Measurements and specifications
| Type | Entry-level DSLR |
| Announced | 2009-04-14 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 730 |
| Sensor type | CCD |
| Resolution | 4310 x 2868 |
| Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) | 12.36 |
| Sensor size (mm) | 15.8 x 23.6 |
| Color filter array | RGB |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 5.48 |
| Bits per pixel | 12.0 |
| Focal length multiplier | 1.50 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| ISO latitude | 100 - 3200 |
| Shutter type | Mechanical |
| Fastest - Slowest speed (s) | 1/4000 - 30.0 |
| Frame rate (fps) | 3.0 |
| Live view | No |
| Stabilization | No |
| Firmware | |
| Dust cleaning | Yes |
| Mount type | Nikon F DX |
| Weight (gr) | 0 |
| Battery type | Li-Ion EN-EL9a |
| Battery weight (gr) | 0 |
| Tropicalization | Yes |
| Camera material | Mixed Plastic/Metal |
| Mount material | Metal |
| View finder type | Optical |
| View finder magnification | 0.78 |
| View finder coverage | 95 |
| Mirror lockup | |
| View finder diopter | (- 1.7 to + 0.5 diopters) |
| Monitor type | LCD |
| Monitor size | 2.7 |
| Monitor pixel | 230000 |
| Articulated screen | No |
| Touch screen | No |
| Contrast screen | 0 |
| Low-pass filter | |
| Focus mode | Yes |
| Autofocus modes | AF-S, AF-C, AF-A |
| Number of autofocus points | 11 |
| Exposure bracketing | Yes |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Drive modes | Single, Continuous, Self timer |
| Buffer size | |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC card |
| Image format | NEF (RAW), JPEG |
| White balance bracketing | Yes |
| Connectivity | USB, Video |
| Bluetooth | No |
| 3G | No |
| Sound recording | Yes |
| External micro | |
| Histogram | |
| GPS | |
| Video | No |
| Maximum format image video | |
| Full HD | |
| Live autofocus | |
| Video file format | |
| Video codec | |
| Video stabilisation |
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Color response
| Sensitivity metamerism index ISO 17321 |
80 | |||
| White balance scales | R raw | 2.24 | ||
| G raw | 1 | |||
| B raw | 1.24 | |||
| R sRGB | G sRGB | B sRGB | ||
| Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 | R raw | 1.73 | -0.69 | -0.04 |
| G raw | -0.11 | 1.38 | -0.27 | |
| B raw | 0 | -0.24 | 1.24 | |
Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
