Nikon D3500 DSLR Camera + AF-P 18-55 mm VR + AF-P 70-300 mm VR Lenses
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Take your photography to the next level with the DX-format D3500. For those looking to enter the world of DSLRs, the D3500 is the perfect camera for capturing priceless moments in any situation with its 24.2 megapixels and EXPEED 4 image-processing engine. Stunning high quality imagery meets ergonomic handling in this easy-to-use camera. A simplified design, coupled with the SnapBridge function, makes it easier than ever to shoot and share your favourite images on social media. Discover the world of photography with the D3500.
Capture beautiful compositions in a wide range of situations, from landscapes to macro shots. In addition, don’t let the lack of light hold you back, with ISO 100-25600 you can create beautiful nightscapes with the D3500. For something a little more fast-paced, an approximately 5 frames per second shooting speed makes operating this camera an absolute dream when capturing moving action such as game of catch with your pet or your child’s first football match. For aspiring filmmakers, Full HD movie recording in 1920x1080/60p makes this DSLR a great choice for those looking to capture and create dynamic videos.
Made for those on the go, the camera is designed with an ergonomic body, making it slimmer, easier to hold, and comfortable in your hands. At a weight of approx. 390g, this lightweight frame is wonderfully agile and easy to carry. Made with fewer buttons and more intuitive controls, the D3500 is a hallmark of simplicity and great usability.
Share your superlative shots to social media in an instant with SnapBridge. With a constant Bluetooth® connection and remote shooting capabilities, Snapbridge gives you extra flexibility and efficiency when transferring images1 to your smart device. Image retouching and editing functions will also give your photographs an extra creative edge, a great tool for creating wonderful and eye-catching compositions when you’re out and about.
1 Automatic transfer of original JPEG images and movies is not supported. Original JPEG images can be transferred manually over a Bluetooth® connection, but the transfer of RAW images and movies is not supported
GET A TASTE OF D-SLR QUALITY: CRISP ACTION SHOTS, PORTRAITS WITH SOFT BACKGROUNDS AND MORE
If the pictures you take with your smart device leave you wanting more, just wait until you get your hands on the D3500. Images of indoor gigs and parties capture the best moments with minimal blur. Majestic landscape shots taken while hiking stay tack sharp even after aggressive cropping. Impressive portraits make your subjects stand out against beautifully soft backgrounds. Zooming in on distant subjects is possible without losing any image resolution. Thanks to a range of exclusive Nikon technologies, the D3500 lets you do all this — and much, much more.
TECHNOLOGIES BEHIND THE IMAGE QUALITY: DX-FORMAT IMAGE SENSOR FEATURING 24.2 EFFECTIVE MEGAPIXELS, EXPEED 4 IMAGE-PROCESSING ENGINE, PICTURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND NIKKOR LENSES
The superb images you get with the D3500 are attained through a combination of unrivaled Nikon technologies working together. The D3500 achieves a wide standard sensitivity range of ISO 100-25600. Thanks to its EXPEED 4 image-processing engine, which effectively reduces image noise, you get clear pictures even in low-light scenes. Harnessing 24.2 effective megapixels and the superb optical performance of Nikon’s NIKKOR lenses, the camera renders your subjects in beautiful, crisp pictures. Finally, there’s Nikon’s image creation system, Picture Control, which helps make your images look even better.
BEAUTIFULLY BALANCING LIGHT AND SHADE: ACTIVE D-LIGHTING
In pictures of outdoor activities under the sun or a room with a bright window, the details and color gradation in a bright sky or dark shadows may sometimes be lost. But thanks to the EXPEED 4 image-processing engine, the D3500’s Active D-Lighting preserves more tones in both areas, capturing moments with true-to-life brightness.
ADJUST THE ATMOSPHERE TO FIT YOUR VISION: NIKON’S PICTURE CONTROL SYSTEM
Picture Control is Nikon’s simple image creation system. The D3500 incorporates seven types of preset Picture Control — Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape and Flat — which you can select before shooting, according to the subject and situation. Each Picture Control option lets you fine-tune image characteristics, such as sharpening and contrast, depending on your own creative intentions. Picture Control can also be set using the guide mode.
EASY-TO-HOLD GRIP AND SIMPLE-TO-OPERATE DESIGN FOR COMFORTABLE SHOOTING
The D3500 is designed to offer great image quality within a smaller and lighter D-SLR body than the D3400. It employs the same sophisticated monocoque structure as the D5600, allowing it to offer a slimmer form and deeper grip. The thumb rest space is now larger, while the operation buttons are concentrated on the right side and the playback button has been enlarged. All of these improvements give the camera a functional design that enables easy, comfortable operation with the right hand.
Technical specifications
Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount
Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Effective angle of view
Nikon DX format; focal length equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view
Image sensor format
DX
Image sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
23.5 mm x 15.6 mm
Total pixels
24.78 million
Dust-reduction system
Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)
Effective pixels
24.2 million
Image size (pixels)
(L) 6000 x 4000 ( 24.0 million) (M) 4496 x 3000 ( 13.5 million) (S) 2992 x 2000 ( 6.0 million)
File format
NEF (RAW): 12 bit, compressed JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control system
Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat ; selected Picture Control can be modified
Media
SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant)
Card slot
1 Secure Digital (SD) card
File system
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, PictBridge
Viewfinder
Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage
Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnification
Approx. 0.85 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m(*1))
Eyepoint
18 mm (–1.0 m(*1); from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment
-1.7 to +0.5 m(*1)
Focusing screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
Reflex mirror
Quick return
Lens aperture
Instant return, electronically controlled
Autofocus support
Autofocus is available with AF-P and type E and G AF-S lenses.
Type
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Speed
1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb; Time
Flash sync speed
X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower
Modes
S (single frame), Continuous, QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer
Approximate frame advance rate
Up to 5 fps Note: Frame rates assume manual focus, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values.
Self-timer
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures
Metering system
TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering method
Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame Spot metering: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
Exposure meter coupling
CPU
Mode
Auto modes (auto; auto, flash off); programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); scene modes (portrait; sports; close up; night portrait); special effects modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key)
Exposure compensation
Can be adjusted by –5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, scene, and night vision modes
Exposure lock
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1 EV Auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting
On, off
Autofocus system
Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including one cross-type sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)
Detection range
–1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Lens servo
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
Focus point
11 Can be selected from 11 focus points
AF-area mode
Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points)
Focus lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Built-in flash
Auto, portrait, close up, night portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release
Guide number
Approx. 7/22, 8/26 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Control
TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
Mode
Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off
Flash compensation
Can be adjusted by -3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, and scene modes
Flash-ready indicator
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
Accessory shoe
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, Color Information Communication, AF-assist for multi-area AF
Sync terminal
AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)
White balance
Auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine-tuning
Lens servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (MF)
AF-area mode
Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF
Autofocus
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
Automatic scene selection
Available in auto and auto, flash off modes
Metering system
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Metering mode
Matrix
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
1920 x 1080; 60p (progressive), 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; options support both high and normal image quality
File format
MOV
Video compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio recording format
Linear PCM
Audio recording device
Built-in monaural microphone; sensitivity adjustable
ISO sensitivity
ISO 100 to 25600
Monitor size
7.5 -cm ( 3 –in.) diagonal
Monitor type
TFT LCD with 170 ° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment
Monitor resolution
Approx. 921 k-dot (VGA)
Playback
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, playback face zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, picture rating, and image comment (up to 36 characters)
USB connector
Hi-Speed USB with Micro-USB connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output connector
Type C HDMI connector
Communication protocols
Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1
Operating frequency
Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Maximum output power
1.2 dBm (EIRP)
Range (line of sight)
Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
Battery
One EN-EL14a rechargeable Li-ion battery
AC adapter
EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5A power connector (available separately)
Tripod socket
1/4–in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 124 x 97 x 69.5 mm ( 4.9 x 3.9 x 2.8 in.)
Weight
Approx. 415 g ( 14.7 oz ) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 365 g/12.9 oz (camera body only)
Operating environment
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories
AN-DC3 Strap, DK-25 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), BF-1B Body Cap, EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (with terminal cover), MH-24 Battery Charger (plug adapter supplied in countries or regions where required; shape depends on country of sale)
- Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines. All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery. The sample images displayed on the camera and the images and illustrations in the manual are for expository purposes only. Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance and specifications of the hardware and software described in these specifications at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that these specifications may contain.