^TYPE

^{DISPLAY SKU}

^VBA510BN

^TYPE

^{Single-lens reflex digital camera}

^{LENS MOUNT}

^{Nikon F Mount}

^{MOUNT TYPE}

^{Nikon F Mount}

^{PICTURE ANGLE}

^{APS-C size/DX-format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view}

^{IMAGE SENSOR}

^{SENSOR SIZE}

^{23.5 x 15.6 mm}

^{IMAGE SENSOR TYPE}

^CMOS

^{TOTAL PIXELS}

^{21.51 million}

^{DUST-REDUCTION SYSTEM}

^{Image sensor cleaning Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required)}

^{IMAGE AREA (PIXELS)}

^{DX image area 5,568 x 3,712 4,176 x 2,784 2,784 x 1,856 1.3x crop image area: 4,272 x 2,848 3,200 x 2,136 2,128 x 1,424 Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording: 5,568 x 3,128 4,176 x 2,344 2,784 x 1,560 Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording: 4,272 x 2,400 3,200 x 1,800 2,128 x 1,192 Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3,840 x 2,160}

^{EFFECTIVE PIXELS (MEGAPIXELS)}

^{20.9 million}

^{FILE SYSTEM}

^{FILE FORMAT STILL IMAGES}

^{JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available NEF (RAW): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats}

^{PICTURE CONTROL}

^{Auto Flat Landscape Monochrome Neutral Portrait Standard Vivid}

^{FILE SYSTEM}

^{DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 EXIF 2.31 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) PictBridge}

^{STORAGE MEDIA}

^{SD SDHC SDXC}

^{CARD SLOT}

^{Single Slot}

^VIEWFINDER

^VIEWFINDER

^{Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder}

^{LENS COMPATIBILITY AT A GLANCE***}

^n/a

^{DEPTH-OF-FIELD CONTROL}

^n/a

^{LENS APERTURE}

^{Instant-return type Electronically controlled}

^{REFLEX MIRROR}

^{Quick-return type}

^{FOCUSING SCREEN}

^{Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (grid lines can be displayed)}

^{VIEWFINDER DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT}

^{-2.0 to +1.0m¯¹}

^{VIEWFINDER EYEPOINT}

^{18.5mm (-1.0 m¯¹)}

^{VIEWFINDER MAGNIFICATION}

^{Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m–1)}

^{VIEWFINDER FRAME COVERAGE}

^{DX (24x16): Approx. 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical 1.3x (18x12): Approx. 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical}

^{COMPATIBLE LENSES}

^{AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non- CPU AI lenses (M mode only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used. Electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster).}

^SHUTTER

^{SHUTTER TYPE}

^{Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter Electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode}

^{FRAME ADVANCE RATE}

^{High: Up to 8 fps Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 sec or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values.}

^{SHUTTER RELEASE MODES}

^{Continuous low-speed [CL] mode Continuous high-speed [CH] mode Mirror-up [Mup] mode Quiet Shutter Release Quiet Continuous Release Self-timer Mode Single-frame [S] mode}

^{FLASH SYNC SPEED}

^{1/250 sec. Synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)}

^{CONTINUOUS SHOOTING OPTIONS}

^{DX Format CL: Up to 1-7 frames per second CH: Up to 8 frames per second}

^SELF-TIMER

^{2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled}

^{SLOWEST SHUTTER SPEED}

^{30 sec}

^{FASTEST SHUTTER SPEED}

^{1/8000 sec}

^{TOP CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED AT FULL RESOLUTION}

^{8 fps}

^EXPOSURE

^{EXPOSURE METERING}

^{TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels}

^{EXPOSURE MODES}

^{Aperture-Priority Auto (A) Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]) Manual (M) Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Scene Modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food) Shutter-Priority (S) Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key) U1 (user settings 1) U2 (user settings 2)}

^{AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SCENE MODES}

^n/a

^{SCENE MODES}

^{Autumn Colors Beach / Snow Blossom Candlelight Child Close-up Dusk / Dawn Food Landscape Night Landscape Night Portrait Party / Indoor Pet Portrait Portrait Sports Sunset}

^{SHOOTING MODES}

^n/a

^{DIGITAL VARI-PROGRAM MODES}

^n/a

^{EXPOSURE METER COUPLING}

^CPU

^{METERING RANGE}

^{-3 EV to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering) 2 to 20 EV (spot metering) (ISO 100, f/1.4, 20°C/68°F)}

^{METERING METHOD}

^{Center-weighted: Weight of approximately 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses}

^{EXPOSURE COMPENSATION}

^{±5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE, and EFFECTS modes}

^SENSITIVITY

^{EXPOSURE BRACKETING}

^{9 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV}

^{EXPOSURE LOCK}

^Yes

^{ACTIVE D-LIGHTING}

^{Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off}

^{EXPANDED ISO SENSITIVITY OPTIONS}

^{Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available}

^{HIGHEST EXPANDED ISO SENSITIVITY}

^{Hi-5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent)}

^{LOWEST EXPANDED ISO SENSITIVITY}

^{Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)}

^{ISO SENSITIVITY}

^{ISO 100–51,200}

^{SINGLE-POINT AF MODE}

^Yes

^{HIGHEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY}

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^{LOWEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY}

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^{FOCUS / AUTOFOCUS}

^{BUILT-IN FLASH DISTANCE}

^{Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)}

^{AUTOFOCUS FINE TUNE}

^Yes

^{FOCUS MODES}

^{Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Continuous-servo (AF-C) Face-Priority AF available in Live View only Full-time Servo (AF-F) available in Live View and D-Movie Recording Manual focus (M) with electronic rangefinder Normal area AF Single-servo AF (AF-S) Wide area AF}

^{AF-AREA MODE}

^{Single-point AF 9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Group-area AF}

^{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 (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used}

^{IMAGE SENSOR FORMAT}

^{APS-C size/DX-format}

^{DETECTION RANGE}

^{-3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)}

^{AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM}

^{51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 1 sensor) AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5-3 m/1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.) Finetuning Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection}

^{FLASH SYNC SPEED}

^{1/250 sec. Synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)}

^{MAXIMUM AUTOFOCUS AREAS/POINTS}

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^FLASH

^{FLASH COMPENSATION}

^{–3 – +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV}

^{FLASH-READY INDICATOR}

^{Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output}

^{ACCESSORY SHOE}

^{ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock}

^{X-SYNC SPEED}

^X=1/250

^{TOP FP HIGH SPEED SYNC}

^{Up to 1/8000}

^{FLASH CONTROL}

^{TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering}

^{FLASH SYNC MODES}

^{Auto Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported Auto slow sync Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction Auto with red-eye reduction Fill-flash Off Rear-curtain sync Rear-curtain with slow sync Red-Eye reduction Red-Eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync}

^{WHITE BALANCE}

^{WHITE BALANCE}

^{"Auto (2 types) Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K) Cloudy Direct Sunlight Fine-tuning Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view) Shade"}

^{NIKON CREATIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM (CLS)}

^{i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF}

^{FLASH SYNC TERMINAL}

^{Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)}

^{WHITE BALANCE BRACKETING}

^{3 shots in steps of 1}

^MOVIE

^{MONITOR TYPE}

^{(VGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD}

^{MONITOR RESOLUTION}

^922k-dot

^{MONITOR SIZE}

^{8.1 cm (3.2 in.)}

^MOVIE

^{4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively High quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160}

^{LIVE VIEW SCENE AUTO SELECTOR}

^n/a

^{LIVE VIEW SHOOTING}

^{Photography Live View Mode Movie Live View Mode}

^{MOVIE AUDIO}

^{Built-in microphone, stereo External stereo microphone (optional) Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)}

^{MOVIE AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT}

^{Linear PCM AAC}

^{MOVIE VIDEO COMPRESSION}

^{H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding}

^{MOVIE FILE FORMAT}

^{Selectable from MOV (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM) and MP4 (Video: H.264, Audio: AAC) Electronic VR, highlight display}

^{MOVIE MAXIMUM RECORDING TIME}

^{29 minutes 59 seconds Each movie will be recorded across up to 8 files of up to 4 GB each. The number of files and the length of each file vary with the options selected for Frame size/frame rate and Movie quality.}

^{MOVIE FRAME SIZE (PIXELS) AND FRAME RATE}

^n/a

^{MOVIE METERING}

^{TTL exposure metering using main image sensor; Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted}

^{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 AF-AREA MODE}

^{Face-priority AF Wide-area AF Normal-area AF Subject-tracking AF}

^{LIVE VIEW LENS SERVO}

^{Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (MF)}

^{MONITOR ANGLE OF VIEW}

^170°

^{MONITOR ADJUSTMENTS}

^{Brightness adjustment and eye-sensor controlled on/off}

^MONITOR

^{VOICE MEMO FUNCTION}

^n/a

^{IN-CAMERA IMAGE EDITING}

^{Color Balance Color Outline Color Sketch D-Lighting Distortion Control Edit Movie Filter Effects Fisheye Image Overlay Miniature Effect Monochrome NEF (RAW) Processing Painting Perspective Control Photo Illustration Quick Retouch Red-Eye Correction Resize Selective Color Side-by-Side Comparison Straighten Trim}

^INTERFACE

^{Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1A (available separately) HDMI Output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Hi-speed USB Stereo Microphone Input Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) WR-1 and WR-R10 Wireless Remote Controller (available separately)}

^{PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS}

^{Auto Image Rotation Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) Highlights Histogram Display Location Display Movie Playback Movie Slideshow Photo Information Picture Rating Playback with Zoom Playback Zoom Cropping}

^PLAYBACK

^{WI-FI FUNCTIONALITY}

^{Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Operating frequency: 2412–2462 MHz (channels 1–11) Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK}

^GPS

^{GP-1 GPS unit (optional) GP-1A GPS unit (optional)}

^INTERFACE

^{MAXIMUM LOG RECORDING TIME}

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^{TOTAL CUSTOM SETTINGS}

⁴¹

^MENUS

^{SUPPORTED LANGUAGES}

^{Arabic Bengali Bulgarian Brazilian Portuguese Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Marathi Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese}

^POWER

^{BATTERY / BATTERIES}

^{EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery}

^{BATTERY LIFE (SHOTS PER CHARGE)}

^{Stills: Approx. 950 shots per charge (CIPA) Movies: Approx. 80 minutes of HD footage}

^{DATE, TIME AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME SETTINGS}

^Yes

^{WORLD TIME SETTING}

^Yes

^{MISCELLANEOUS}

^{WEIGHT (G) (BODY ONLY)*1}

^{Approx. 640 g (22.6 oz.) camera body only}

^ENVIRONMENT

^{0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) Less than 85% (no condensation)}

^{LENGTH X HEIGHT X WIDTH (MM) (BODY ONLY)*}

^{Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm (5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in.)}

^{TRIPOD SOCKET}

^{0.64cm (1/4.) (ISO 1222)}

^{BATTERY CHARGER}

^{MH-25a Quick Charger}

^{AC ADAPTER}

^{EH-5c AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)}

^{ANIMAL EYE AF}

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^{4K UHD}

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^WIFI

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^BLUETOOTH

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^{NIKKOR F LENS SPECS}

^{BUILT-IN FLASH}

^Yes