After waiting for about 2 years, Nikon has finally unveiled the latest successor of the Nikon D7000, the D7100 series. Many new innovations that will be encountered in DSLR cameras with 24 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor.
To boost performance, the D7100 series equipped with Nikon EXPEDD 3 processor that promises Dynamic Range broader coverage, support for up to ISO 6400 (expansion up to 25,600), and can record Full HD video resolution. LED optical viewfinder and 3.2-inch LCD display with a pixel density of 1.228 million is believed to be able to assist the user in the target of image.
Autofocus system is also updated. With autofocus module brings Multi-CAM 3500DX, Nikon D7100 has 51 focus points work relies on technology Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II 2016 pixel RGM sensor and the Scene Recognition system. As a result, the focus can be more quickly and calculation of the level of exposure, white balance, and other parameters claimed to be more accurate.
Nikon D7100 is also capable of producing images 6 frames per second at full 24.1 MP resolution. Another innovative feature is the new 1.3x crop mode. With this feature, users can extend the range to about 2x lens longer than 35mm camera that uses the same lens.
A portable performer The D7100 combines high performance with the agility of a compact and lightweight body. Its advanced high-speed continuous shooting allows for approximately 7 fps. The D7100 features a versatile 51-point autofocus that ensures your subjects are always in sharp focus. Furthermore, a 1.3x crop of DX function offers on-demand telephoto effects to your stills and videos, letting you bring the action closer when needed.
Clearly superior Shooting through the D7100's glass pentaprism viewfinder is a true joy. This unique viewfinder offers 100% frame coverage at 0.94x magnification - letting you precisely compose your shots. Setting information is clearly presented in the viewfinder's organic EL display - a technology that is sharper and more energy-efficient.
Quality you can see For those times when you prefer to frame your shots through the monitor, you will appreciate the extreme clarity and wide viewing angle of the D7100's 3.2-inch 1,229k-dot resolution TFT LCD monitor. This newly developed screen features RGBW alignment technology, offering improved brightness and resolution compared to RGB screens.
Precise control made simple The high-performance D7100 is incredibly easy to control. A press of the enhanced button provides quick access to the camera's current settings and retouch menu. In Live View mode, an innovative Spot White Balance function automatically sets the white balance using the colour of a selected area. This eliminates the need for grey cards and can even be done while using a telephoto lens.
A world of options is available to expand your photographic experience. Specially designed enhancements and options let you: Light up your shots perfectly with the built-in flash's commander function (compatible with i-TTL flash control) Record location data to your shots with the optional GP-1 GPS Unit Share your work wirelessly through Eye-Fi support or with the WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter* Control your camera remotely with the WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller or UT-1 Communication Unit Extend battery life with the MB-D15 Multi-Power Battery Pack
Specifications Type Type Single-lens reflex digital camera Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) Effective angle of view Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view Effective pixels Effective pixels 24.1 million Image sensor Image sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor Total pixels 24.69 million Dust-reduction System Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) Storage Image size (pixels) DX (24 x 16) image area 6000 x 4000 (L), 4496 x 3000 (M), 2992 x 2000 (S) 1.3x (18 x 12) image area 4800 x 3200 (L), 3600 x 2400 (M), 2400 x 1600 (S) Photographs with image area of DX (24 x 16) taken in movie live view 6000 x 3368 (L), 4494 x 2528 (M), 2992 x 1860 (S) Photographs with image area of 1.3x (18 x 12) taken in movie live view 4800 x 2696 (L), 3600 x 2024 (M), 2400 x 1344 (S) File format NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed 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 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 Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical Magnification Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) Eyepoint 19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) Diopter adjustment -2 - +1 m-1 Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II 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, 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 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 1 focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster). Shutter Type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter Speed 1/8000 - 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250 Flash sync speed X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320 s) Release Release mode Single frame (S), continuous low speed (CL), continuous high speed (CH), quiet shutter-release (Q), self-timer, mirror up (MUP); interval timer photography supported Approximate frame advance rate JPEG and 12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24 x 16) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 6 fps JPEG and 12-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with 1.3x (18 x 12) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 7 fps 14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with DX (24 x 16) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 5 fps, CH: 5 fps 14-bit NEF (RAW) images recorded with 1.3x (18 x 12) selected for Image area CL: 1 - 6 fps, CH: 6 fps Self-timer 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 - 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s Remote control modes (ML-L3) Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up Exposure Metering mode TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor Metering method Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G 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 8 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10, or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 8-mm circle) Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% 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 Mode Auto modes (auto; auto (flash off)); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food); special effects modes (night vision; color sketch; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key); U1 (user settings 1); U2 (user settings 2) Exposure compensation Can be adjusted by -5 - +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, and M modes Exposure bracketing 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV Flash bracketing 2 - 5 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV White balance bracketing 2 - 5 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 approx. 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 Advanced Multi-CAM 3500DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; the center 1 focus point is available at apertures slower than f/5.6 and faster than f/8 or at f/8), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 - 3m/1 ft 8 in. - 9 ft 10 in.) Detection range -2 - +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 51 or 11 focus points AF-area mode Single-point AF; 9-, 21-, or 51-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, color sketch: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M, food: Manual pop-up with button release Guide Number Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) Flash control TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2016-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 center-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 - +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 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 - Built-in flash can serve as master flash in commander mode Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except SB-400; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units 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 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K - 10000 K), 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 1920 x 1080; 60i (59.94 fields/s)/ 50i (50 fields/s) * 1920 x 1080; 30 p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p 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 * Available only when 1.3x (18 x 12) is selected for Image area. Sensor output is about 60 or 50 fps. File format MOV Video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Audio recording format Linear PCM Audio recording device Built-in or external stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable Monitor Monitor 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1229 k-dot (VGA; 640 x 4 x 480 = 1,228,800 dots), TFT monitor with approx. 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment 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 HDMI mini connector (Type C) Accessory terminal Wireless remote controller: WR-1 and WR-R10 (available separately) Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available separately) GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately) Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) Supported languages Supported languages Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Power source Battery One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL15 battery Battery pack Optional MB-D15 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 in. (ISO 1222) Dimensions/weight Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 135.5 x 106.5 x 76 mm (5.3 x 4.2 x 3.0 in.) Weight Approx. 765 g (1 lb 11.0 oz) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 675 g (1 lb 7.8 oz; camera body only) Operating environment Temperature 0°C - 40°C (+32°F - 104°F) Humidity 85% or less (no condensation) Supplied accessories Supplied accessories EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-25 battery charger, DK-5 eyepiece cap, AN-DC1 strap, UC-E6 USB cable, BS-1 accessory shoe cover, DK-23 rubber eyecup, BF-1B body cap, ViewNX 2 CD, User's Manual Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at the temperature specified by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA): 23 ±3 °C (73.4 ±5.4 °F). Cameras belonging to the middle class is planned to be released to the market in March 2013 at a price of $1,599.95 for the package AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens and $1,199.95 for the body only. India Price: INR 94,950 (with AF-S 18-105mm VR Kit Lens) INR 112,950 (with AF-S 16-85mm VR Kit Lens) INR 79,450 (Body only) Sample Video Pros 24.1 megapixel sensor without OLPF Weather sealed magnesium alloy body Excellent image quality and detail Very good noise performance 51 focus points 2 year warranty Fast performance Built in HDR Dual card slots Cons Distortion with 18-105mm VR kit lens FPS hasn't increased since D7000 RATINGS (OUT OF 5) Design 4.5 Features 4.5 Ease-of-use 4.5 Image Quality 5 Value for money 4.5
