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Nikon D810A vs Sony 7S II

    5.75 in
    4.84 in
    Nikon D810A Digital Camera
    Nikon D810A
      5.0 in
      3.77 in
      Sony 7S II Digital Camera
      Sony 7S II
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      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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      Full Comparison

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      Sensor

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
      Image sensor formatFull frameFull-frame
      Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
      Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Effective pixels36.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Image ratio w:h
      • 5:4
      • 3:2
      • 3:2
      • 16:9
      Max resolution7360 x 4912 px4240 x 2832 px
      Other resolutions
      • 5520x3680
      • 3680x2456
      • 6144x4080
      • 4608x3056
      • 3072x2040
      • 6144x4912
      • 4608x3680
      • 3072x2456
      • 4800x3200
      • 3600x2400
      • 2400x1600
      • 4240x2384
      • 2768x1848
      • 2768x1560
      • 2128x1416
      • 2128x1200
      • 1376x920
      • 1376x776
      ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ

      Image

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      ISO
      • 200
      • 12800
      • 51200
      • 102400
      • 50
      • 100
      • 12800
      • 409600
      ISO minimum20050
      ISO maximum51200409600
      Boosted ISO minimum10050
      Boosted ISO maximum51200409600
      Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px4240 x 2832 px
      White balance presets1210
      White balance modes
      • Auto
      • Custom modes
      • Fluorescent
      • Incandescent
      • Manual
      • Shade
      • Sunny
      • Auto
      • Cloudy
      • Custom modes
      • Daylight
      • Flash
      • Fluorescent
      • Incandescent
      • Shade
      • Underwater
      Custom white balanceyesyes
      Supported image file formats
      • JPG
      • RAW
      • TIF
      • JPG
      • RAW
      Photo effects
      • Black&White
      • Neutral
      • Vivid
      • Black&White
      • Neutral
      • Sepia
      • Vivid
      Image stabilizernoyes
      Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
      Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
      AEB/HDR supportyesyes

      Optics and focus

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Lens mountNikon FSony E
      Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
      AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
      Focus adjustmentManualAuto/Manual
      Contrast autofocusyesyes
      Focal length multiplier1x1x
      Autofocus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Servo Auto Focus
      • Single Auto Focus
      • Tracking Auto Focus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
      • Face detection
      • Single Auto Focus
      Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
      Manual focusyesyes
      Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
      Number of focus points51169
      Image stabiliserNoBuilt-in
      Phase detection autofocusyesno
      Number of AF points (contrast)51169

      Screen and viewfinder

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Screen size3.2 in2.95 in
      Articulated LCDnoyes
      Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
      Screen dots12290001228800
      Touch screennono
      Live viewyesyes
      ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
      Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
      Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.78 x
      Dioptre correctionyesyes
      Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 1-4 - 3
      Eye relief0.67 in0.91 in
      Separate info displayyesno

      Photography features

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Camera shutter type
      • Electronic
      • Mechanical
      		Electronic
      Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
      Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
      Shutter priorityyesyes
      Aperture priorityyesyes
      Manual exposure modeyesyes
      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
      • 2
      • 5
      • 10
      Histogramyesyes
      AE frames
      • 2
      • 3
      • 5
      • 7
      • 3
      • 5
      WB Bracketing
      Yes
      		Yes
      Subject / scene modesnoyes
      Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
      Built-in flashyesno
      Flash modes
      • Auto
      • Flash OFF
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Second-curtain Sync
      • Slow Sync
      • Auto
      • Fill-in
      • Flash OFF
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Second-curtain Sync
      • Slow Sync
      External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
      External flashyesyes
      Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps
      Scene modes
      • Portrait
      • Landscape
      • Night
      • Night portrait
      • Panorama
      • Portrait
      • Sports
      • Sunset
      • Twilight
      • 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

      Videography features

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
      Video recordingyesyes
      HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
      Supported video file formats
      • H.264
      • MOV
      • MPEG-4
      • AVC
      • AVCHD
      • H.264
      • MP4
      • MPEG-4
      • XAVC-I

      Audio features

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Microphone typeStereoStereo
      Speaker typeMonoMono
      Voice recordingyesyes
      Supported audio file formatsLPCM
      • AC3
      • LC-AAC
      • LPCM

      Design

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Body typeSLRMILC
      Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
      Colour of productBlackBlack
      Anti-dust systemyesyes
      Environmentally sealedyesyes

      Dimensions

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Weight31.04 oz20.6 oz
      Width5.75 in5.0 in
      Height4.84 in3.77 in
      Depth3.21 in2.37 in

      Storage

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Compatible memory cards
      • CF
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      • MS Duo
      • MS Micro
      • MS Pro Duo
      • MS Pro-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
      • DCF 2.0
      • Exif 2.3
      • MPF
      • RAW

      Power

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Power source typeBatteryBattery
      Battery life (CIPA)1200370
      Battery technology
      Lithium-Ion
      Lithium-Ion
      AC adapter includedyesY

      Connectivity

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      HDMIyesyes
      HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
      USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB
      USB version3.12.0
      Headphone portyesyes
      Microphone portyesyes
      WirelessOptionalBuilt-In
      Remote controlyesyes
      NFCnoyes
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
      Firewirenono

      Other features

      Nikon D810ANikon D810A
      Sony 7S IISony 7S II
      Timelapse recordingyesno
      GPSnono

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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