Nikon D4
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Nikon F-Mount
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 16.2 MP
- Announced
- January 6, 2012
Successor: Nikon D4S
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 16.2 MP
- Largest image size
- 4,928 × 3,280 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 36 × 23.9 mm
- Sensor type
- FX-format CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 12,800
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 204,800
Autofocus
- AF system
- Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
- AF points
- 51
- Subject detection
- People
- AF low-light limit
- -2 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/8000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/250 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 10 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 30 – FX-based movie format HD (1,280 × 720) 60 –
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.7x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 0.92 million dots
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 160 × 156.5 × 90.5 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,340 g
- Body-only weight
- 1,180 g
- Weather sealing
- Yes
- Battery
- EN-EL18
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 2,600 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7), XQD
- USB
- Hi-speed USB
- HDMI
- Type C mini-pin HDMI
- Microphone input
- Stereo microphone input
- Headphone output
- Headphone connector
- Ethernet
- 1000 Base-T (Gigabit) wired LAN
Market and price
- Announced
- January 6, 2012
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Button illuminators
- Iptc information embedding
- Silent shutter-release mode in live view
- Time-lapse photography
- Virtual horizon
- Wireless transmitter wt-5 support
Manufacturer data: nikonusa.com, nikon.com, nij.nikon.com
Last checked: October 26, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 160 × 156.5 × 90.5 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,340 g
- Weight, body only
- 1,180 g
Manufacturer data: nikonusa.com, nikon.com, nij.nikon.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Nikon D4 can be read from a photo (checked with NEF files). Open the tool