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Nikon D810A vs Sony a7R III

5.75 in
4.84 in
Nikon D810A Digital Camera
Nikon D810A
5.0 in
3.76 in
Sony a7R III Digital Camera
Sony a7R III
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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 a7R IIISony a7R III
Sensor typeCMOSExmor R CMOS
Image sensor formatFull frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx42.4 Mpx
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px7952 x 5304 px
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZ X

Image

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
ISO
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum20050
ISO maximum51200102400
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Lens mountNikon FSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points51399
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51399
Image stabiliserNoBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)51425

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots12290001440000
Touch screennoyes
ViewfinderOptical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 1-4 - 3
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Forced OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes

Videography features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
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
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S

Audio features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM

Design

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Weight31.04 oz23.17 oz
Width5.75 in5.0 in
Height4.84 in3.76 in
Depth3.21 in2.9 in

Storage

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • Memory Stick
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • Exif 2.31
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • PRINT Image Matching III

Power

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1200640
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedyesY

Connectivity

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BUSB Type-C
USB version3.1
3.2 Gen 1
Microphone portyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Bluetoothnoyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D810ANikon D810A
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

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