Nikon D6
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Nikon F-Mount
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 20.8 MP
- Released
- February 2020
Predecessor: Nikon D5
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 20.8 MP
- Largest image size
- 5,568 × 3,712 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.9 × 23.9 mm
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 102,400
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 3,280,000
Autofocus
- AF system
- TTL phase-detection; 105 focus points, all cross-type; Multi-CAM 37K autofocus sensor module
- AF points
- 105
- Subject detection
- People
- AF low-light limit
- -4.5 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
- 14 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note 4K UHD (3,840 × 2,160) 30 – Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 60 – HD (1,280 × 720) 60 –
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.72x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 2.36 million dots
- Screen type
- Fixed
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Top LCD
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 160 × 163 × 92 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,450 g
- Body-only weight
- 1,270 g
- Weather sealing
- Yes
- Battery
- EN-EL18c
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CFexpress Type B / XQD, CFexpress Type B / XQD
- Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2
- USB
- Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB)
- HDMI
- Type C HDMI connector
- Microphone input
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm), plug-in power supported
- Headphone output
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm)
- Ethernet
- RJ-45, 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T
Market and price
- Announced
- February 12, 2020
- Released
- February 2020
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Built-in gnss (GPS, glonass, qzss)
- Dual jpeg recording at different sizes
- Electronic front-curtain shutter
- Electronic vibration reduction (movie)
- Group-area AF custom arrangements
- Security slot for anti-theft cable
- Time codes
- Time-lapse movie recording
Manufacturer data: onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com, nikon.com
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 160 × 163 × 92 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,450 g
- Weight, body only
- 1,270 g
Manufacturer data: onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com, nikon.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Nikon D6 can be read from a photo (checked with NEF, JPEG files). Open the tool