NIKON D3500 DSLR CAMERA

1. Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

2. Lens Mount

Nikon F bayonet mount

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1. Picture Angle

Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view

2. Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

24.2 million

3. Sensor Size

23.5 mm 

x 15.6 mm

4. Image Sensor Format

DX

5. Image Sensor Type

CMOS

6. Total Pixels

24.78 million

7. Dust-Reduction System

Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required)

8. Dust-Off Reference Photo

Yes

9. Image Area (pixels)

DX-format

(L) 6,000 x 4,000 

(M) 4,496 x 3,000 

(S) 2,992 x 2,000

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1. File Format Still Images

Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression

NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats

2. Storage Media

SD

SDHC

SDXC

3. Card Slot

1 Secure Digital (SD)

4. File System

Compliant with  DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0

EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)

PictBridge

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1. Viewfinder

Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder

2. Viewfinder Frame Coverage

95% horizontal

95% vertical (Approx.)

3. Viewfinder Magnification

0.85x (Approx.) 

4. Viewfinder Eye point

18mm (-1.0m¯¹)

5. Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

-1.7 to + 0.5m¯¹

6. Focusing Screen

Type B Bridgeview Clear Matte Mark VII screen

7. Reflex Mirror

Quick-return type

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1. Lens Aperture

Instant-return type

Electronically controlled

2. Lens Compatibility at a Glance***

Autofocus is available with AF-P and type E and G AF-S lenses

3. Compatible Lenses

This camera supports autofocus with AF-P and type E and G AF-S lenses only.

AF NIKKOR for F3AF not supported.

AI-P NIKKOR: All Functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II.

Electronic rangefinder can be used if Maximum Aperture is f/5.6 or faster.

IX NIKKOR lenses cannot be used.

Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function.

Other AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except 3D Color Matrix Metering II.

Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except Autofocus, 3D Color Matrix Metering II and some Shooting Modes.

Type G AF NIKKOR not equipped with an autofocus motor: all functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II.

Type D AF NIKKOR and OTHER AF NIKKOR Manual Focus and Manual exposure mode only:

Camera must be set to M exposure mode (manual exposure). Selecting any another exposure mode disables the shutter release. Aperture must be adjusted manually via the lens aperture ring and the camera metering system and i-TTL flash control cannot be used.

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1. Shutter Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane

2. Shutter Speed

1/4000 to 30 sec.

3. Fastest Shutter Speed

1/4000 sec.

4. Slowest Shutter Speed 30 sec.

5. Flash Sync Speed Up to  1/200 sec.

6. Shutter Release Modes

Continuous

Quiet Shutter Release

Self-timer Mode

Single-frame [S] mode

7. Frame Advance Rate

Up to 5 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)

8. Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution

5 frames per second

9. Self-Timer

2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures

Timer duration electronically controlled

1. Exposure Metering System

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

2. Metering Method

Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame

Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type E and G lenses)

Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

3. Metering Range

0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F)

2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)

4. Exposure Meter Coupling

CPU

5. Exposure Modes

Aperture-Priority (A)

Auto

Auto (flash off)

Manual (M)

Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)

Shutter-Priority Auto (S)

6. Scene Modes

Auto

Auto [Flash Off]

Child

Close-up

Landscape

Night Portrait

Portrait

Sports

Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key)

7. Exposure Compensation

±5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene, and Night Vision modes

8. Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

9. Picture Control

Flat 

Landscape

Monochrome

Neutral

Portrait

Selected Picture Control can be modified

Standard

Vivid

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1. ISO Sensitivity

ISO  100 - 25,600

2. Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity100

  Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity 25,600

4. High ISO Noise Reduction

Low

Normal

High

Off

5. Active D-Lighting

On

Off

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1. Single-Point AF Mode Yes

2. Dynamic AF Mode

Number of AF points: 11 (3D-tracking)

3. Auto-Area AF Mode Yes

4. Autofocus System

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection

5. Detection Range -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

6. 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 (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

7. Focus Point Can be selected from 11 focus points

8. Focus Lock Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)

9. Focus Modes Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)

Continuous-servo (AF-C)

Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only

Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only and D-Movie only

Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder

Normal area available in Live View and D-Movie only

Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status

Single-servo AF (AF-S)

Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only

10. Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

11. Autofocus Sensitivity -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

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1. Built-in Flash Yes

2. X-Sync Speed 1/200

3. Flash Control

TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash; 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

4. Flash Sync Modes Auto

Auto with red-eye reduction

Auto slow sync

Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction

Fill-flash

Rear-curtain sync

Rear-curtain with slow sync

Red-Eye reduction

Red-Eye reduction with slow sync 

Slow sync Off

5. Flash Compensation

Can be adjusted by -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, and scene modes

6. Flash-ready Indicator

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

7. Accessory Shoe

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

8. Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

CLS Supported

i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, Color Information Communication, AF-assist for multi-area AF

9. Flash Sync Terminal

Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)

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1. White Balance Auto

Cloudy Direct Sunlight Flash

Fluorescent (7 types)

Incandescent

Preset Manual

Shade

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1. Live View Shooting Yes

2. Live View Lens Servo

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)

Manual focus (MF)

3. Live View AF-Area Mode

Face-priority AF

Wide-area AF

Normal-area AF

Subject-tracking AF

4. Live View Autofocus

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

5. Live View Scene Auto Selector

Auto mode

Auto (flash off) mode

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1. Movie Metering

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

2. Movie Maximum Recording Time

20 minutes at highest quality

29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality

3. Movie File Format MOV

4. Movie Video Compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

5. Movie Audio Recording Format

Linear PCM

6. Movie

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; options support both high and normal image quality

7. Movie Audio

Built-in microphone, monaural

Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted

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1. Monitor Size

3.0 in. diagonal

2. Monitor Resolution 921,000 Dots

3. Monitor Type Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD

4. Monitor Angle of View 170-degree wide-viewing angle

5. Monitor Adjustments Brightness adjustment

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1. Playback Functions Auto Image Rotation

Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)

Highlights

Histogram Display

Image Comment 

Location Display

Movie Playback

Photo Information

Picture Rating

Playback Face Zoom

Playback with Zoom

Playback Zoom Cropping

Slideshow

2. In-Camera Image Editing

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

3. Image Comment

Yes

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1. Interface

HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector

Hi-Speed USB; connection to built-in USB port is recommended

2. Wi-Fi Functionality

Eye-Fi Compatible

3. Smart Device App Connectivity

SnapBridge

4. Bluetooth Yes

Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

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1. Recent Settings Yes

2. Supported Languages English French

Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish

The languages available vary with the country or region in which the camera was originally purchased.

3. Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings Yes

4. World Time Setting Yes

1. Battery / Batteries

EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

2. Battery Life (shots per charge) 1,550 shots (CIPA) 

3. AC Adapter EH-5c AC Adapter; requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately)

4. Battery Charger MH-24 Quick Charger

1. Tripod Socket 1/4 in.

2. Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth) 4.9 in. 

(124 mm)  x  3.9 in.  (97 mm) x  2.8 in. (69.5 mm)

3. Approx. Weight 12.9 oz.  (365 g) camera body only

4. Operating Environment

0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)

Less than 85% (no condensation)