This camera is the first ever from Nikon with no optical low-pass filter incorporated.

At launch, Nikon gave the D7100 estimated selling price in the United States as US$ 949.95 for the body.

[2] The sensor of the D7100 uses Nikon's DX format, resulting in a crop factor of 1.5x.

This additional crop feature gives D7100 an advantage in using tele angle lens for shooting wildlife or things at a distance.

The 51-area AF system sensors covers a bigger proportion of the extra 1.3 crop factor image area, which is important for capturing high-speed moving subjects during shooting.