Experience the passion of Nikon full-frame photography.

The power of a pro-level Nikon FX-format camera—dazzling full-frame images, broadcast-quality 1080p video at your fingertips, superior low-light performance, faster frame rate up to 6 frames-per-second (fps), tack sharp autofocus with 39 focus points, built-in flash with Commander Mode, wireless photo sharing and much more—is attainable in a compact, lightweight full-frame HD-SLR body. A new continuous quiet mode lets you capture a sequence of shots without the noise associated with the raising and lowering of the D-SLR's mirror. Optimized for full-frame shooting, streamlined for compactness and value, the D610 will fuel your photographic passion like never before.

Benefits

• Nikon FX-format (35.9 x 24.0mm) CMOS Sensor with 24.3 effective megapixels
• Full 1080p HD, broadcast quality video with stereo sound and headphone connector
• Standard ISO 100-6400: range expandable to ISO 50 to 25,600 equivalent
• Fast 6 fps continuous shooting at full resolution

Nikon's Full-frame sensor raises the bar on image quality

Passionate photographers who seek uncompromised full-frame, high-resolution performance rely on Nikon FX-format HD-SLRs. With a level of performance only bested by Nikon's own D800 series D-SLRs, D610's 24.3 megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor, wide dynamic range and high S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio captures every detail with lifelike sharpness and low noise throughout its wide ISO range. Low-light performance is synonymous with Nikon—shoot crystal clear images from ISO 100 to 6400, expandable down to 50 and up to 25,600 for extreme situations. EXPEED 3 processing system manages all that data with remarkable speed and accuracy, enabling up to 6 fps continuous shooting at full resolution in both FX and DX formats. Whether shooting people, landscapes or close-ups—you'll marvel at D610's faithful color reproduction. Add Nikon's newest selection of affordable fast f/1.8 primes, compact wide ratio zooms with VR image stabilization or tele- and supertelephoto lenses and you'll see the full potential that the D610 offers.

Remarkable AF performance with compatibility up to f/8

One of the keys to capturing razor-sharp images is a fast, precise autofocus system, and the D610 has one of the best. 39 tightly packed focus points with wide-area AF coverage offer endless compositional possibilities. Nine cross-type sensors in the center offer superior accuracy even when light and contrast are scarce. Seven center focus points work all the way down to f/8 for extended AF functionality with teleconverters and long-reach lenses. Switch between 9, 21 or 39 point AF, allowing for compositional freedom. D610's Scene Recognition System's subject identification and tracking information means enhanced performance by 3D Tracking and Auto Area AF. When shooting photos or HD video in Live View, Nikon’s responsive contrast-detect AF activates for accurate fulltime autofocusing.

Exceptional performance and quality

The D610 delivers consistently beautiful images, thanks to Nikon’s intelligent Scene Recognition System with 3D Color Matrix Metering II. Its 2,016 pixel RGB sensor evaluates every scene, taking into account brightness, contrast, subject distance and the scene colors, all within the time it takes to press the shutter release button. That data is then referenced against an onboard image database for consistently accurate exposures, auto white balance, i-TTL flash and subject-tracking autofocus performance.

Broadcast-quality Full HD video at your fingertips

Nikon is committed to developing HD-SLRs that empower and inspire filmmakers and video enthusiasts, and the D610 is proof of that. Shoot 1080p HD videos with selectable frame rates of 30p, 25p or 24p and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression. Bend time with 720p HD at 60p, 50p or 30p for ultra-smooth video playback of fast moving subjects, or create slow-motion footage during post processing. Manually adjust ISO, shutter speed and aperture, activate Live View shooting's fulltime AF with face-priority and subject tracking or manually focus. Experience dedicated inputs for an optional stereo mic and headphones for monitoring sound, still image exporting, uncompressed recording of video via HDMI out to an external recorder, simultaneous live view on external monitors and much more. Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie gives you compositional freedom using FX or DX movie formats. Enhance your video with the dramatic perspectives and depth-of-field control of Nikon's full line of NIKKOR interchangeable lenses, and you’ll dazzle with every video project.

Wi-Fi camera control and mobile sharing

With Wi-Fi compatibility, sharing photos is easier than ever. Connect the optional WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter and wirelessly transfer photos to your smartphone, tablet or any compatible Wi-Fi enabled device. Use your smartphone to instantly upload your shots to the web or email them to a friend. Install Nikon's free Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility and remotely control the D610—and shoot from your smartphone or tablet!

Broadcast-quality Full HD video at your fingertips

Nikon is committed to developing HD-SLRs that empower and inspire filmmakers and video enthusiasts, and the D610 is proof of that. Shoot 1080p HD videos with selectable frame rates of 30p, 25p or 24p and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression. Bend time with 720p HD at 60p, 50p or 30p for ultra-smooth video playback of fast moving subjects, or create slow-motion footage during post processing. Manually adjust ISO, shutter speed and aperture, activate Live View shooting's fulltime AF with face-priority and subject tracking or manually focus. Experience dedicated inputs for an optional stereo mic and headphones for monitoring sound, still image exporting, uncompressed recording of video via HDMI out to an external recorder, simultaneous live view on external monitors and much more. Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie gives you compositional freedom using FX or DX movie formats. Enhance your video with the dramatic perspectives and depth-of-field control of Nikon's full line of NIKKOR interchangeable lenses, and you’ll dazzle with every video project.

Wi-Fi Compatibility

This camera’s Wi-Fi® capability using the WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter can only be used with a compatible iPhone®, iPad®, and/or iPod touch® or smart devices running on the Android™ operating system. The Wireless Mobile Utility application must be installed on the device before it can be used with this camera.

Technical Specifications:

Type

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

Image Sensor

• Picture Angle: Nikon FX format
• Effective Pixels (Megapixels): 24.3 million
• Sensor Size: 35.9 mm x 24.0 mm
• Image Sensor Format: FX
• Image Sensor Type: CMOS
• Total Pixels: 24.7 million
• Dust-Reduction System: Image sensor cleaning
• Dust-Off Reference Photo: Yes
• Image Area (pixels): FX-format, (L) 6,016 x 4,016, (M) 4,512 x 3,008, (S) 3,008 x 2,008, DX-format, (L) 3,936 x 2,624, (M) 2,944 x 1,968, (S) 1,968 x 1,312

File System

• File Format Still Images: JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression, NEF (RAW): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit
• Storage Media: SD, SDHC, SDXC
• Card Slot: 2 Secure Digital (SD)
• File System: Compliant with DCF (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

• Viewfinder: Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder
• Viewfinder Frame Coverage: FX (36x24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical (Approx.), DX (24x16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical (Approx.),
• Viewfinder Magnification: 0.70x (Approx.)
• Viewfinder Eyepoint: 20.6mm (-1.0m¯¹)
• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment: Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to + 1 m¯¹)
• Focusing Screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)
• Reflex Mirror: Quick-return type
• Mirror Lock Up: Yes

Lens

• Lens Aperture: Instant-return type
• Depth-of-field Control: Yes
• Lens Compatibility at a Glance: AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible, Metering with AI lenses
• Compatible Lenses: 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.

Shutter

• Shutter Type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
• Shutter Speed: 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb
• Fastest Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec.
• Slowest Shutter Speed: 30 sec.
• Flash Sync Speed: Up to 1/200 sec., Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower
• Bulb Shutter Setting: Yes
• Shutter Release Modes: Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-5 frames per second, Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 6 frames per second, Mirror-up [Mup] mode, Quiet Shutter Release, Quiet Continuous Release, Remote Control, Self-timer Mode, Single-frame [S] mode
• Continuous Shooting Options: FX-format, CH: Up to 6 frames per second, CL: Up to 1-5 frames per second,
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution: 6 frames per second,
• Self-timer: 2, 5, 10, 20 sec. , Timer duration electronically controlled

Exposure

• Exposure Metering System: TTL exposure metering using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor
• Metering Method: Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame, Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses), Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Metering Range: 0 to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering), 0 to 20 EV (spot metering)
• Exposure Meter Coupling: CPU, AI
• Exposure Modes: Aperture-Priority (A), Manual (M), Programmed auto with flexible program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
• Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
• Exposure Bracketing: 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
• Exposure Lock: Yes
• Picture Control: Landscape, Monochrome, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, User-customizable Settings, Vivid

Sensitivity

• ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100 - 6400, Lo-1 (ISO 50), Hi-1 (ISO 12,800), Hi-2 (ISO 25,600)
• Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 100
• Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 6400
• Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity: Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
• Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity: Hi-2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
• Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options: Hi-1 (ISO 12,800 equivalent), Hi-2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
• Long Exposure Noise Reduction: Yes
• High ISO Noise Reduction: Low, Normal, High, Off
• Active D-Lighting: 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

Focus/Autofocus

• Single-Point AF Mode: Yes
• Dynamic AF Mode: Number of AF points: 9, 21, 39 and 39 (3D-tracking)
• Auto-Area AF Mode: Yes
• Autofocus System: Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
• Detection Range: -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
• 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: 9, 21 or 39 point Dynamic-area AF, Auto-area AF, Single-point AF, 3D-tracking (39 points)
• 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)
• 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 AF, Single-servo AF (AF-S), Wide area AF
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points: 39
• Autofocus Sensitivity: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
• Autofocus Fine Tune: Yes

Flash

• Built-in Flash: Yes
• Flash Bracketing: 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV
• Built-in Flash Distance: 39 ft. (ISO 100)
• X-Sync Speed: 1/200
• Top FP High Speed Sync: Up to 1/4000
• Flash Control: TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 or SB-300; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighting metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
• Flash Sync Modes: Front-curtain sync (normal), Rear-curtain sync, Red-Eye reduction, Red-Eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync
• Flash Compensation: -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
• Flash-ready Indicator: Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
• Accessory Shoe: Yes
• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS): Built-in flash Commander Mode, CLS Supported

White Balance

• White Balance: Auto (2 types), Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K), Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored), Shade
• White Balance Bracketing: 2 or 3 exposures

Live View

• 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: Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF
• Live View Autofocus: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
• Live View Scene Auto Selector: Auto mode, Auto (flash off) mode

Movie

• 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: 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, HD 1,280x720 / 30 fps, HD 1,280x720 / 25 fps
• Movie Audio: Built-in microphone, monaural, External stereo microphone (optional)

Monitor

• Monitor Size: 3.2 in. diagonal
• Monitor Resolution: 921,000 Dots
• Monitor Type: Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
• Monitor Angle of View: 170 -degree wide-viewing angle
• Monitor Adjustments: Brightness, 5 levels, Brightness control using ambient brightness sensor
• Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator: Yes

Playback

• Playback Functions: Auto Image Rotation, Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar), Highlights, Histogram Display, Image Comment, Movie Playback, Movie Slideshow, Playback with Zoom, Slideshow
• 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

• Interface: Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately), HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector, Headphone Connector, Hi-speed USB, Stereo Microphone Input
• Wi-Fi Functionality: Eye-Fi Compatible, WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter
• GPS: GP-1 GPS unit, GP-1A GPS unit
• Save/Load Camera settings: Yes

Menus

• Total Custom Settings: 50
• My Menu: Yes with customization
• Recent Settings: Yes
• Supported Languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
• Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings: Yes
• World Time Setting: Yes

Power

• Battery / Batteries: EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery
• Battery Life (shots per charge): 900 shots (CIPA)
• AC Adapter: EH-5b AC Adapter, Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector
• Battery Charger: MH-25 Quick Charger

Miscellaneous

• Tripod Socket: 1/4 in.
• Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth): 141 mm x 113 mm x 82 mm
• Approx. Weight: 760 g camera body only
• Operating Environment: 0–40 °C (+32–104 °F)