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Nikon D810 vs Sony a7

5.75 in
3.21 in
Nikon D810 Digital Camera
Nikon D810
5.0 in
3.72 in
Sony a7 Digital Camera
Sony a7
Available colors
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4.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
21 user ratings
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4 stars
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44
4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Sensor

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:2
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
ISO
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
ISO minimum6450
ISO maximum5120025600
Boosted ISO minimum3250
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1210
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
Image stabilizernono
Image stabilization typeNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Lens mountNikon FSony E-mount
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.71 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentManualManual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points5125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)5125

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots12290001230000
Touch screennoyes
Field of view170.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.71 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-3 - 1-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures23
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
3.0 s
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash modesManual
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMAAC
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Weight31.04 oz14.67 oz
Width5.75 in5.0 in
Height3.21 in3.72 in
Depth4.84 in1.9 in

Storage

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)1200270
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11
AC adapter includedYyes

Connectivity

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version3.12.0
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessOptionalBuilt-In
DC-in jackyesyes
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7Sony a7
GPSnono
Energy Star certifiednono

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