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Nikon D810A Digital Camera
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5 editorial reviews
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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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFX
N/A
Full frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
N/A
1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors37.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels36.0 Mpx45.75 Mpx
N/A
36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
N/A
N/A
3:2
Max resolution7360 x 4912 px8256 x 5504 px
N/A
7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 5520x3680
  • 3680x2456
  • 6144x4080
  • 4608x3056
  • 3072x2040
  • 6144x4912
  • 4608x3680
  • 3072x2456
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
N/A
N/A
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 4
N/A
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum2006464100
ISO maximum512002560025600204800
Boosted ISO minimum100
N/A
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum51200
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution7360 x 4912 px8256 x 5504 px8256 x 5504 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets12
N/A
N/A
8
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Muted
  • Neutral
Image stabilizerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
N/A
Sensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFF
N/A
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon AF-S
N/A
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
N/A
1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
Manual focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points51
N/A
49333
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51153
N/A
33
Image stabiliserNoLens based only
N/A
Built-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)5199
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
5.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Filter diameter
N/A
3.03 in
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Display resolution640 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots12290002360000
N/A
1037000
Touch screennoyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronic
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.75 x0.8 x0.7 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 1
N/A
-4 - 2-3.5 - 1.2
Eye relief0.67 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Separate info displayyesyes
N/A
yes
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.5 in
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
3690000.0 px
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
3:2

Photography features

Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesno
N/A
N/A
no
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
N/A
1/200s
Built-in flashyes
N/A
N/A
no
Flash range12
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Normal
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
External flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps
N/A
N/A
4.4 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
Self-timeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
2
N/A
3
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTL
N/A
P-TTL
Speed (RAW)
N/A
7.0 fps
N/A
4.4 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 1.0±EV
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.4 fps

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
70.0 min.29.59 min.
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Microphone typeStereo
N/A
N/A
Stereo
Speaker typeMono
N/A
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyesyesyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
N/A
N/A
N/A
Built-in microphone
N/A
yesyesyes
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Wind filter
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
N/A
yes
Environmentally sealedyesyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight31.04 oz32.28 oz20.64 oz32.63 oz
Width5.75 in5.75 in5.28 in5.37 in
Height4.84 in4.88 in3.96 in4.33 in
Depth3.21 in3.09 in2.66 in3.37 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyesyes
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • XQD
N/A
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
Memory slots
N/A
212

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)12001840
N/A
760
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedyesYYY

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
N/A
Micro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB BUSB Type-CMicro-USB B
USB version3.13.1
3.2 Gen 1
2.0
Headphone portyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Microphone portyes
N/A
yesyes
WirelessOptional
N/A
N/A
Built-In
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesno
NFCnono
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Bluetoothnoyesyesno
Firewirenono
N/A
no
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.2
N/A

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