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Nikon D700 Digital Camera
Nikon D700
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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
Nikon D800
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Pentax K-1 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXFull frameFull frameFull-frame
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in1.41 in1.4 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:2
N/A
Max resolution4256 x 2832 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 3184x2120
  • 2128x1416
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
N/A
N/A
ProcessorExpeedExpeed 3
N/A
BIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum2005010050
ISO maximum640025600204800204800
Boosted ISO minimum10050
N/A
50
Boosted ISO maximum2560025600
N/A
204800
Maximum image resolution4256 x 2832 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets12128
N/A
White balance modes
  • Flash
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoSensor-shift
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
HDRnoyesyes
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
5:4
N/A
3:2
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mount
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon DX
  • Nikon FX
Nikon F
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Sony E
Optical zoom5.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x0.78 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1x1x
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points515133693
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)515133
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inOptical
Filter diameter2.83 in
N/A
N/A
3.03 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutoAutoAuto/Manual
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
AutoAuto
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
Maximum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
36

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnonoyes
N/A
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots9220009210001037000
N/A
Touch screennononoyes
Field of view95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOptical
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.72 x0.7 x0.7 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 13 - 1-3.5 - 1.2-4 - 3
Eye relief0.77 in0.67 in
N/A
0.91 in
Separate info displayyesyesyes
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yesno
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures223
N/A
Exposure compensation plus555
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB BracketingYes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesnonono
N/A
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/200s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesno
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLP-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive8.0 fps4.0 fps4.4 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer optionscustomcustom
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
N/A
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps4.0 fps4.4 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps4.0 fps4.4 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash range
N/A
12
N/A
N/A
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Video recordingnoyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 7201920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphonenoyesyesyes
Voice recordingno
N/A
yes
N/A
Wind filterno
N/A
yes
N/A
Microphone type
N/A
MonoStereo
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A
Audio system
N/A
Mono
N/A
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
LPCM
N/A
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Noise reduction
N/A
yesyesyes
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRMILC
Body material
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Aluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Weight35.1 oz31.75 oz32.63 oz22.93 oz
Width5.79 in5.7 in5.37 in5.1 in
Height4.84 in4.8 in4.33 in2.9 in
Depth3.03 in3.2 in3.37 in3.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cardsCF
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1122
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1000900760610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
1
AC adapter includedyesyesYY
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMicroMicro
HDMI version1.3a
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USB A
N/A
Micro-USB BUSB Type-C
USB version2.03.12.03.1
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesno
N/A
NFCnononoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Firewirenonono
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
nonoyes
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
GPSyesyesyesno
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesRotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
Calendar
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Electronic compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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