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Nikon D500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
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Nikon D810 Digital Camera
Nikon D810
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXFull frameFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors22.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels21.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 4176x2784
  • 2784x1856
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 5Expeed 4Expeed 3Expeed 4

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
ISO minimum1001005064
ISO maximum51200256002560051200
Boosted ISO minimum50
N/A
5032
Boosted ISO maximum1640000
N/A
2560051200
Maximum image resolution5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets12121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnonono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
5:4
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAWRAWRAW + TIFF
HDRyes
N/A
yesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon F
Optical zoom5.0 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom1.0 x7.8 x
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture3.53.5
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture2.84.5
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1x1x
AutofocusCenter
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points153395151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)153395151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter2.83 in2.05 in
N/A
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)15339
N/A
51
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnono
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots235900010370009210001229000
Touch screenyesyesnono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %170.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification1.0 x0.82 x0.7 x0.7 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-2 - 1-1.7 - 0.53 - 1-3 - 1
Eye relief0.63 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in
Separate info displayyesnoyesyes
Flip-out screennoyes
N/A
N/A
Second displayno
N/A
no
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
640 x 480 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures2322
Exposure compensation plus5555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesnoyesnono
Flash sync speed1/250s1/200s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Manual
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive10.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Speed (JPEG)10.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)10.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash range
N/A
121212

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSCNTSC
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate10.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoMonoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
Audio systemStereo
N/A
MonoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCMLPCMPCM
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wind filter
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesnoyesyes

Dimensions

Weight26.81 oz15.87 oz31.75 oz31.04 oz
Width5.79 in4.88 in5.7 in5.75 in
Height4.53 in3.82 in4.8 in3.21 in
Depth3.19 in2.76 in3.2 in4.84 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Memory slots211
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)12408209001200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedYYyesY
Battery capacity
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
1
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB portyesyes
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
USB version3.12.03.13.1
Headphone portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Optional
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCyesnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesnonono
Bluetooth version4.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Firewirenononono

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnoyesyesno
Orientation sensornoyesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
Languages support
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HIN
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
Tripod thread1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesTrimming
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Calendar
N/A
yesyes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A

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