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Nikon D810A vs Sony a7 II

5.75 in
4.84 in
Nikon D810A Digital Camera
Nikon D810A
5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony a7 II Digital Camera
Sony a7 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
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameAPS-C
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 D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
ISO
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO minimum200100
ISO maximum5120051200
Boosted ISO minimum10050
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1210
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFFRAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Lens mountNikon FSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.71 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
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points5125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51117
Image stabiliserNoOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)5125

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots12290001230000
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 1-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
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
  • 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
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • 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 a7 IISony a7 II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4

Audio features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Weight31.04 oz14.67 oz
Width5.75 in5.0 in
Height4.84 in3.77 in
Depth3.21 in2.35 in

Storage

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
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 D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1200350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedyesY

Connectivity

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version3.12.0
Headphone portyesyes
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessOptionalBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Timelapse recordingyesno
GPSnono
Energy Star certifiednono

Pros & Cons

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