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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
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Nikon D800E 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
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
7 user ratings
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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
48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
42 %
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23 %
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4.1 out of 5
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38 %
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25 %
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4.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFXFull frameFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 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 3Expeed 3Expeed 4Expeed 4

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
ISO minimum505064200
ISO maximum25600256005120051200
Boosted ISO minimum505032100
Boosted ISO maximum25600256005120051200
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets12121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • 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
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernononono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios5:4
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFF
HDRyesnoyes
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualManualManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1x1x1x1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking 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 selectionAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points51515151
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51515151
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyNo
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
5151

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnononono
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots92100092100012290001229000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %170.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicOpticalOptical
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 relief0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in
Separate info displayyesyesyesyes
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
640 x 480 px640 x 480 px
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
N/A
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 modesnononono
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range12121212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Manual
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustomcustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 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
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSCNTSCNTSC
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201280 x 7201920 x 1080
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 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 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
N/A
Microphone typeMonoMonoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
Audio systemMono
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCMPCMLPCM
Noise reductionyesyesyes
N/A
Voice recording
N/A
yesyesyes
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

Weight31.75 oz31.75 oz31.04 oz31.04 oz
Width5.7 in5.7 in5.75 in5.75 in
Height4.8 in4.8 in3.21 in4.84 in
Depth3.2 in3.21 in4.84 in3.21 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
yes
Memory slots11
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • 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 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)90090012001200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyesyesYyes
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMini
USB version3.13.13.13.1
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnono
Bluetoothno
N/A
nono
Firewirenononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
Wireless
N/A
N/A
OptionalOptional
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
GPSyesnonono
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • 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
  • 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
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A

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