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Nikon D5600 Digital Camera
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Nikon D810A Digital Camera
Nikon D810A
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5 editorial reviews
Nikon D810A is a 36.0MP Advanced DSLR camera with a Full frame sized CMOS sensor and Nikon F mount. Read our D810A review to find its pros and cons.Read more
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx20.9 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
N/A
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4
N/A
Expeed 4

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
ISO minimum100100100200
ISO maximum25600256005120051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets1212
N/A
12
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
No
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
RAW + TIFF
HDRnoyesno
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
102400
N/A
51200
Image stabilizer
N/A
no
N/A
no
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
16:9
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
100

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture3.53.52.8
N/A
Maximum aperture3.51.82.8
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points39515151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)39515151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyNo
Filter diameter2.64 in2.64 in2.64 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)39515151
Optical zoom
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesnoyesno
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots103700012288009220001229000
Touch screenyesnoyesno
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.85 x0.94 x0.94 x0.7 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-2 - 1-2 - 13 - 1
Eye relief0.67 in0.77 in0.73 in0.67 in
Separate info displaynoyesyesyes
Flip-out screenyesnoyes
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
640 x 480 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter typeMechanicalElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures399
N/A
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
no
Flash sync speed1/200s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash range1212
N/A
12
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps6.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps6.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps6.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1280.0 px
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
N/A
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
80.0 min.
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
N/A
Microphone typeStereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Audio systemStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMLPCM
  • AAC
  • LPCM
LPCM
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednoyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight14.64 oz23.81 oz22.58 oz31.04 oz
Width4.88 in5.33 in5.33 in5.75 in
Height3.82 in4.19 in4.09 in4.84 in
Depth2.76 in2.99 in2.85 in3.21 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots121
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)97011109501200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedY
N/A
Yyes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB connector typeMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.03.1
Headphone portnoyes
N/A
yes
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Optional
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCyesyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesnoyesno
Bluetooth version4.1
N/A
4.1
N/A
Firewirenononono
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
GPSyesyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMultiMultiMulti
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
no
N/A
no
Image editing modes
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A

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