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Nikon D3200 · Nikon USA press photograph with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens; lens is not part of body specifications
What reviewers say
Both praise detailed images, low-light quality and compact handling, but find live-view focusing slow. Photography Blog values improved movie controls and beginner guidance, while missing the drive lever and exposure bracketing. Photo Review questions how much beginners gain from such large files, finds kit lenses limit resolution, and notes off-centre focus hunting and occasional overexposure.
From photographyblog.com and photoreview.com.au
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- DSLR
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Sensor dimensions
- 23.2 × 15.4 mm
- Effective resolution
- 24.2 MP
- Largest image
- 6016 × 4000
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–6400
- Sensor detail
- Japan specifies 24.16 million effective and 24.72 million total pixels, rounded to 24.2 and 24.7 million; Nikon DX format with approximately 1.5× lens focal-length equivalent; sensor cleaning, Airflow Control System and Image Dust Off reference data
- Image formats
- 12-bit compressed NEF RAW, JPEG and simultaneous RAW plus JPEG; Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait and Landscape Picture Controls; in-camera RAW processing and retouching
- ISO detail
- ISO 100–6400 in one-stop steps; expanded ISO 12800 equivalent; Auto ISO. Movie sensitivity ISO 200–6400, expandable to 12800
- Image processor
- EXPEED 3
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Nikon F mount
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Maximum continuous burst
- 4 fps
- Lens detail
- Autofocus with AF-S and AF-I NIKKOR lenses; no body autofocus motor for screw-drive lenses. Other compatible AF lenses require manual focus. Non-CPU lenses work in manual exposure without metering; IX and F3AF lenses unsupported; electronic rangefinder requires maximum aperture f/5.6 or faster
- Autofocus
- Multi-CAM 1000; 11 phase-detection points including one cross-type; -1 to +19 EV at ISO 100, 20°C; AF-S/AF-C/AF-A, single-point, dynamic, auto-area and 11-point 3D tracking; AF-assist lamp. Live view uses contrast-detection AF-S/AF-F with face-priority, wide, normal and subject-tracking areas
- Shutter
- 1/4000 to 30 seconds in one-third stops and Bulb; Time requires optional ML-L3 remote; flash sync 1/200 second
- Burst detail
- Approximately 4 fps under Nikon's manual-focus, S/M, 1/250-second-or-faster test conditions; Japanese specification lists up to 18 RAW, ten RAW plus Fine JPEG or 80 Large/Fine JPEG frames with its specified 8 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I SDHC card
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical VR depends on the lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation
- Flash
- Built-in pop-up flash; guide number approximately 12 m at ISO 100, 20°C, or 13 at manual full output; hot shoe; optional AS-15 adapter for PC sync
- Exposure controls
- P/S/A/M, Auto, flash-off Auto and scene modes; beginner Guide mode with illustrative assist images. 420-pixel RGB metering with Colour Matrix Metering II, centre-weighted and spot modes; ±5 EV compensation; Active D-Lighting on/off
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- H.264 MOV at Full HD 30p/25p/24p, 720p 60p/50p or 640 × 424 at 30p/25p; actual NTSC rates 59.94/29.97/23.976. Maximum clip approximately 20 minutes; continuous contrast-detection autofocus available. Photography Blog's 24p-only Full HD description and Photo Review's 640 × 480 table differ from Nikon's technical sheet
- Audio
- Built-in mono microphone, external stereo microphone supported through 3.5 mm input; adjustable sensitivity and linear PCM recording. Photography Blog's description of a built-in stereo microphone differs from Nikon's mono specification
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Display detail
- Fixed 3-inch TFT, approximately 921000 dots globally, rounded to 920000 in Japan; 160° viewing angle and approximately 100% coverage; dots count subpixels
- Viewfinder detail
- Pentamirror; approximately 95% frame coverage, 0.8× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity and 18 mm eyepoint
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 540 photographs
- Body weight
- 455 g
- Release detail
- Nikon Japan records sale on 24 May 2012; the US announcement planned late-April kit availability, without confirming an actual retail day. Main date is the confirmed Japanese retail date. Nikon's global announcement explicitly calls D3200 the successor to D3100
- Recording media
- One SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, with UHS-I support for SDHC/SDXC; MMC unsupported
- Ports
- Hi-Speed USB, mini-HDMI Type C, NTSC/PAL analogue video output, 3.5 mm stereo microphone input and accessory terminal for optional MC-DC2 remote or GP-1 GPS; optional ML-L3 infrared remote
- Wireless connections
- No integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS; optional WU-1a wireless mobile adapter transfers images and supports remote shooting; optional GP-1 GPS
- Battery life detail
- EN-EL14; approximately 540 CIPA single-frame photographs or 1800 continuous photographs under Nikon's different test. Original manual CIPA test uses 23°C, AF-S DX 18–55mm VR and alternate-shot flash, without live view
- Charging
- External MH-24 charger; optional EH-5b adapter with EP-5A power connector
- Dimensions
- Approximately 125 × 96 × 76.5 mm
- Weight detail
- Approximately 455 g body only or 505 g with battery and SD card, excluding body cap
- Colours
- Black or red
- In the box
- EN-EL14 battery, MH-24 charger, UC-E17 USB cable, EG-CP14 audio-video cable, AN-DC3 strap, BF-1B body cap, BS-1 shoe cover, DK-5 eyepiece cap, DK-20 eyecup and ViewNX 2 CD-ROM
Pros and cons
Pros
- 24.2-megapixel sensor and RAW recording
- Guide mode explains settings with example images
- External stereo microphone input and optional wireless adapter
Cons
- Autofocus requires a lens with its own motor
- Fixed screen and contrast-detection live-view autofocus
- Wireless networking requires an optional adapter
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSLR | APS-C | 24.1 | Nikon F mount | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps | 505 g | Dec 2012 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 14.2 | Sony A-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 25 fps | 599 g | Jan 2011 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 16.2 | Nikon F mount | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps | 510 g | Apr 2011 |
Previous model: D3100.
Sources
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d3200/spec.html
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d3200/_1
- nikon.com/company/news/2012/0419_dslr_01
- nikonusa.com/press-room/simply-stunning-the-new-nikon
- nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D3200_EN.pdf
Photo: Nikon USA press photograph with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens; lens is not part of body specifications
- Supplied EN-EL14 battery: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied MH-24 charger: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied DK-20 rubber eyecup: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied EG-CP14 audio/video cable, horizontal bundled: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied AN-DC3 Black strap, angled: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black right side with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black left side with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and optional SB-700 flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red top with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red elevated front with AF-S DX 55–200mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 55–200mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black top with lens removed: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black elevated front with AF-S DX 55–300mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and optional GP-1 GPS: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black top with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and optional GP-1 GPS: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and optional SB-700 flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red elevated front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red right side with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black elevated front with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 55–300mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red rear with LCD with lens removed: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens and raised pop-up flash: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red left side with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black elevated front with AF-S DX 55–200mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 55–200mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red elevated front with AF-S DX 55–300mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black opposite front oblique with AF-S DX 55–300mm VR lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Red top with lens removed: Nikon official product photograph
- D3200 Black rear with LCD with lens removed: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap, straight front: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied AN-DC3 Red strap, extended: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied BF-1B cap, alternative engraving: Nikon official product photograph
- Supplied BS-1 shoe cover: Nikon official product photograph
