sync Speed
  Up to 1/200 sec.
• Shutter Release Modes
  Continuous 
  Delayed remote 
  Quick Response Remote Mode 
  Quiet shutter-release 
  Self-timer mode 
  Single-frame [S] mode
• Frame Advance Rate
  Up to 4 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
  4 frames per second
• Self-timer
  2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
• Exposure Metering System
  TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
• Metering Method
  Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8mm circle in center of frame 
  Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) 
  Spot: Meters 3.5mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Metering Range
  0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F) 
  2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)
• Exposure Meter Coupling
  CPU
• Exposure Modes
  Aperture-Priority Auto (A) 
  Auto 
  Auto (flash off) 
  Manual (M) 
  Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P) 
  Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
• Scene Modes
  Auto 
  Auto [Flash Off] 
  Child 
  Close-up 
  Landscape 
  Night Portrait 
  Portrait 
  Sports
• Exposure Compensation
  ±5 EV in increments of 1/3EV
• Exposure Lock
  Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
• Mirror Lock Up
  Yes (for image sensor cleaning)
• ISO Sensitivity
  ISO 100 - 6400
  Hi-1 (ISO 12,800)
  
• Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  100
• Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
  6400
• Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
  1 EV above ISO 6400 (ISO 12800 equivalent)
• Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
  1 EV above ISO 6400 (ISO 12800 equivalent) 
  Auto ISO sensitivity control available
• High ISO Noise Reduction
  Low 
  Normal 
  High 
  Off
• Active D-Lighting
  On 
  Off
• Single-point AF Mode
  Yes
• Dynamic AF Mode
  Number of AF points: 11 (3D-tracking)
• Auto-area AF Mode
  Yes
• Autofocus System
  Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
• Detection Range
  -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
• Lens Servo
  Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status 
  Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus Point
  Can be selected from 11 focus points
• Focus Lock
  Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button 
  Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
• Focus Modes
  Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) 
  Continuous-servo (AF-C) 
  Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only 
  Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only 
  Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder 
  Normal area available in Live View and D-Movie only 
  Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status 
  Single-servo AF (AF-S) 
  Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
  11
• Autofocus Sensitivity
  -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
• Built-in Flash
  Yes
• X-Sync Speed
  1/200
• Flash Control
  TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted
• Flash Sync Modes
  Front-curtain sync (normal) 
  Rear-curtain sync 
  Red-Eye reduction 
  Red-Eye reduction with slow sync 
  Slow sync
• Flash Compensation
  -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
• Flash-ready indicator
  Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
• Accessory Shoe
  Yes
• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
  CLS Supported
• Flash Sync Terminal
  Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)
• White Balance
  Auto 
  Cloudy 
  Direct Sunlight 
  Flash 
  Fluorescent (7 types) 
  Incandescent 
  Preset Manual 
  Shade
• Live View Shooting
  Yes
• Live View Lens servo
  Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) 
  Manual focus (MF)
• Live View AF-area mode
  Face-priority AF 
  Wide-area AF 
  Normal-area AF 
  Subject-tracking AF
• Live View Autofocus
  Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
• Live View Scene Auto Selector
  Auto mode 
  Auto (flash off) mode
• Movie Metering
  TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
• Movie Maximum recording time
  20 min.
• Movie File Format
  MOV
• Movie Video Compression
  H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
• Movie Audio recording format
  Linear PCM
• Movie
  HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps 
  HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps 
  HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps 
  HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps 
  HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps 
  VGA 640x424 / 30 fps 
  VGA 640x424 / 25 fps
• Movie Audio
  Built-in microphone, monaural 
  Optional external stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter) 
  Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted
• Monitor Size
  3.0 in. diagonal
• Monitor Resolution
  921,000 Dots
• Monitor Type
  Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
• Monitor Angle of View
  160-degree wide-viewing angle
• Playback Functions
  Auto Image Rotation 
  Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) 
  Highlights 
  Histogram Display 
  Image Comment 
  Movie Playback 
  Playback with Zoom 
  Slideshow
• In-Camera Image Editing
  Color Balance 
  Color Outline 
  Color Sketch 
  D-Lighting 
  Distortion Control 
  Filter Effects 
  Fisheye 
  Image Overlay 
  Miniature Effect 
  Monochrome 
  NEF (RAW) Processing 
  Perspective Control 
  Quick Retouch 
  Red-Eye Correction 
  Resize 
  Selective Color 
  Straighten 
  Trim
• Interface
  Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately) 
  Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) 
  HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector 
  Hi-speed USB 
  Video Output: NTSC, PAL
• Wi-Fi Functionality
  Eye-Fi Compatible
• GPS
  GP-1 GPS unit
• Recent Settings
  Yes
• Supported Languages
  Arabic 
  Brazilian Portuguese 
  Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) 
  Czech 
  Danish 
  Dutch 
  English 
  Finnish 
  French 
  German 
  Greek 
  Hindi 
  Hungarian 
  Indonesian 
  Italian 
  Japanese 
  Korean 
  Norweigan 
  Polish 
  Portuguese 
  Romanian 
  Russian 
  Spanish 
  Swedish 
  Thai 
  Turkish 
  Ukrainian
• Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
  Yes
• World Time Setting
  Yes
• Battery / Batteries
  EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Battery Life (shots per charge)
  540 shots per charge (Battery Life) (CIPA)
• AC Adapter
  EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately)
• Battery Charger
  MH-24 Quick Charger
• Tripod Socket
  1/4 in.
• Approx. Dimensions
  Width: 5.0 in. (125mm)Height: 3.8 in. (96mm)Depth: 3.1 in. (76.5mm)
• Approx. Weight
  16 oz. (455g)
  

  camera body only
• Operating Environment
  0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)
• The D3200 is very similar in size to Canon's Rebel T3/EOS 1100D, with which it nominally competes. The T3, while a very likeable camera, looks very off-the-pace with its 12MP sensor, 720P movies and 230k dot screenSupplied Accessories
  
  

  • EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • MH-24 Quick Charger
  • EG-CP14 Audio/Video Cable
  • UC-E6 USB Cable
  • DK-20 Rubber Eyecup
  • AN-DC3 Camera Strap
  • DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
  • BF-1B Body Cap
  • BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
  • NikonView NX CD-ROM

  
  

  
  

  
  

  There's lots of interesting technology crammed into the relatively small body of the Nikon D3200, including things that have trickled down from its more expensive bodies.These include features such as the Expeed 3 processing engine, which promises to deliver quicker processing, low noise and a range of frame rates for Full HD video recording.Another feature that's likely to appeal to the intended target audience is the option to purchase an additional Wi-Fi adaptor, the WU-1A, which connects the camera to smartphones and tablets for remote shooting and uploading images to social networking sites.The unit allows the camera's live view output to be streamed to the smart device and allows images to be shot remotely (at a distance of up to 49ft, but with no control over the camera's settings).Initially an app will be available for Android phones and tablets, with an iOS version expected in fall/autumn 2012.Nikon has improved the screen for the Nikon D3200, bringing it up to 921,000 dots from the D3100's 230k dot offering. The screen is very clear and bright, and has a good angle of view from a variety of different shooting positions while also coping well with a variety of lighting conditions.With 11 autofocus points on offer, you can elect to have the camera choose an AF point for you, or switch to choosing it for yourself. Being a slightly more advanced operation, this option is hidden away in the menu a bit,.A camera with 24 million pixels at the entry level is pretty extraordinary, and it's pleasing to note that the extra pixels don't come at the cost of a reduction in image quality,Although its upgrades aren't necessarily the product of great leaps of ingenuity, the D3200 is a continuation of a carefully evolved - and tailored to suit its market - line of cameras, that has always offered good image quality and performance combined with well thought-out ease-of-use.
  PRICE $699.95