Nikon D7200 What You Need to Know for Best Performance

Original Price& Current Used Price
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.
Nikon D7200 Battery Type & Replacements
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.
Memory Card Compatibility & Recommendation
The Nikon D7200 is compatible with Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.
Nikon F Mount Lens Compatibility
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.
Notable Features
- Active D-Lighting
- 6.0 fps continuous shooting
- Auto Active D-Lighting System
- Custom Setting Options
- Red eye correction
Sensor & Image Processor
The D7200 has an APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sized sensor. This is paired with the Expeed 4 image processor.
Video Capabilities
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.
Does the Nikon D7200 Have Wireless? Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS?
Specs Table
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 |