Lens Mount
Nikon F bayonet mount
Effective Pixels
16.2 million
Sensor Size
36.0mm x 23.9mm
Image Sensor Format
FX
Image Sensor Type
CMOS
Total Pixels
16.6 million
Dust-reduction system
Image sensor cleaning
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
Dust-Off Reference Photo
Yes
Image Area (pixels)
FX-format
(L) 4.928 × 3,280
(M) 3,696 × 2,456
(S) 2,464 × 1,640
1:2 format (30 x 20)
(L) 4,096 × 2,720
(M) 3,072 × 2,040
(S) 2,048 × 1,360
5:4 format (30 x 24)
(L) 4,096 × 3,280
(M) 3,072 × 2,456
(S) 2,048 × 1,640
DX-format
(L) 3,200 × 2,128
(M) 2,400 × 1,592
(S) 1,600 × 1,064
File Format Still Images
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality
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
TIFF (RGB)
Picture Control
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
User-customizable Settings
Vivid
Storage Media
CompactFlash© (CF) (Type I, compliant with UDMA)
XQD Type Memory
Card Slot
1 CompactFlash© (CF) card and 1 XQD memory type card
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)
PictBridge
Viewfinder
Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
FX (36x24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx.1.2x (30x20): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.DX (24x16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.5:4 (30x24): 97% horizontal and 100% vertical Approx.
Viewfinder Magnification
0.70x Approx.
Viewfinder Eyepoint
18mm (-1.0m¯¹)
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1 m¯¹)
Focusing Screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)
Reflex Mirror
Quick-return type
Lens Aperture
Instant-return type
Depth-of-field Control
Yes
Lens Compatibility at a Glance***
AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible
Metering with AI lenses
Compatible Lenses
AF NIKKOR, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC Micro-NIKKOR lenses and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 1.5x image area)
AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only)
Shutter type
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
Shutter Speed
1/8000 to 30 sec.
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/8000 sec.
Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec.
Flash Sync Speed
Up to 1/250 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower
Bulb Shutter Setting
Yes
Shutter Release Modes
Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-10 frames per second
Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 10 frames per second; 11 with AE/AF locked on first frame
Mirror-up [Mup] mode
Quiet Shutter Release
Self-timer mode
Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous Shooting Options
FX-format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per secondCL: Up to 10 frames per second5:4 format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per secondCL: Up to 10 frames per secondDX-format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per secondCL: Up to 10 frames per second1:2 format
CH: Up to 10/11 frames per secondCL: Up to 10 frames per second
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
10 frames per second11 frames per second (AE/AF Locked)
Self-timer
2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
Exposure Metering System
TTL exposure metering using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor
Metering Method
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12mm circle in center of frame
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses)
Spot: Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Metering Range
-1 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering)
2 to 20 EV (spot metering)
Exposure Meter Coupling
CPU
AI
Exposure Modes
Aperture-Priority (A)
Manual (M)
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
Shutter-Priority (S)
Exposure Compensation
±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Exposure Bracketing
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
Exposure Lock
Yes
Mirror Lock Up
Yes
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100 - 12,800
Lo-1 (ISO 50)
Hi-4 (ISO 204,800)
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
12,800
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
HI-4 (ISO 204,800 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
Hi-1 (ISO-25,600 equivalent) in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Hi-2, (ISO-51,200 equivalent), 1 EV
Hi-3, (ISO-102,400 equivalent), 1 EV
Hi-4 (ISO-204,800 equivalent) in 1 EV
Long Exposure Noise Reduction
Yes
High ISO Noise Reduction
Low
Normal
High
Off
Active D-Lighting
Auto
Extra High
High
Normal
Low
On
D-Lighting Bracketing
2 frames using selected value for one frame
3–5 frames using preset values for all frames
Single-point AF Mode
Yes
Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)
Auto-area AF Mode
Yes
Autofocus System
Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
Detection Range
-2 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
AF-area mode
9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
Auto-area AF
Single-point AF
3D-tracking (51 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
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Wide area
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
51
Autofocus Sensitivity
-2 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Autofocus Fine Tune
Yes
Flash Bracketing
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
X-Sync Speed
1/250
Top FP High Speed Sync
Up to 1/8000
Flash Control
TTL: i-TTL flash control using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor are available with 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 metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
Flash Sync Modes
Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Rear-curtain sync
Red-Eye reduction
Red-Eye reduction with slow sync
Slow rear-curtain sync
Slow sync
Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Flash-ready indicator
Lights when optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, SB-400, SB-R200 is fully charged
Accessory Shoe
Yes
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS Supported
Flash Sync Terminal
Yes
White Balance
Auto (2 types)
Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K)
Cloudy
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Fluorescent (7 types)
Incandescent
Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored)
Shade
White Balance Bracketing
2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV
Live View Shooting
Photography Live View Mode
Movie Live View Mode
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)
Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Maximum recording time
20 minutes at highest quality
29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality
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 / 24 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 30 fps
HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps
Movie Audio
Built-in microphone, monaural
External stereo microphone (optional)
Monitor Size
3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution
921,000 Dots
Monitor Type
Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
Monitor Angle of View
170-degree wide-viewing angle
Monitor Adjustments
Brightness, 5 levels
Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator
Yes
Also visible in LiveView Modes
Also visible in Viewfinder
Playback Functions
Auto Image Rotation
Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
GPS data display
Highlights
Histogram Display
Image Comment
IPTC information embedding and display
Movie Playback
Movie Slideshow
Photo information
Playback with Zoom
Slideshow
Voice Memo
In-Camera Image Editing
Color Balance
D-Lighting
Distortion Control
Filter Effects
Image Overlay
Monochrome
NEF (RAW) Processing
Perspective Control
Red-Eye Correction
Resize
Side-by-Side Comparison
Straighten
Trim
Image Comment
Yes
Interface
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Headphone Connector
Hi-speed USB
NTSC
Stereo Microphone Input
Wi-Fi Functionality
WT-5A
WT-4A
GPS
GP-1 GPS unit
Save/Load Camera settings
Yes
Total custom Settings
58
My Menu
Yes with customization
Recent Settings
Yes
Supported Languages
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
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-EL18 Lithium-ion Battery
Battery Life (shots per charge)
2,600 shots per charge (Battery Life) (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-6b AC Adapter
Requires EP-6 Power Supply Connector
Battery Charger
MH-26 Quick Charger
Tripod Socket
1/4 in.
Approx. Dimensions
Width: 6.3 in. (160mm)Height: 6.2 in. (156.5mm)Depth: 3.6 in. (90.5mm)
Approx. Weight
Operating Environment
0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)
Supplied Software
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
Supplied Accessories
- AN-DC7 strap
- EN-EL18 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- MH-26 Battery Charger
- UC-E15 USB Cable
- USB Cable Clip
- BF-1B Body Cap
- BS-2 Accessory Shoe Cover
- UF-2 Connector cover for stereo mini plug cable
- UF-1 Connector cover for USB cable
- Nikon View NX2 CD ROM
- Transmitter Utility CD
- PRICE $5,999.95
REVIEW
The Nikon D4 is Nikon's fastest, tightest professional camera ever made for sports and action photography. it is designed as an all-purpose, go anywhere, shoot anything camera with improved low-light shooting capability and enhanced video technology. The camera features a 16.2Mp 36 x 23.9mm CMOS sensor with Nikon's FX-format and the EXPEED3 image processor. ISO sensitivity can now be extended as low as ISO 50 or as high as 204,800 with a standard range of 100-12,800 ISO. Additionally, 10 frames per second continuous shooting in FX-format for up to 200 shots ensures the decisive moment will not be missed.The D4's speed is much more than just its 10 frames-per-second specification; it's all the other things like its metering and auto white balance and face-recognition autofocus and focal-length tracking auto-ISO systems that all work twice as hard and fast as other cameras to keep those ten frames per second all looking great.if you are prepared to lose AF and exposure control, the Nikon D4's full resolution continuous shooting rate can also be pushed up to 11fps.There are still 51 AF points, but the central 15 cross-type points are sensitive down to f/8. This means that the Nikon D4's AF system will continue to work with long telephoto lens and teleconverter arrangements that have an effective maximum aperture of f/8., The D4 wouldn't be a professional level DSLR if it didn't include full HD video capture. The D4 does so, making it equally a pro videographer's tool as much as a pro photographer's. From 1080p broadcast quality video at 30 or 24 fps to full manual control to the option to add an external mic for stereo audio capture, the D4 isn't just a digital camera that also captures video.It is also possible to have an uncompressed, full resolution HDMI feed to external devices.
When the Nikon WT-5 Wi-Fi transmitter is connected to the Nikon D4, the Live View image can be seen on an iPad. The iPad can also be used to control the shooting mode, select the AF point and trigger the shutter.
Like the D3s, the Nikon D4 has an array of AF point selection modes, including Single-point AF, auto-area AF and 9-, 21- or 51-point Dynamic-area AF as well as 3D-tracking AF.Nikon has filled the gap between the glass and the crystal section of the LCD screen with an optical gel to reduce reflections, improve the viewing angle and boost brightness and it provides clear view in most shooting conditions, and reflections aren't a major issue even in bright sunlight.
Images look good straight from the Nikon D4 - on the whole they are well exposed when the general purpose matrix metering system is used, and the colours and contrast look natural.Nikon's decision to restrict the Nikon D4's effective pixel count to 16.2 million appears to be a wise one.The 3D-tracking AF system can be extremely useful, but it relies on a clear difference in colour between the subject and its background.The camera struggles to differentiate between the subject and the background colours, or there are other objects in the frame that are of the same colour as the subject, the system fails to track the main target and the active AF point jumps from one point to another.Like the still images from the Nikon D4, its videos have good colour and exposure. The footage is also smooth and detailed.
Like the D5100, the Nikon D4 has an HDR mode that combines two images taken at different exposures into one with a greater tonal range. Also like the D5100, this mode can only be selected when the camera is set to shoot JPEGs.
FINAL VERDICT
The Nikon D4 may not have the highest resolution, but it has lightening-quick responses, a fantastically high maximum shooting rate and is capable of capturing an impressive amount of detail across a huge sensitivity range.Nikon has produced a excellent DSLR that professionals can depend upon to deliver good results even in low lighting conditions and the image quality is high.
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