Name: D780
Brand: Nikon
SKU: 1618
Price: 1399.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.2 (35 reviews)

Bring every spectacular vision to life with the versatility and agility of the full frame Nikon D780. Designed around a brilliant, high resolution 24.5 MP backside illuminated FX sensor, an incredibly intelligent and robust AF system and next generation EXPEED 6 image processing, both full frame stills and 4K video benefit from the same impressive detail, clarity and stellar low-light performance. Inspiring slow motion and time-lapse video, remoteless long exposures, exhilarating shutter speeds and wireless image transfer, all right at your fingertips and ready to meet every creative demand.

Tech Specs

Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
24.5 million
Sensor Size
35.9 mmx23.9 mm
Storage Media
SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)
ISO Sensitivity
ISO100 -51,200, Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204,800 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Movie
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps, 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps, 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps, 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 , Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 30p (x4), Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 25p (x4), Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 24p (x5), Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively, Quality selection available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160 (when quality is fixed at high) and 1,920 x 1,080 slow-motion (when quality is fixed at normal)
Monitor Size
3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, Approximately 100% frame coverage, 11-level manual brightness adjustment, and color balance control
Battery / Batteries
EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
5.7 in.143.5 mm x 4.6 in.115.5 mm x 3 in.76 mm
Approx. Weight
29.7 oz.840 g

Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens Mount
Nikon F bayonet mount

Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
24.5 million
Sensor Size
35.9 mmx23.9 mm
Total Pixels
24.92 million
Dust-Reduction System
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required)
Image Area (pixels)
FX-format
(L)6,048 x 4,024
(M)4,528 x 3,016
(S)3,024 x 2,016
DX-format
(L)3,936 x 2,624
(M)2,944 x 1,968
(S)1,968 x 1,312
1:1 format (24 x 24)
(L)4,016 x 4,016
(M)3,008 x 3,008
(S)2,000 x 2,000
Photographs In Movie Live View (16:9)
(L)6,048 x 3,400 (20.6 MP)
(M)4,528 x 2,544 (11.5 MP)
(S)3,024 x 1,696 (5.1 MP)
Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160:3,840 x 2,160Photographs taken while filming movies at other frame sizes:
1,920 x 1,080

File Format Still Images
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, NEF (RAW): lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit
Storage Media
SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)
Card Slot
2 Secure Digital (SD)
File System
Compliant withDCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge

Viewfinder
Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
FX (36x24):100% horizontal and 100% vertical (Approx.)
1.2x (30x20):97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Approx.)
DX (24x16):97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Approx.)
Viewfinder Magnification
0.7x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0m–1) (Approx.)
Viewfinder Eyepoint
21mm (-1.0 m¯¹)
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
-3 to + 1m¯¹
Focusing Screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)
Reflex Mirror
Instant-return type

Lens Aperture
Instant-return type, Electronically controlled
Depth-of-Field Control
Yes
Lens Compatibility at a Glance***
AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible, Metering with AI lenses
Compatible Lenses
AI-P NIKKOR lenses, DX lenses (using [DX 24 x 16] image area), Non-CPU AI lenses (modes A and M only), Other AF NIKKOR lenses (excluding IX NIKKOR lenses and lenses for the F3AF), Types G, E, and D (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), During viewfinder photography, the electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster. With lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, the electronic rangefinder supports 11 focus points.

Shutter Type
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane, Electronic front-curtain shutter available in quiet shutter-release, quiet continuous shutter-release, and mirror up release modes, Mechanical shutter
Shutter Speed
1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 sec. in mode M; Bulb; Time; X200
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/8000 sec.
Slowest Shutter Speed
900 seconds (15 minutes) (Long exposure M* mode)
Flash Sync Speed
1/200 sec., Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 sec. or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/200 and 1/250 sec.)
Bulb Shutter Setting
Yes
Shutter Release Modes
Continuous low-speed [CL] mode, Continuous high-speed [CH] mode, Mirror-up [Mup] mode, Quiet Shutter Release, Quiet Continuous Release, Self-timer mode, Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous Shooting Options
CL: Up to1-6 frames per second (viewfinder photography); 1-3 frames per second (live view photography) frames per second
CL: Up to7 frames per second; when shooting NEF/RAW pictures during silent photography, either 8 frames per second (bit depth 14 bits) or 12 frames per second (bit depth 12 bits)

Quiet Continuous Mode: Up to3 frames per second
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution
7 frames per second
Self-Timer
2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.
Timer duration electronically controlled
Silent Shooting
Yes

Exposure Metering System
TTL exposure metering using 180,000-pixel RGB sensor, Live view: TTL exposure metering performed by image sensor
Metering Method
Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center 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 12-mm circle), Matrix: 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G, E, and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering II (other CPU lenses); Color Matrix Metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data, Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used), Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses; equivalent to center-weighted when non-CPU lens is used
Metering Range
-3 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering) , 2 to 20 EV (spot metering), 2 to 20 EV (highlight-weighted metering), Figures are for ISO 100 and f/1.4 lens at 20 °C/68 °F
Exposure Meter Coupling
CPU, AI
Exposure Modes
Aperture-Priority (A), Manual (M), Programmed auto with flexible program (P), Shutter-Priority (S), Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key), U1 (user setting 1), U2 (user setting 2)
Exposure Compensation
–5 to +5 EV; -3 to +3 EV when filming movies (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV) available in P, S, A, M, and EFCT modes
Exposure Lock
Yes, Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
Picture Control
Auto, Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon), Flat, Landscape, Monochrome, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, Vivid, Selected Picture Control can be modified, Storage for custom Picture Controls

ISO Sensitivity
ISO100 -51,200, Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204,800 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
51200
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
Hi-2 (ISO 204,800 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent), Hi-2 (ISO 102,400 equivalent), Hi-2 (ISO 204,800 equivalent)
Long Exposure Noise Reduction
Yes
High ISO Noise Reduction
Low, Normal, High, Off
Active D-Lighting
Can be selected from:
Auto, Extra High, High, Normal, Low, Off
D-Lighting Bracketing
2 frames using selected value for one frame, 3–5 frames using preset values for all frames

Single-Point AF Mode
Yes
Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)
Auto-Area AF Mode
Yes
Autofocus System Type
Viewfinder photography: TTL phase detection performed using Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II autofocus sensor module with support for 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 11 sensors); autofocus fine-tuning supported, Live view: Hybrid phase-detection/contrast-detect AF performed by image sensor
Detection Range
Viewfinder photography: -3 to +19 EV , Live view: -5 to +19 EV; -7 to +19 EV with low-light AF , Figures are for ISO 100 at 20 °C/68 °F, Still photography using single-servo AF (AF-S) and apertures of f/1.4 at dark end of range and f/5.6 at bright end of range; 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 (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
AF-Area Mode
Viewfinder photography: Single-point AF, 9, 21, or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF, Live view: Pinpoint AF (still photography only, single servo AF/AF-S, single-point AF, dynamic-area AF (still photography only, continuous-servo AF/AF-C), wide-area AF (S), wide-area AF (L), auto-area AF
Focus Lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing A (AE-L/AF-L) button
Focus Modes
Viewfinder photography: 51 points with [All points] selected for Custom Setting a6 [Focus points used], 11 points with [Every other point] selected, Live view: 273 points with [All points] selected for Custom Setting a6 [Focus points used], 77 points with [Every other point] selected, Still photography, [FX (36x24)] image area, single-point AF
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
51
Autofocus Fine Tune
Yes

Flash Bracketing
2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV , 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
X-Sync Speed
1/200, Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower, Auto FP high-speed sync supported
Top FP High Speed Sync
Up to1/8000
Flash Control
Viewfinder photography: TTL flash control performed by RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels, Live view photography: TTL flash control performed by image sensor (i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlightweighted metering; standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR supported)
Flash Sync Modes
Front-curtain sync (normal), Rear-curtain sync, Red-Eye reduction, Red-Eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync, Off
Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
Flash-ready Indicator
Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
Accessory Shoe
Yes
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF (viewfinder photography), unified flash control

White Balance
Auto (3 types) , Choose color temperature (2500K to 10000K), Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Natural Light Auto, Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), Shade, All except choose color temperature with fine-tuning
White Balance Bracketing
2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV

Live View Shooting
Photography Live View Mode , Movie Live View Mode
Live View Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F), Manual focus (MF)
Live View AF-Area Mode
Auto-area AF, Eye-detection AF, Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Pinpoint AF (still photography only), Subject-tracking AF
Live View Autofocus
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast-detect AF performed by image sensor

Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Maximum Recording Time
20 minutes at highest quality, 29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality
Movie File Format
MOV
Movie Video Compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie Audio Recording Format
Linear PCM
Movie
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps, 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps, 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps, 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 , Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 30p (x4), Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 25p (x4), Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920x1,080 24p (x5), Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively, Quality selection available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160 (when quality is fixed at high) and 1,920 x 1,080 slow-motion (when quality is fixed at normal)
Full HD Movies (1080p)
Yes
Movie Audio
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

Monitor Size
3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution
2359000 Dots
Monitor Type
TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, Approximately 100% frame coverage, 11-level manual brightness adjustment, and color balance control
Monitor Angle of View
170-degree wide-viewing angle
Monitor Adjustments
Brightness and angle adjustment available
Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator
Yes, Also visible in LiveView Modes, Also visible in Viewfinder
Touchscreen
Yes

Playback Functions
Auto Image Rotation, Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar), Highlights, Histogram Display, Index Marking, Location Display, Movie Playback, Movie Slideshow, Photo Information, Photo Slideshow, Picture Rating, Playback with Playback Zoom, Playback Zoom Cropping
In-Camera Image Editing
Color Balance, Color Outline, Color Sketch, D-Lighting, Distortion Control, Edit Movie, Filter Effects, Fisheye, Image Overlay, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, NEF (RAW) Processing, Perspective Control, Quick Retouch, Red-Eye Correction, Resize, Selective Color, Side-by-Side Comparison, Straighten, Trim
Image Comment
Yes

Interface
Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) , HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector, Headphone Connector, Hi-Speed USB Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Gen1); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
Wi-Fi Functionality
Yes (Built-in)
Smart Device App Connectivity
SnapBridge
Bluetooth
Yes, Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1, Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz, Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz, Maximum output power (EIRP):, Bluetooth: 1.4 dBm, Bluetooth Low Energy: -0.1 dBm
GPS
GP-1 GPS unit, GP-1A GPS unit
Save/Load Camera settings
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Webcam Utility Compatible
Yes
Wireless Connectivity
Yes

Total Custom Settings
54
My Menu
Yes with customization
Recent Settings
Yes
Supported Languages
The languages available vary with the country or region in which the camera was originally purchased.
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
Yes
World Time Setting
Yes

Battery / Batteries
EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Battery Life (shots per charge)
2260 shots (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)
Battery Charger
MH-25a Quick Charger

Tripod Socket
1/4 in.
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
5.7 in.143.5 mm x 4.6 in.115.5 mm x 3 in.76 mm
Approx. Weight
29.7 oz.840 g
Operating Environment
0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)
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