Nikon D600 Digital SLR Camera Body Only (24.3MP) 3.2 inch LCD

Nikon D600 Digital SLR Camera Body Only (24.3MP) 3.2 inch LCD

Product Features

• Megapixel: 24.3 MP


• Camera type: SLR Kit


• Optical sensor size: -


• Sensor type: CMOS


• Maximum image resolution: 6016 x 4000 pixels

• Shoot big and travel light – the smallest and lightest full-frame digital SLR Nikon has ever crafted, the compact D600 is set to change the game for enthusiast photographers.


• Nikon’s newly developed 24.3 megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor delivers outstanding levels of detail and tonal range, even in low light situations.


• The high-performance EXPEED 3 image-processing engine is the same as that used by the Nikon D4 flagship camera, transforming digital data into superior quality images with smooth colour and spectacular detail.


• The Nikon D600 enables superior subject acquisition in most lighting conditions thanks to Nikon’s newly developed Multi-CAM4800 39-point AF system that boasts AF sensitivity inherited from the flagship D4.


• The D600 boasts magnesium alloy top and rear covers and is weather-sealed to the same degree as Nikon’s professional D800 digital SLR, offering enhanced resistance to moisture and dust

Technical Details

Type: Single-lens reflex digital cameraLens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Effective angle of view: Approximately 2.7x lens focal length (35mm format equivalent)

Effective pixels: 24.3 million

IMAGE SENSOR

Image sensor: 35.9 x 24.0mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)

Total pixels: 24.7 million

Dust-reduction System: Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)

STORAGE

Image size (pixels):

FX (36 x 24) image area:

6,016 x 4,016 (L) 4,512 x 3,008 (M) 3,008 x 2,008 (S)

DX (24 x 16) image area:

3,936 x 2,624 (L) 2,944 x 1,968 (M) 1,968 x 1,312 (S)

FX-format photographs taken in movie live view:

6,016 x 3,376 (L) 4,512 x 2,528 (M) 3,008 x 1,688 (S)

DX-format photographs in movie live view:

3,936 x 2,224 (L) 2,944 x 1,664 (M) 1,968 x 1,112 (S)

File format:

NEF (RAW) – 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed

JPEG – JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approximately 1:4), normal (approximately 1:8), or basic (approximately 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

Double slot: Slot 2 can be used for overflow or backup storage or for separate storage of copies created using NEF+JPEG

Pictures can be copied between 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

Viewfinder: Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

Frame coverage: FX (36 x 24) – Approximately 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

DX (24 x 16) – Approximately 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Magnification: Approximately 0.7 x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint: 21mm (-1.0m-1 from centre surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Diopter adjustment: -3 to +1.0m-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 depth-of-field preview button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes)

Lens aperture: Instant return, electronically controlled

LENS

Compatible lenses: Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G 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 AI lenses (A and M modes only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot 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 centre 7 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster and the centre 33 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/6.8 or faster).

SHUTTER

Type: Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Speed: 1/4000 – 30s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control), X200

Flash sync speed: X=1/200s, synchronises with shutter at 1/250s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/200 and 1/250s)

RELEASE

Mode: Single frame, Continuous low speed (CL), Continuous high speed (CH), Quiet shutter-release, Self-timer, Remote control, Mirror-up

Frame advance rate: 1 to 5 fps (CL) or 5.5 fps (CH)

Self-timer: 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds

1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 seconds

Remote control modes: Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up

EXPOSURE

Metering: TTL exposure metering using 2,016 pixel RGB sensor

Metering method: Matrix – 3D colour matrix metering II (type G and D lenses)

Colour matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)

Colour matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data

Centre-weighted – Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in centre 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 12mm circle or average of entire frame)

Spot – Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centred on selected focus point (on centre focus point when non-CPU lens is used)

Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F): Matrix or centre-weighted metering – 0 to 20 EV, Spot metering – 2 to 20 EV

Exposure meter coupling: Combined CPU and AI

Mode:

Auto (auto, auto (flash off))

Scene (portrait, landscape, child, sports, close up, night portrait, night landscape, party/indoor, beach/snow, sunset, dusk/dawn, pet portrait, candlelight, blossom, autumn colours, food, silhouette, high key, low key)

Programmed auto with flexible program (P)

Shutter-priority auto (S)

Aperture-priority auto (A)

Manual (M)

U1 (user settings 1)

U2 (user settings 2)

Exposure compensation: -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Exposure bracketing: 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV

Flash bracketing: 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV

White balance bracketing: 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3

ADL bracketing: 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 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 100-6400 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Can also be set to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100

Or to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400

Auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting: Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, Off

FOCUS

Autofocus: Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors – the centre 33 points are available at apertures slower than f/5.6 and faster than f/8, while the centre 7 focus points are available at f/8), and AF-assist illuminator (range approximately 0.5 to 3m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)

Detection range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

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

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

Built-in flash:

Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait: Auto flash with auto pop-up

PSAM, food: Manual pop-up with button release

Guide Number (GN): Approximately 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Flash control:

TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 or SB-400

i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and centre-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering

Flash mode:

Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off

Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported

Flash compensation: -3 to +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

Sync terminal: AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)

WHITE BALANCE

White balance: Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored), choose colour temperature (2500K to 10000K), all with fine-tuning

LIVE VIEW

Modes: Live view photography (still images), movie live view (movies)

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)

MOVIE

Metering: TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Metering method: Matrix

Frame size (pixels) and frame rate: 1,920 x 1,080

30p (progressive), 25p, 24p

1,280 x 720

60p, 50p, 30p, 25p

Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 and 23.976 fps respectively

Options support both high and normal image quality

File format: MOV

Video compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Audio recording format: Linear PCM

Audio recording device: Built-in monaural or external stereo microphone, sensitivity adjustable

Other options: Index marking, time lapse photography

MONITOR

Monitor: 8cm/3.2 in., approximately 921k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with approximately 170°

Viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage and automatic monitor brightness control using ambient brightness sensor

PLAYBACK

Playback: Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, GPS data display, and auto image rotation

INTERFACE

USB: Hi-Speed USB

HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector

Accessory terminal: Remote cord MC-DC2 (available separately), GPS unit GP-1 (available separately)

Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter, plug-in power supported)

Audio output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter)

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES

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

POWER SOURCE

Battery: One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL15 battery

Power pack: Optional MB-D14 multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion battery or six AA alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries

AC adapter: EH-5b AC adapter, requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)

TRIPOD SOCKET

Tripod socket: 1/4-inch (ISO 1222)

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Dimensions (W x H x D): Approximately 141mm x 113mm x 82mm

Weight: Approximately 850g with battery and memory card but without body cap

Approximately 760g, camera body only

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

* Note: Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20°C (68°F)

Nikon D600 Digital SLR Camera Body Only (24.3MP) 3.2 inch LCD