Nikon D600 DSLR camera is the lightest and smallest FX-format camera from Nikon. This new camera offers excellent performance and a 24.3-megapixel image sensor for superior image quality. Despite having the smallest and lightest body among Nikon FX-format cameras, the D600 offers advanced performance.
It is equipped with a new FX-format CMOS image sensor with 24.3-million effective pixels and the same EXPEED 3 image-processing engine built into high-end Nikon DSLRs (D4, D800, D800E) for superior definition and image quality. Nikon D600, FX-quality images and HD videos Nikon’s most compact full-frame HD-SLR.
Nikon D600 Features
- Nikon’s most compact FX-format HD-SLR. Optimized for FX-format quality and versatility; streamlined for compactness and ease-of-use.
- Newly developed 24.3 MP FX-format CMOS sensor delivers endless resolution and sharpness across a wide range of lighting situations.
- Ultra-fast EXPEED 3 image processing, Nikon’s original comprehensive processing concept, achieves unrivaled high-speed performance and accuracy.
- Noise-free shooting from ISO 100 to 6400, expandable down to 50 and up to 25,600 for extreme lighting situations.
- Intelligent Scene Recognition System with 3D Color Matrix Metering II, Nikon’s innovative onboard metering system, uses a high-performance 2,016-pixel RGB sensor for consistently beautiful results.
- Ultra fast performance 5.5 fps continuous shooting, fast power-up (just 0.13 sec) and minimal shutter release lag (~0.052 sec).
- Superior 39-point AF system with 9 cross-type sensors and seven center points that work with an extended selection of teleconverters and long-reach lenses plus contrast-detect AF for fulltime AF during Live View shooting.
- Cinema-quality Full HD (1080p) video recording with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression, selectable frame rates, manual exposure control, fulltime AF with face-priority and subject tracking, dedicatedstereo mic and headphone inputs, ultrasmooth 60p slow motion, time lapse shooting and much more.
- Share your best D600 images anytime, anywhere with the optional WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter. Wirelessly transfer photos to your smartphone, tablet or any compatible Wi-Fi enabled device, then upload your shots to the web or email them to a friend. With the WU-1b you can remotely control the D600 and see what the camera sees from your smartphone
- WU-1b you can remotely control the D600 see what the camera sees from your smartphone or tablet and fire off shots!
- Compatible with all NIKKOR lenses, FX- and DX-formats alike, for maximum creativity.
Nikon D600 Specifications
| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F bayonet mount |
| Picture Angle | Nikon FX format |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 million |
| Image Sensor | CMOS sensor, 35.9mm x 24.0mm, Nikon FX format |
| Total Pixels | 24.7 million |
| Dust-Reduction System | Image sensor cleaning |
| Dust-Off Reference Photo | Yes |
| File Format | JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression NEF (RAW): Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed 12 or 14 bit TIFF (RGB) |
| Picture Control System | Landscape Monochrome Neutral Portrait Standard User-customizable Settings Vivid |
| Storage Media | SD SDHC SDXC |
| File System | Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Frame Coverage | FX (36×24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx. DX (24×16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx. |
| Viewfinder Eyepoint | 20.6mm (-1.0) |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment | Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1) |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x Approx. |
| Focusing Screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed) |
| Compatible Lenses | AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and DX lenses (using DX 24 × 16 1.5x image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (A and M modes only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used. |
| Reflex Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Slowest Shutter Speed | 30 sec. |
| Depth-of-field Control | Yes |
| Bulb Shutter Setting | Yes |
| Fastest Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec. |
| Lens Compatibility at a Glanc | AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible Metering with AI lenses |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Self-timer | 2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled |
| Speed | 1/4000 to 30 sec. Bulb |
| Flash Sync Speed | Up to 1/200 sec. Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower |
| Release Modes | Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-5 frames per second Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 5.5 frames per second Mirror-up [Mup] mode Quiet Shutter Release Self-timer mode Single-frame [S] mode |
| Continuous Shooting Options | FX-format CH: Up to 5.5 frames per second CL: Up to 1-5 frames per second |
| Top Continuous Shooting | at full resolution 5.5 frames per second |
| Mirror Lock Up | Yes |
| Metering System | TTL exposure metering using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering System | Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8mm circle in center of frame Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) Spot: Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point |
| Metering Range | 0 to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering) 0 to 20 EV (spot metering) |
| Exposure Meter Coupling | Combined CPU and AI |
| Exposure Modes | Aperture-Priority (A) Manual (M) Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-Priority (S) |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure Lock | Yes |
| Exposure Bracketing | 2 or 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV |
| ISO Sensitivity ISO 100 – 6400 | Lo-1 (ISO 50) Hi-1 (ISO 12,800) Hi-2 (ISO 25,600) |
| Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 100 |
| Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 6400 |
| Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity | Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent) |
| Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity | HI-2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent) |
| Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options | Hi-1 (ISO-12,800 equivalent) in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV Hi-2, (ISO-25,600 equivalent) 1 EV |
| Long Exposure Noise Reduction | Yes |
| High ISO Noise Reduction | Low Normal High Off |
| Active D-Lighting | Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off |
| D-Lighting Bracketing | D-Lighting Bracketing 2 frames using selected value for one frame 3-5 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Single-point AF Mode | Yes |
| Dynamic AF Mode Number of AF points | 9, 21, 39 and 39 (3D-tracking) |
| Auto-area AF Mode | Yes |
| Autofocus System | Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection |
| Detection Range | -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C) Lens Servo Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| AF-area mode | 9, 21 or 39 point Dynamic-area AF Auto-area AF Single-point AF 3D-tracking (39 points) |
| Focus Lock | Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) |
| Focus Modes | Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Continuous-servo (AF-C) Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder Normal area Single-servo AF (AF-S) Wide area |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points | 39 |
| Autofocus Sensitivity | -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Autofocus Fine Tune | Yes |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash Bracketing | 2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV |
| Built-in Flash Distance | 39 ft. (ISO 100) |
| X-Sync Speed | 1/200 |
| Top FP High Speed Sync | Up to 1/4000 |
| Flash Control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighting metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash Sync Modes | Front-curtain sync (normal) Rear-curtain sync Red-Eye reduction Red-Eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync |
| Flash Compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged |
| Accessory Shoe | Yes |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System | (CLS) CLS Supported |
| White Balance | Auto Choose color temperature (2500K-10000K) Cloudy Direct Sunlight Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored) Shade |
| White Balance Bracketing | 2 or 3 exposures |
| Live View Shooting | Photography Live View Mode Movie Live View Mode |
| Live View AF-area mode | Face-priority AF Wide-area AF Normal-area AF Subject-tracking AF |
| Live View Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Live View Scene Auto Selector | Auto mode Auto (flash off) mode |
| Movie Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Movie Maximum recording time | 20 minutes at highest quality 29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality |
| Movie File Format | MOV |
| Movie Video Compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Movie Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Movie | HD 1,920×1,080 / 30 fps HD 1,920×1,080 / 25 fps HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps HD 1,280×720 / 60 fps HD 1,280×720 / 50 fps HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps HD 1,280×720 / 25 |
| Movie Audio | Built-in microphone, monaural External stereo microphone (optional) |
| Monitor Size | 3.2 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Resolution | 921,000 Dots |
| Monitor Type | Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD |
| Monitor Angle of View | 170-degree wide-viewing angle |
| Monitor Adjustments | Brightness, 5 levels Brightness control using ambient brightness sensor |
| Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator | Yes |
| Playback Functions | Auto Image Rotation Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) Highlights Histogram Display Image Comment Movie Playback Movie Slideshow Playback with Zoom Slideshow |
| In-Camera Image Editing | Color Balance Color Outline Color Sketch D-Lighting Distortion Control Edit Movie Filter Effects Fisheye Image Overlay Miniature Effect Monochrome NEF (RAW) Processing Perspective Control Quick Retouch Red-Eye Correction Resize Selective Color Side-by-Side Comparison Straighten Trim |
| Image Comment | Yes |
| Interface | Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately); GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately) HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Headphone Connector Hi-speed USB Stereo Microphone Input |
| Wi-Fi Functionality | Eye-Fi Compatible WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter |
| GPS | GP-1 GPS unit GP-1A GPS unit |
| Save/Load Camera settings | Yes |
| Total custom Settings | 50 |
| My Menu | Yes with customization |
| Recent Settings | Yes |
| Supported Languages | Arabic Brazilian Portuguese Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norweigan Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian |
| Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time | Yes |
| World Time Setting | Yes |
| Battery / Batteries | EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) | 900 shots per charge (Battery Life) (CIPA) |
| AC Adapter | EH-5b AC Adapter Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector |
| Battery Charger | MH-25 Quick Charger |
| Tripod Socket | 1/4 in. |
| Approx. Dimensions | Width: 5.6 in. (141mm) Height: 4.4 in. (113mm) Depth: 3.2 in. (82mm) |
| Approx. Weight | 26.8oz. (760g) – camera body only |
| Operating Environment | 0-40 °C (+32 104 °F) |
| Warranty | Nikon U.S.A. |
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