14.2 Megapixel DX-format CMOS Image Sensor delivers beautiful photographs and prints well beyond 20 x 30 inches.
Full 1080p HD Cinematic Video with full-time autofocus and sound lets you record cinematic-quality movies in Full 1080p HD format (1920 x 1080 pixels).
Easy-To-Use—Featuring Nikon’s Guide Mode with intuitive controls and on-board assistance helping you take better pictures every step of the way.
Fast 11-point Autofocus System delivers razor-sharp pictures.
3-in. monitor with One-Touch Live View shooting and movie capture.
Built-in HDMI port lets you connect directly to your HDTV using an optional HDMI cable
Control Image and Movie Playback with most HDTV remote controls
6 Automatic Exposure Scene Modes Just set the Mode dial to Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up or Night Portrait for stunning results in otherwise challenging conditions.
Picture Control lets you choose from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, or Landscape to apply a personal look and feel to your pictures.
Built-in pop-up flash for those times when there isn’t enough light
Includes 3x 18-55mm Zoom-NIKKOR VR Image Stabilization Lens with legendary NIKKOR optical quality and fast, accurate autofocus for vivid color, striking contrast and crisp detail and VR image stabilization to ensure the sharpest hand-held pictures and movies.
Compact and Lightweight Design Beautifully styled—Ready to go wherever life takes you.
Split-second Shutter Response eliminates the frustration of shutter delay, capturing moments that other cameras miss.
ISO sensitivity 100-3200, expandable to ISO 12800 equivalent delivers exceptional results, even in the most challenging low-light situations.
Scene Auto Selector lets the D3100 decide the best mode to match the shooting situation when using Live View.
EXPEED 2 Nikon’s new image processing engine assures breathtakingly rich image quality, managing color, contrast, exposure, noise and speed.
Scene Recognition System in Live View automatically optimizes exposure, autofocus, and white balance, allowing you to obtain beautiful photos without the hassle of making complicated camera adjustments yourself.
Active D-Lighting restores picture-enhancing detail in shadows and highlights.
Automatic Image Sensor Cleaning uses an ultrasonic process and exclusive Airflow Control combats the accumulation of dust in front of the image sensor, safeguarding image quality shot after shot.
In-camera Image Editing allows creative freedom, without the need for a computer, offering easy editing functions.
Type : Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens Mount : Nikon F bayonet mount
Picture Angle : Effective picture angle 1.5x (Approx.) conversion factor (Nikon DX format)
Effective Pixels : 14.2 million
Sensor Size : 23.1 x 15.4mm
Image Sensor Format : DX
Image Sensor Type : CMOS
Total Pixels : 14.8 million
Dust-reduction system
Image sensor cleaning
Airflow Control System
Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
Image Area (pixels) : DX-format
(L) 4608 x 3072
(M) 3456 x 2304
(S) 2304 x 1536
File Format
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 2.21 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras
PictBridge
Viewfinder : Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage : 95% horizontal, 95% verticalApprox.
Viewfinder Magnification : 0.80x 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, electronically controlled
Lens Compatibility : AF-S Lens Required for Autofocus
Compatible Lenses
AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
AF-S, AF-I: All functions supported
Non-CPU: Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
IX Nikkor lenses cannot be used
Electronic Rangefinder usable with lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster
Type G or D AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: All functions supported except autofocus
AF-NIKKOR for F3AF not supported
Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II
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. in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb
Fastest Shutter Speed : 1/4000 sec. in steps of 1/3 EV
Slowest Shutter Speed : 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
Flash Sync Speed : Up to 1/200 sec., Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower
Shutter Release Modes :
Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous
Self-timer mode
Quiet Shutter Release
Frame Advance Rate
Up to 3 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
3 frames per second
Self-timer
2 sec.
10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
Exposure Metering System
TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering Method
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 3.5-mm 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
Auto modes ( auto, auto [flash off])
Scene Modes
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Manual (M)
Advanced Scene Modes
Portrait
Landscape
Close-up
Sports
Night Portrait
Child
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 - 3200
Hi-1 (ISO 6400)
Hi-2 (ISO 12,800)
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100 in steps of 1 EV
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
3200 in steps of 1 EV
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent)
2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent) Approx.
Auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting
On
Off
Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 11 and 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 trackinga ctivated automatically according to subject status
Focus Point
Can be selected from 11 focus points
Focus Lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Focus Modes
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
Face-Priority AF
Wide area
Normal area
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
11
Built-in Flash
Yes
Guide Number
39/12, 43/13 with manual flash (ft/m, ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)Approx.
Flash Control
i-TTL Balanced fill-flash, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
Flash Sync Modes
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Slow sync
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Flash Mode
Auto
Auto with red-eye reduction
Fill-flash
Auto slow sync
Auto slow sync with red-eye correction
Rear curtain with 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-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
Blinks for 3 sec. after flash is fired at full output
Accessory Shoe
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and ata contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS Supported
Flash Sync Terminal
Sync Terminal ADapter AS-15 (available separately)
White Balance
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent (7 types)
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
Preset Manual
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 subejct-tracking AF is selected
Live View Scene Auto Selector
Aut mode
Auto (flash off) mode
Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Metering method
Matrix
Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
1920 x 1080 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (30p): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
1280 x 720 (25p): 25 fps
1280 x 720 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
640 x 424 (24p): 24 fps (23.976 fps)
Movie Maximum recording time
10 min.
Movie File Format
MOV
Movie Audio recording format
Linear PCM
Movie Audio recording device
Built-in monaural microphone
Movie
Movie with sound
HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps
HD 1,280×720 / 24 fps
HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps
VGA 640×424 / 30 fps
Movie Audio
Built-in microphone, monaural
Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution
230,000 Dots
Monitor Type
Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
Playback Functions
Full frame
Calendar
Thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images)
Zoom
Movie Playback
Slideshow
Histogram display
Highlights
Auto image rotation
Image Comment
Highlight point display
In-Camera Image Editing
Trim
D-Lighting
Image Overlay
Filter Effects
Small Pic
Monochrome
Color Balance
NEF (RAW) Processing
Quick retouch
Straighten
Distortion Control
Fisheye
Red-eye Correction
Perspective Control
Color Outline
Edit Movie
Miniature Effect
Before and After
Interface
Hi-speed USB
Video output: NTSC, PAL
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Accessory terminal: Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately)
GPS
GP-1 GPS unit
Supported Languages
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Dutch
English
Spanish
Finnish
French
Italian
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
Czech
Norweigan
Turkish
Battery
Rechargeable
Battery / Batteries
EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Battery Life (shots per charge)
550 shots (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-5a AC Adapter
Tripod Socket
1/4 in. (ISO1222)
Approx. Dimensions
Width 4.9 in. (124.46mm)
Height 3.8 in. (96.52mm)
Depth 2.9 in. (73.66mm)
Approx. Weight
16 oz. (455g)
camera body only
Operating Environment
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Less than 85% (no condensation)
Supplied Accessories
EN-EL14 Battery
MH-24 Battery Charger
DK-5 Eyepiece Cap
DK-20 Rubber Eyecap
AN-DC3 Camera Strap
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover
BF-1B Body Cap
ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
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