DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
D6
Nikon
Announced:
The launch date follows Nikon’s product announcement. The previous catalogue record gave 2019-09-04.
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20.8 million Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor size
- 35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5568 x 3712
- ISO
- Auto, 100-102400 (expands to 50-3280000)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 3280000
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) Manufacturer ↗
- Number of focus points
- 105
- Number of cross-type focus points
- 105
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 900 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 14.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe or flash sync socket)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.72×
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,359,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Dual XQD/CFexpress slots
- Battery description
- EN-EL18c lithium-ion battery & charager
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 3580
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- Approx. 1450 g/3 lb 3.2 oz with battery and two CFexpress memory cards but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 1270 g/2 lb 12.8 oz (camera body only) Manufacturer ↗
- Dimensions
- 160 x 163 x 92 mm (6.3 x 6.42 x 3.62″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (Wired or smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
- DPReview product record ↗
- Nikon announcement ↗
- CameraDatabase specification catalogue (MIT) ↗
- Nikon specifications ↗
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
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