At the PMA 2002, Nikon proposes this new digital SLR camera for the professional and expert photographs: the Nikon D100.
This new camera is based on the N80 body. Its design is not exactly the same, as in the Fuji S2 Pro camera, buttons and hood are redesigned to seems squatter and more aggressive but it is less fine than the original N80.
It inherits of all the possibilities of this camera: 3D Digital Matrix Image Control for precise exposure control, Five-Area Autofocus with Dynamic AF operation, On-Demand Grid Lines can be displayed in viewfinder, High-performance built-in Speedlight with D-TTL flash control.
It has several exposure modes: Auto-Multi Program (Flexible Program possible), Shutter-Priority Auto, Aperture-Priority Auto and Manual.
The Nikon D100 accepts Nikkor AF-D, AF-G, AF-I and AF-S lenses.
It has a 6.1 million CCD 23.7 x 15.6mm RGB CCD on new one-chip system LSI, probably developed by SONY which allows an image size of 3,008 x 2,000. The lens magnification factor is 1,5.
It has also four levels of sensitivity equal to 200, 400, 800 and 1 600 ISO, and the sensitivity can be boosted.
Images can be stored in RAW, Tiff or jpeg on CompactFlash™ (CF) Card (Type I/II) and 512MB/1GB IBM Microdrive™.
Its "shutter" reaches 1/4000 sec and the synchro flash speed is 1/180 sec the motor speed is 3 frames/second during 3 frames in RAW or è frames in jpeg.
It may be connected by Plug-and-play USB1.1 interface (not Firewire).
Custom Settings can be selected in the LCD monitor.
This body is compact and light (700 g). Its price may be near 3000 $.

The selector button has some new functions to manage the numeric data as quality of images storage, white balance.

The lcd display has also some new icons to indicate the picture mode, flash, white balance

Sensor

6.31 megapixel (total) CCD, 23.7 x 15.6 mm

Sensor CFA

Primary (GRGB)

Analog to digital converter

12-bit

Sensitivity

• Auto (200 - 800) - enabled via custom func.
 • ISO 200 - 1600
 • Boosted ISO

Image sizes

• 3008 x 2000 (L)
 • 2240 x 1488 (M)
 • 1504 x 1000 (S)

Image formats

• JPEG (EXIF)
 • TIFF (EXIF)
 • Uncompressed RAW (12-bit per pixel)

Color mode

• I (sRGB)
 • II (Adobe RGB)
 • III (sRGB - more green for colorful landscapes)

Lens mount

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling & AF contacts)

Lens compatibility

• D-type/G-type AF Nikkor: All functions possible
 • D-type Manual-Focus Nikkor: All functions except autofocus possible
 • AF Nikkor other than D-type/G-type: All functions possible except 3D Matrix Metering
 • AI-P Nikkor: All functions except 3D Matrix Metering and
autofocus possible
 • Non-CPU: Usable in [M] mode (camera's built-in exposure meter does not work)
Electronic Rangefinder usable with lens with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster; IX-Nikkors cannot be used.

Field of view crop

1.5x (also known as focal length multiplier)

Autofocus

TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM900 autofocus module; Detection range: EV -1 to EV 19 (ISO 100 equivalent, at normal temperature: 20°C/68°F)

AF Area mode

• Single Area AF
 • Dynamic AF (Closest Subject Priority is available)

Focus area

One of five areas can be selected

Lens servo

• Single Servo AF (S)
 • Continuous Servo AF (C)
 • Manual focus (M)

Focus lock

Focus is locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button or lightly pressing shutter release button in (S) AF

Metering

• 3D Matrix Metering with 10-segment SPD
 • Center-Weighted Average
 • Spot

Metering range

• Matrix: 0 - 21 EV
 • Center-Weighted Average: 0 - 21 EV
 • Spot: 3 - 21 EV
(Normal temperature with F1.4 lens)

Exposure mode

• [P] Auto-Multi Program (Flexible Program possible)
 • [S] Shutter-Priority Auto
 • [A] Aperture-Priority Auto
 • [M] Manual; shutter speed/aperture adjustable in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
ISO Automatic Control Mode (Custom setting) is available in any exposure mode (P, S, A, M)

Exposure compensation

+/-5 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps

AE Lock

Detected exposure value locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

AE Bracketing

• Number of shots: two or three
 • Compensation steps: 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 step

Shutter speed

Bulb, 30 sec - 1/4000 sec (1/3 EV steps)

Depth-of-field preview

Button, stops-down lens aperture

X-Sync shutter speed

Up to 1/180 sec

Shooting modes

• Single frame (S)
 • Continuous shooting (C)
 • Self-timer mode

Self-timer

• 2 sec
 • 5 sec
 • 10 sec (default)
 • 20 sec

White balance

• Auto
 • Incandescent *
 • Fluorescent *
 • Sunlight *
 • Flash *
 • Cloudy *
 • Shade *
 • Preset
* Can be fine tuned +/-3 levels

Sync contact

X-contact only

Flash control

• D-TTL (Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash controlled by five-segment TTL Multi Sensor ) with built-in Speedlight and external Speedlight such as SB-80DX/28DX/50DX: three modes available
 • Non-TTL Auto Flash with an external Speedlight

Flash sync mode

• Front-Curtain Sync (normal sync)
 • Red-Eye Reduction
 • Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
 • Slow Sync
 • Rear-Curtain Sync

Built-in Speedlight

• Manual pop-up type, GN: 11/36 (ISO 100, m/ft.)
 • Sensitivity range: ISO 200 - 800 equivalent
 • Sync flash system with external Speedlight: Not available
 • Ready light indicator inside viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical-type fixed-eye level pentaprism; built-in diopter adjustment (-2 to +1 m^-1)

Viewfinder eyepoint

20mm (at -1.0 m^-1)

Viewfinder frame coverage

Approx 95%

Viewfinder magnification

Approx. 0.8x with 50mm lens set to infinity and -1.0 m^-1

Viewfinder information

Focus indications, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure indicator, Exposure compensation, Flash output level compensation, Frame count, etc.

Focusing screen

B-type Bright View Clear Matte screen II

Focusing screen information

• Focus frame
 • Grid lines
 • Center-weighted metering area

Image sharpening

• Auto
 • Normal
 • Low
 • High
 • None

Tone compensation

• Auto
 • Normal
 • Less contrast
 • More contrast
 • Custom

Hue adjustment

• -3 to +3 in 1 increments

Settings memory banks

Two: A & B

Storage

CompactFlash Type I/II

Microdrive compatible

Yes

LCD monitor

1.8" 118,000 pixel TFT

Playback functions

• Single image
 • 4 or 9 thumbnails
 • Magnified playback
 • Slide show
 • Histogram indication
 • Highlight point display

Video output

NTSC or PAL selectable

Connectivity

USB 1.1

Voice memo

Only with optional multi-function battery pack

Remote control

Only with optional multi-function battery pack

Power

• Lithium-Ion battery pack EN-EL3
 • AC Adapter EH-5
 • Multi-function battery pack MB-D100

Dimensions

144 x 116 x 80.5 mm (5.7 x 4.6 x 3.2 in)

Weight (no battery)

700 g (1.5 lb)

Optional accessories

Multi Function Battery Pack MB-D100, Li-ion Battery Pack EN-EL3, Charger, MH-18/19, AC Adapter EH-5, CompactFlash™ Cards, Speedlight SB-80DX/SB-28DX/SB-50DX, "Nikon Capture3" Control Software, Semi-Soft Case CF-D100

Nikon View 5

Included