Appendix B. D700 Specifications

Type of camera: Single-lens reflex digital camera

Effective pixels: 12.1 million

Image sensor: CMOS sensor, 36 × 23.9 mm; Total pixels: 12.87 million; Nikon FX format

Image size (pixels): FX format 4256 × 2832 [L], 3184 × 2120 [M], 2128 × 1416 [S]

DX format 2784 × 1848 [L], 2080 × 1384 [M], 1392 × 920 [S]

Dust-reduction system: Self-cleaning sensor unit, image dust-off data acquisition (Capture NX or NX2 required)

Sensitivity: ISO 200 to 6400 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV with additional settings of approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) under ISO 200 and approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1 EV or 2 EV (up to ISO 25600 equivalent) over ISO 6400

File system: Compliant with DCF 2.0, DPOF, and Exif 2.21

Storage system: NEF 12-bit or 14-bit (uncompressed, lossless compressed, or compressed RAW), TIFF (RGB), JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant

Media: CompactFlash (CF) Card (Type I UDMA compliant), Type II, and Microdrive not supported

Release modes:

  • Single frame (S) mode

  • Continuous low speed (CL) mode. 1 to 5 frames per second, or fps (7 fps with optional MB-D10 and AA or EN-EL4a batteries or AC adapter)

  • Continuous high-speed (CH) mode. 5 fps (8 fps with optional MB-D10 and AA, EN-EL4, or EN-EL4a batteries or AC adapter), 6 fps (with EN-EL3a battery)

  • Live View (LV) mode

  • Self-timer mode

  • Mirror-up (Mup) mode

White balance: Auto (TTL [Through-the-Lens] white balance with 1,005-pixel RGB [red, green, blue] sensor), seven manual modes with fine-tuning, color temperature ...

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