Welcome to photography

Before the D3400, you chose your smartphone camera for convenience. Zooming was clumsy. Shooting in low light was nearly impossible. Capturing fast action was a game of luck. But after the D3400, you'll see that you were compromising image quality. That some of the greatest photos happen when the light is low. That fast action can be frozen in perfect clarity. And that a camera and a smartphone can work together in harmony to make the photos you share absolutely amazing.

• 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor with no optical low-pass filter for breathtaking image quality
• Always connected with Nikon SnapBridge and a compatible smartphone or tablet
• Compact, lightweight and very easy to use, regardless of skill level
• Learn as you go with Nikon's innovative Guide Mode

Camera, smartphone and cloud in perfect harmony

SnapBridge has changed the way cameras and smartphones work together—and only Nikon has it. Take a picture with the D3400 and it's automatically transferred to your compatible smartphone or tablet, ready to share. SnapBridge works seamlessly with NIKON IMAGE SPACE, a cloud storage and sharing site, to back-up your photos and to help you create and share albums with your friends and family. The future of photo sharing is here.

A camera designed for you

Compact and lightweight, the D3400 is designed to go everywhere you go. Even first-time DSLR owners will quickly feel at home—the camera's controls are smartly laid out for comfort and intuitive control. The bright optical viewfinder provides a sharp, glare-free view of the world, and the comfortable grip enables precise handling.

Share Instantly With Snapbridge: The Constant Connection With Your Smart Device

Light up your social feeds with DSLR-quality images in seconds! Nikon’s game-changing SnapBridge utilises Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) technology² to let the D3400 maintain a constant, low-power link with your smartphone or tablet. Connecting the camera to your smart device is simple. Once it’s done, the connection is always on. The camera can synch photos to your smart device as you shoot, from wherever you are, without you having to reconnect each time. You don’t need to worry about draining your camera’s battery and you can continue to use your smart device without interruption. SnapBridge works in the background to transfer your images. Simply pick up your smart device and your photos will be there: images synced while you shoot are automatically re-sized so they’re easy to review and quick to upload to social media. The camera can even sync shots to your smart device while it’s in sleep mode. The imaging power of the D3400 lets you create content your followers can’t get enough of. SnapBridge lets you share it right there in the moment.

Capture the sights and sounds

At the touch of a button, the D3400 records dazzling 1080/60p Full HD video. Nikon's new AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens uses a stepping motor for smooth and quiet autofocusing, so only the sounds of the moment are recorded with D3400's internal mic.

Technical Specifications

Type

• Type: Single-lens reflex digital camera
• Lens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
• Effective angle of view: Nikon DX format, focal length equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX-format angle of view

Effective pixels

• Effective pixels: 24.2 million

Image sensor

• Image sensor: 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
• Total pixels: 24.72 million
• Dust-reduction system: Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)

Storage

• Image size(pixels): 6000 x 4000 (large), 4496 x 3000 (medium), 2992 x 2000 (small)
• File format: NEF (RAW): 12 bit, compressed, 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
• Picture Control system: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, selected Picture Control can be modified
• Media: SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
• File system: DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, PictBridge

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder: Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
• Frame coverage: Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
• Magnification: Approx. 0.85x (50mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
• Eyepoint: 18 mm (-1.0 m-1, from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
• Diopter adjustment: -1.7 to +0.5 m-1
• Focusing screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
• Reflex mirror: Quick return
• Lens aperture: Instant return, electronically controlled

Lens

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

Shutter

• Type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
• Speed: 1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb, Time
• Flash sync speed: X=1/200 s, synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower

Release

• Release mode: Single frame, continuous, quiet shutter release, self-timer, delayed remote, ML-L3, quick-response remote, ML-L3
• Frame advance rate: Up to 5 fps (Frame rates assume manual focus, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values)
• Self-timer: 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 1 to 9 exposures

Exposure

• Metering: TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
• Metering method: Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type E and G lenses), Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame, Spot metering: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F): Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV, Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
• Exposure meter coupling: CPU
• 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), special effects modes (night vision, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect, miniature effect, selective color, silhouette, high key, low key)
• Exposure compensation: Can be adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, scene, and night vision modes
• Exposure lock: Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L (Protect) button
• ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index): ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1 EV, auto ISO sensitivity control available
• Active D-Lighting: On, off

Focus

• Autofocus: Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including one cross-type sensor) and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/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 (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus point: Can be selected from 11 focus points
• AF-area mode: Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points)
• Focus lock: Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L (protect) button

Flash

• Built-in flash: Auto, portrait, child, close-up, night portrait, vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up, P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release
• Guide number: Approx. 7/22, 8/26 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
• 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
• 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
• Flash compensation: Can be adjusted by -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, and scene modes
• 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): Nikon CLS supported
• Sync terminal: AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (available separately)

White balance

• White balance: Auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine-tuning

Live View

• Lens servo: Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S), Full-time-servo AF (AF-F), Manual focus (MF)
• 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)
• Automatic scene selection: Available in auto and auto (flash-off) modes

Movie

• Metering: TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
• Metering method: Matrix
• Frame size (pixels) and frame rate: 1920 x 1080, 60p (progressive)/50p/30p/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
• File format: MOV
• Video compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
• Audio recording format: Linear PCM
• Audio recording device: Built-in monaural microphone, sensitivity adjustable
• ISO sensitivity: ISO 100 to 25600

Monitor

• Monitor: 7.5-cm/3-in., approx. 921k-dot (VGA) TFT LCD with 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, playback zoom cropping, playback face zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, picture rating and image comment (up to 36 characters)

Interface

• USB: Hi-Speed USB with Micro-USB connector, connection to built-in USB port is recommended
• HDMI output: Type C HDMI connector

Bluetooth

• Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1
• Range (line of sight): Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference, range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

Supported languages

• Supported languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Power source

• Battery: One EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• AC adapter: EH-5b AC Adapter, requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately)

Tripod socket

• Tripod socket: 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions / weight

• Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 124 x 98 x 75.5 mm
• Weight: Approx. 445 g (with battery and memory card but without body cap), approx. 395 g (camera body only)

Supplied accessories

• EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (with terminal cover)
• MH-24 Battery Charger
• DK-25 Rubber Eyecup
• AN-DC3 Camera Strap
• BF-1B Body Cap