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Leica Q vs Nikon D810

5.12 in
3.15 in
Leica Q Digital Camera
Leica Q
5.75 in
3.21 in
Nikon D810 Digital Camera
Nikon D810
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
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43
4.7 out of 5
15 user ratings
5 stars
80 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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0 %
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User rating
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFull frame
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors26.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 4272x2848
  • 4800x3200
  • 3424x2288
  • 2384x1592
  • 1280x856
  • 3360x2240
  • 2400x1600
  • 1680x1120
  • 896x600
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorMaestro IIExpeed 4

Image

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
ISO minimum10064
ISO maximum5000051200
White balance presets512
Custom white balanceyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW + TIFF

Optics and focus

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Focal length multiplier1x1x
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Touch
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points4951
Image stabiliserNoLens based only
Phase detection autofocusnoyes

Screen and viewfinder

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Screen size3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots10400001229000
Touch screenyesno
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.77 x0.7 x
Separate info displaynoyes

Photography features

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures102
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
AE EV steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyes
AE frames3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
Subject / scene modesyesno
Flash sync speed1/500s1/250s
Built-in flashnoyes
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive10.0 fps5.0 fps
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20

Videography features

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4

Audio features

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Body typeLarge sensor compactSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Weight22.58 oz31.04 oz
Width5.12 in5.75 in
Height3.15 in3.21 in
Depth3.66 in4.84 in

Storage

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash

Power

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
HDMIyesyes
USB version2.03.1
Microphone portnoyes
WirelessBuilt-InOptional
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Firewirenono

Other features

Leica QLeica Q
Nikon D810Nikon D810
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

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