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Nikon D750 Digital Camera
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Nikon D810 Digital Camera
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Nikon D810A Digital Camera
Nikon D810A
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Editiorial reviews
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4.5 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.5 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
28 %
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4.7 out of 5
15 user ratings
5 stars
80 %
4 stars
20 %
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5
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
In May of 2015 Nikon provided me with their brand new D810A to give it a workout for landscape astrophotography. I wrote an article for their Image Chaser blog, and this is my personal review of the camera The Short Answer In my experience the D810A matches the high ISO performance of the D750.  The [Read More]Read more
Has Nikon introduced an astrophotographer's dream machine in the new D810A? Read our Nikon D810A preview to find out?Read more
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User rating
67
3.9 out of 5
67 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
11 %
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48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFXFull frameFull frameFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution6016 x 4016 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 4512x300
  • 3008x2008
  • 5008x3336
  • 3752x2504
  • 3936x2624
  • 2944x1968
  • 1968x1312
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 3Expeed 4Expeed 4

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
ISO minimum1005064200
ISO maximum12800256005120051200
Boosted ISO minimum505032100
Boosted ISO maximum51200256005120051200
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4016 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets12121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernononono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios16:95:4
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFF
HDRyesyesyes
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon F
Optical zoom5.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture4
N/A
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAutoManualManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1x1x1x1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • 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
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Number of focus points51515151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51515151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyNo
Filter diameter3.03 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)51
N/A
5151
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesnonono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Display resolution640 x 480 px
N/A
640 x 480 px640 x 480 px
Screen dots122900092100012290001229000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %170.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.7 x0.7 x0.7 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-3 - 13 - 1-3 - 13 - 1
Eye relief0.83 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in
Separate info displayyesyesyesyes
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
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 exposures222
N/A
Exposure compensation plus5555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 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
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 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
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesnonono
Flash sync speed1/200s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range12121212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Manual
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive6.5 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dusk
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Speed (JPEG)6.5 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)6.5 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions1280.0 px
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSCNTSCNTSC
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 1080
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
N/A
Microphone typeStereoMonoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMPCMLPCM
Audio system
N/A
MonoStereo
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wind filter
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight26.46 oz31.75 oz31.04 oz31.04 oz
Width5.53 in5.7 in5.75 in5.75 in
Height4.45 in4.8 in3.21 in4.84 in
Depth3.07 in3.2 in4.84 in3.21 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
yes
Memory slots21
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)123090012001200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedYyesYyes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB version2.03.13.13.1
Headphone portyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
OptionalOptional
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnono
Firewirenononono
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
nonono
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

GPSnoyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
Languages support
  • ARA
  • 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
  • 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
Multi
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • 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
N/A
Timelapse recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Image editing modes
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A

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Often compared with Nikon D800

Often compared with Nikon D810

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