Lightweight and durable magnesium alloy body with enhanced sealing that protects against drops of water and dust
 High resolution 12.4-Megapixel effective Sony CMOS imager
 Instant power up and same 37ms shutter release time as the D2H
 12.4 megapixel High Resolution
 6.8 megapixel High-Speed
 Accepts Nikon F-mount lenses (with 1.5x/2x FOV multiplier)
 Compressed RAW, JPEG and TIFF file formats
 Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority and Manual exposure modes
 Creative in-camera effects, Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure
 Advanced 3D-Color Matrix Metering II prevents highlight blowouts and loss of detail in shadow areas
 White balance: hybrid with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor, CMOS image sensor and external Ambience Light Sensor. WB Bracketing of 2-9 frames
 Shutter speeds from 1/8,000 to 30 seconds, flash sync to 1/250
 11 area AF (9 area AF in High-Speed crop) with dynamic tracking, single or continuous servo modes
 Adobe sRGB and 2 sRGB color spaces with support for sYCC color range
 2.5-inch color LCD with 235,000 pixels and white LED backlight
 Onscreen menu for Playback, Shooting, Custom functions and Setup
 A total of 41 Custom settings available
 Four banks to store frequently used camera settings
 ISO sensitivity from 100 to 800 plus 1600 and 3200 options
 Noise Reduction for long exposures, High ISO Noise Reduction for ISO 400 and above
 i-TTL with the SB-800 and SB-600 Speedlights for Nikon’s Creative Lighting System compatibility
 CompactFlash Type I or II storage, Microdrive and FAT-32 compatible
 Faster CF read/write speeds than any previous Nikon dSLR
 Secure interface with memory card via Lexar LockTight CF cards
 Selectable video output with NTSC or PAL format
 USB 2.0 hi-speed data and control interface
 Compact, high-capacity EN-EL4 Li-ion battery for up to 2000 shots per charge
 GPS support for the recording of location information with shooting data
 Support for the Wireless Transmitter WT-1A and the new WT-2A