Overview
The timeless style of Nikon’s milestone cameras
comes together with our cutting edge imaging technology in the new Nikon
Df. The camera features a 16.2-megapixel FX CMOS sensor and the EXPEED 3
image processing engine with an ISO range of 100 – 12800, so you can
capture stunning full frame images of exceptional quality every time -
all from a camera that is equally exceptional in style and design.
Power behind the looks
Housed in the robust magnesium
alloy, weather and dust resistant body of the Df is a 16.2-megapixel
FX-format CMOS Sensor and EXPEED 3 image processing engine. The CMOS
sensor provides an ISO range of 100 – 12800 (expandable from 50 to
204800) for capturing remarkable pictures with true-to-life colours,
even in low light. Furthermore, the image processing power of the EXPEED
3 helps make it all possible, because it has all the power of Nikon’s
flagship D4 - providing you with outstanding images at high and low
sensitivities.
The ultimate in style and design
Every detail on the Df has been
meticulously crafted to create a camera of a timeless design - right
down to the matching AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G (Special Edition) lens and
the Information Display with the original monotone colour matching the
body of the Df. Available in a choice of black or silver, the Df is our
smallest and lightest FX format D-SLR yet, weighing in at only 710
grams.
True craftsmanship in the details
The camera has been designed
for the ultimate photographic experience, with independent dials for
setting shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, exposure
mode and release mode. Each mechanical dial is crafted from solid metal,
engraved and painted across the top. The tactile and audio feedback of
the dial clicks also offers both precision and speed for total camera
control.
Always in the moment
Powering up in a mere 0.14 seconds and a release
time lag of approximately 0.05 seconds, you will never miss an
opportunity to capture the perfect image. Even the most sensitive
situations can be captured with minimal disruption on the Quiet
Shutter-Release mode. Compose your images with ease through the glass
pentaprism viewfinder, which offers approximately 100% frame coverage
(FX format), so every stunning image is exactly how you see it.
Capture the perfect shot every time
Enjoy compositional freedom with the Df’s
39-point Autofocus (AF) System. Featuring a variety of AF-area modes
such as Single point AF, Dynamic-area AF, 3D tracking and Auto-area AF,
it ensures quick focusing throughout the frame, even on fast moving
subjects. The intelligent Scene Recognition System also works
hand-in-hand with the information from 2016-pixel RGB sensor and image
sensor to evaluate the scene for precise sharpness and clarity
Take control to the next level
The Info Button gives you the
chance to craft your images further, giving you quick access to the
functions that match your current photographic situation. Choose and
adjust your desired image settings with Picture Control while shooting
in live view for greater creative freedom over your images.
Limitless possibilities
Compatible with the full range
of Nikon lenses, including non-Al lenses and full support of the
Creative Lighting System, wireless accessories, GPS unit and HDMI
output, the Df opens up a whole new world of exploration.
- © Jeremy Walker
Direct, purposeful camera operation to inspire photographers
The Df is a new proposal from
Nikon, offering a creative approach to photography. The rapid growth of
digital SLRs has been of enormous importance, and the advanced automated
operations available today provide photographers with immediate
results. However, the pleasure of deliberate creation and control can be
lost in the frenzy. One of the fundamental tenets of photography is to
search the environment for meaning and then find the right combination
of shutter speed and f-stop to appropriately convey it. From the first
modern camera nearly a century ago until the recent past, mechanical
dials were the favored interface for discovering such combinations, and
manipulating them was a skill that became second nature to countless
photographers. When Nikon began designing the Df, mechanical operation
was the natural choice since it provides the photographer with the
tactile pleasure of shooting with precision mechanics. Constant
visibility and access to key camera settings reinforces the direct
connection between photographers and their cameras, inspiring them to be
more deliberate with each frame. In addition, the Df delivers the same
image quality as the D4, Nikon's flagship D-SLR, but from a much slimmer
and lighter body. Photographers can expect flagship image quality from
ISO 100 to ISO 12800 — all without a large, cumbersome camera body. This
significantly expands creative opportunities, while opening up
completely new ones. This camera fuses flagship image quality with
tactile precision mechanics for pure photography. With your fingers on
the controls, you can think about photography differently, and explore
your creative intentions more profoundly. With the Df, you are the
photographer, not the camera.
FX format with 16.2-megapixel resolution for photographers who roam
- © Jeremy Walker
The Df is designed to travel. Photographers will
benefit more from the exceptional image quality and wide ISO range by
taking the camera with them to more places. After careful consideration
of how photographers can best benefit from a camera like the Df, Nikon
decided to use an FX-format image sensor with 16.2 effective megapixels.
Like the D4, this combination delivers images of exceptional quality in
an incredibly diverse range of lighting situations, and the file size
was chosen with photographers' needs in mind. Not only can 16.2
effective megapixels deliver superb, commercially usable image quality
for A3-size prints, they also work in files that are ideal for handheld
shooting and fast image processing, buffering and data management. For
many passionate photographers, these are real-world benefits.
Dedicated to high quality still photography
The Df is dedicated to the art of
photography, with every circuit and design element optimized for the
picture-taking experience. Movie modes, while popular features in most
cameras, were intentionally omitted from the Df for two main reasons:
simplicity and mobility. Fewer buttons and dials simplify operations and
allow the photographer's focus to remain on capturing the still image.
Moreover, the absence of movie-making components such as a microphone
terminal and a speaker permits the camera to achieve a body size that is
smaller, lighter and more mobile, enabling still photographers to carry
it for longer distances and durations. Every camera in the Nikon lineup
has its place, and the Df is focused on the art of the photograph.
Tech Specs
| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view | Nikon FX format |
| Effective pixels | 16.2 million |
| Image sensor | 36.0 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 16.6 million |
| Dust-reduction System | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Image size (pixels) | FX (36 x 24) image area : 4928 x 3280 (L), 3696 x 2456 (M), 2464 x 1640 (S) DX (24 x 16) image area : 3200 x 2128 (L), 2400 x 1592 (M), 1600 x 1064 (S) |
| File format | NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed TIFF (RGB) 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)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
| Picture Control System | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage | FX (36 x 24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical DX (24 x 16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.7 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 15 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -3 - +1 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Depth-of-field preview | Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (exposure modes A and M) or by camera (exposure modes P and S) |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Compatible lenses | Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 1.5x image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU lenses. IX NIKKOR lenses and lenses for the F3AF can not be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 7 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster and the center 33 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/7.1 or faster). |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 - 4 s in steps of 1 EV (1/4000 - 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV with main command dial), X200 (with shutter-speed dial only), bulb, time |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower |
| Release mode | Single frame, continuous low speed, continuous high speed, quiet shutter-release, self-timer, mirror up |
| Frame advance rate | 1 - 5 fps (continuous low speed) or 5.5 fps (continuous high speed) |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 - 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
| Exposure Metering | TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering method | Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15, or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle) Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used) |
| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) | Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 - 20 EV Spot metering: 2 - 20 EV |
| Exposure meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI (collapsible metering coupling lever) |
| Exposure mode | Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M) |
| Exposure compensation | -3 - +3EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV |
| Flash bracketing | 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV |
| White balance bracketing | 2 - 3 frames in steps of 1, 2, or 3 |
| ADL bracketing | 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 - 5 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 100 - 12800 in steps of 1/3 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, or 4 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from Auto, Extra high +2/+1, High, Normal, Low, or Off |
| Autofocus | Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors; the center 33 points are available at apertures slower than f/5.6 and faster than f/8, while the center 7 focus points are available at f/8) |
| Detection range | -1 - +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) |
| 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 (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Focus point | Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points |
| AF-area mode | Single-point AF; 9-, 21-, or 39-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, auto-area AF |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2016-pixel RGB sensor is available with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400, or SB-300; 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 mode | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported |
| Flash compensation | -3 - +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when 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 |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) | Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a master flash and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as commander; Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except SB-400 and SB-300; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units |
| Sync terminal | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
| White balance | Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K - 10000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Lens servo | Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (M) |
| AF-area mode | Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF |
| Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Monitor | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 921k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with approx. 170 ° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness control |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, photo slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, and auto image rotation |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| HDMI output | Type C mini-pin HDMI connector |
| Accessory terminal | Wireless remote controllers: WR-R10 and WR-1 (available separately) Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately) |
| Supported languages | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Battery | One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL14a battery |
| AC adapter | EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5A power connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 143.5 x 110 x 66.5 mm (5.6 x 4.3 x 2.6 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 765 g (1 lb 11 oz) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 710 g (1 lb 9 oz; camera body only) |
| Temperature | 0 °C - 40 °C (+32 °F - 104 °F) |
| Humidity | 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories | BS-1 accessory shoe cover, BF-1B body cap, EN-EL14a rechargeable Li-ion battery, MH-24 battery charger, DK-26 eyepiece cap, AN-DC9 strap, UC-E6 USB cable, String for eyepiece cap, ViewNX 2 CD |