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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 23.5 mm x 15.6 mm DX CMOS, 1.5 x FOV crop |
| Sensor maker | Sony |
| Maximum resolution | 6,000 × 4,000 (24.2 effective megapixels) |
| Film speed | 100-25,600 |
| Recording medium | Secure Digital, SDHC and SDXC compatible |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), predictive focus tracking based on subject, and Manual focus (MF) with electronic rangefinder |
| Focus areas | 11-point AF system with the Multicam 1000 AF sensor module |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Aperture-priority (A), Auto, Auto (flash off), Manual (M), Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P), Shutter-priority (S) and Scene Modes Auto, Auto (flash off), Child, Close-up, Landscape, Night Portrait, Portrait, Sports, and Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key and Low Key |
| Exposure metering | TTL exposure metering through a 420-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering modes | 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type E and G lenses only), Center-weighted (75% of the 8mm circle in the center of the frame) and Spot meter (3.5mm circle centered on selected focus point) |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in pop-up, Flash Sync Modes: Auto, Auto w/Red Eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync w/ Red Eye Reduction, Fill-Flash, Rear-curtain Sync, Rear-curtain w/Slow Sync, Red Eye Reduction, Red Eye Reduction w/Slow Sync and Slow Sync |
| Flash bracketing | Adjustable from -3 to +1 EV in 1/3 EV increments in P,S,A,M and Scene Modes |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 30 s to 1/4000 s and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 5 frames/s max. (may be slower depending on certain settings) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentamirror, coverage: 95% horizontal; 95% vertical (approx.), magnification: 0.85x (approx.) |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Preset Manual and Shade |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3.0-Inch, 921k dot, wide viewing angle TFT-LCD |
| Battery | Nikon EN-EL14a rechargeable Li-Ion Battery |
| Weight | Approx. 12.9 oz (370 g) body only |
| Made in |  Thailand |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Nikon D3400 |
The Nikon D3500 is an entry-level 24.2-megapixel DX format DSLR Nikon F-mount camera announced by Nikon on August 30, 2018.[1] The D3500 is available with two kits: with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens for $499.95[2] and a two lens kit (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G lenses) for $849.95.[3] It succeeds the Nikon D3400. In 2019, the D3500 won the TIPA Best DSLR Camera award.[4]
