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Nikon D810 vs Sony a7R

5.75 in
3.21 in
Nikon D810 Digital Camera
Nikon D810
5.0 in
3.72 in
Sony a7R Digital Camera
Sony a7R
Available colors
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4.7 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
25 user ratings
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44
4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Sensor

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameAPS-C
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 7360x4144
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2704
  • 3680x2072
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
ISO
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 25600
ISO minimum64100
ISO maximum5120025600
Boosted ISO minimum3250
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 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
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernono
Image stabilization typeNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Lens mountNikon FE mount
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points51117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
Phase detection autofocusyesno
Number of AF points (contrast)5125

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots12290001230000
Touch screennono
Field of view170.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
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
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
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/160s
Built-in flashyesno
Flash modesManual
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • 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 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps4.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
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 a7RSony a7R
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Audio systemStereoStereo

Design

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Weight31.04 oz14.36 oz
Width5.75 in5.0 in
Height3.21 in3.72 in
Depth4.84 in1.9 in

Storage

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
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

Power

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1200340
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
AC adapter includedYyes

Connectivity

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version3.12.0
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessOptionalBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D810Nikon D810
Sony a7RSony a7R
GPSnono
Energy Star certifiednono

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