Nikon D7200 What You Need to Know for Best Performance

The D7200’s original MSRP was $1199/£939/€1199 (body only), £1119/€1449 (w/18-105mm lens), $1699 (w/18-140mm lens)

Used D7200 cameras fall into a price range of $450 to $550. The difference will be due to condition and accessories included.

The Nikon D7200 uses a EN-EL15 lithium-ion battery and charger.

The battery can not be charged via USB. This means a battery charger will be necessary. There are third party battery chargers available.

The Nikon D7200 is compatible with Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

The D7200 is compatible with Nikon F mount lenses. This opens up a wide range of lens possibilities. A full range of lenses exists including circular fisheye, ultra wide angle, perspective control, macro, telephoto, mirror, bellows, and all kinds of zooms.

There is a list of the best Nikon D7200 lenses that covers lenses for all different types of photography.

The camera has an APS-C “crop” sensor that has been designed to use DX lenses. These lenses are smaller and less expensive than FX lenses, which are designed to be used on full frame cameras.

The D7200 can also use full frame, ‘FX’, lenses. However, the downside to these lenses is that they tend to be larger, heavier, and more expensive than DX lenses.

  • Active D-Lighting
  • 6.0 fps continuous shooting
  • Auto Active D-Lighting System
  • Custom Setting Options
  • Red eye correction

The D7200 has an APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sized sensor. This is paired with the Expeed 4 image processor.

The Nikon D7200 can record video at 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 424 (30, 25 fps) in MPEG-4, H.264. $.Page.Params.videography_notes The fixed screen on the D7200 can make shooting video difficult.

The lack of a fully articulated LCD screen is a big drawback for video use.

There is no port for a external microphone.

Manufacturer Nikon
Model D7200
MSRP $1199/£939/€1199 (body only), £1119/€1449 (w/18-105mm lens), $1699 (w/18-140mm lens)
Body type Mid-size DSLR
Max resolution 6000 x 4000
Other resolutions DX: 4496 x 3000, 2992 x 2000; 1.3x crop: 4800 x 3200, 3600 x 2400, 2400 x 1600
Image ratio w:h 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels 24.1 megapixels
Sensor photo detectors 25 megapixels
Sensor size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor type CMOS
Processor Expeed 4
ISO Auto, 100-25600, expands to 102400 (black and white only)
Boosted ISO (minimum) None
Boosted ISO (maximum) 102400.0
White balance presets 12.0
Custom white balance Yes
Image stabilization No
Image stabilization notes None
Uncompressed format RAW
JPEG quality levels Fine, normal, basic
Autofocus ['Contrast Detect (sensor)', 'Phase Detect', 'Multi-area', 'Center', 'Selective single-point', 'Tracking', 'Single', 'Continuous', 'Face Detection', 'Live View']
Manual focus Yes
Number of focus points 51.0
Lens mount Nikon F
Focal length multiplier 1.5×
Articulated LCD Fixed
Screen size 3.2"
Screen dots 1228800
Touch screen No
Screen type TFT-LCD
Live view Yes
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.94× (0.63× 35mm equiv.)
Minimum shutter speed 30 sec
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec
Aperture priority Yes
Shutter priority Yes
Manual exposure mode Yes
Subject / scene modes Yes
Built-in flash Yes (Pop-up)
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
External flash Yes (via hot shoe)
Flash modes Auto, auto FP high-speed sync, auto w/redeye reduction, fill flash, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain w/slow sync, redeye reduction, redeye reduction w/slow sync, slow sync, off
Continuous drive 6.0 fps
Self-timer Yes (2 or 10 seconds)
Metering modes ['Multi', 'Center-weighted', 'Spot']
Exposure compensation ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
AE Bracketing ±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)
WB Bracketing Yes (3 shots in 1-stop increments)
Format MPEG-4, H.264
Videography notes 1080/60p and 50p only in 1.3x crop mode
Modes None
Microphone Stereo
Speaker Mono
Storage types Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI Yes (mini-HDMI)
Microphone port Yes
Headphone port Yes
Wireless Built-In
Wireless notes with NFC
Remote control Yes (Wired, wireless, or via smartphone)
Environmentally sealed Yes (Water and dust resistant)
Battery Battery Pack
Battery description EN-EL15 lithium-ion battery and charger
Battery Life (CIPA) 1110.0
Weight (inc. batteries) 765 g (1.69 lb / 26.98 oz)
Dimensions 136 x 107 x 76 mm (5.35 x 4.21 x 2.99")
Orientation sensor Yes
Timelapse recording Yes
GPS Optional
GPS notes GP-1