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Nikon D810 · Nikon USA product photograph with attached lens; lens excluded from body specifications

Nikon D810
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Nikon D810 · Nikon USA product photograph with attached lens; lens excluded from body specifications

Nikon · Nikon DSLR

D810

Released July 2014

A 36.3-megapixel full-frame DSLR with native ISO 64, 5 fps shooting and 1080p60 video.

Type
DSLR
Sensor
Full frame
Megapixels
36.3
Lens
Nikon F mount
Video
1920 × 1080 at 60 fps
Body weight
880 g

What reviewers say

Both praise detailed images, broad dynamic range and dependable viewfinder autofocus, while criticising awkward settings banks and slow live-view focusing. Photography Blog finds subtly sharper output than the D800E and welcomes reduced shutter vibration. Photo Review sees little reason for satisfied D800 owners to upgrade and discourages buying it primarily for video, noting tracking difficulties and occasional recording glitches.

From photographyblog.com and photoreview.com.au

Specifications

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Image and sensor

Camera type
DSLR
Sensor format
Full frame
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor dimensions
35.9 × 24 mm
Effective resolution
36.3 MP
Largest image
7360 × 4912
RAW recording
Yes
Standard ISO range
64–12800
Sensor detail
FX CMOS with 36.3 million effective pixels USA/global or 36.35 million Japan, 37.09 million total; no optical low-pass filter. Image Sensor Cleaning and Image Dust Off reference data; FX 7360 × 4912, 1.2× crop 6144 × 4080, DX 4800 × 3200 and 5:4 crop 6144 × 4912
Image formats
12-bit or 14-bit NEF RAW, uncompressed, lossless-compressed or compressed; Small RAW fixed at 12-bit uncompressed. TIFF RGB, JPEG Fine/Normal/Basic with size-priority or optimal-quality compression, simultaneous RAW/JPEG; Flat and adjustable/custom Picture Controls
ISO detail
Standard ISO 64–12800 in one-third, half or whole stops; Lo expansion down to ISO 32 equivalent and Hi expansion up to ISO 51200 equivalent; automatic sensitivity control
Image processor
EXPEED 4

Lens and shooting

Lens mount
Nikon F mount
Stabilisation
Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
5 fps
Lens detail
F mount with body AF coupling and contacts; G/E/D, other AF and AI-P lenses with restrictions; non-CPU AI lenses usable in A/M, DX lenses use DX crop. Non-AI, IX and F3AF lenses excluded; USA's G/H exposure-mode notation conflicts with Japan's A/M specification
Autofocus
Advanced Multi-CAM3500FX phase detection with 51 points, 15 cross-type and 11 f/8-compatible points; -2 to +19 EV at ISO 100, 20°C. AF-S/AF-C, fine-tuning, single-point, dynamic nine/21/51, 3D tracking, group-area and auto-area. Live view uses contrast AF-S/AF-F and face/wide/normal/tracking areas; USA's AF-A label conflicts with its own live-view AF-F table and Japan
Shutter
Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter, 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb and Time; electronic front curtain available in mirror-up mode. X-sync 1/250 second, up to 1/320 with reduced flash range
Burst detail
Approximately 5 fps full FX or 5:4; 6 fps DX or 1.2× crop on EN-EL15. DX reaches 7 fps with optional MB-D12 using batteries other than EN-EL15, or qualifying AC power; 1.2× remains 6 fps. Quiet continuous approximately 3 fps. Japan buffer table gives 100 Large Fine JPEGs or 28 lossless-compressed 14-bit Large RAW files at ISO 100 using SanDisk SDCFXPS-016G-J92 CF, with specified settings; USA FX CL wording omits the upper 5 fps value
Stabilisation detail
VR depends on attached lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation
Flash
Built-in i-TTL pop-up flash, guide number approximately 12 m at ISO 100, 20°C; commander mode, hot shoe, PC sync terminal and compatible Auto FP Speedlights
Exposure controls
P/S/A/M; 91000-pixel RGB matrix, centre-weighted, spot and highlight-weighted metering; ±5 EV compensation, exposure/flash and white-balance bracketing; two-exposure HDR, interval timer and dual-axis virtual horizon. Japan spot range 2–20 EV differs from current USA's 0–20 EV

Video

Highest video resolution
1920 × 1080 at 60 fps
Video detail
FX- or DX-based 1920 × 1080 at 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p and 1280 × 720 at 60p/50p; MOV H.264/MPEG-4 AVC with linear PCM. Full HD 60p/50p limit 10 minutes high quality or 20 normal; other modes 20 minutes high or 29 min 59 s normal. Simultaneous card/HDMI output, zebra highlights, Flat Picture Control, manual-mode automatic ISO and exposure-smoothed time lapse; USA's general 20/29-minute wording omits the shorter 60p/50p limits, while Photography Blog's 1920 × 1280 caption and additional 720p rates conflict with maker specifications
Audio
Built-in stereo microphone, external 3.5 mm stereo input and headphone output; adjustable sensitivity, wind-noise reduction and wide/vocal frequency-response settings

Screen and viewfinder

Viewfinder
Optical
Screen size
3.2″
Screen dots
1,229,000
Touchscreen
No
Tilting screen
No
Display detail
Fixed 3.2-inch RGBW TFT, approximately 1229000 dots, 170° viewing angle and approximately 100% coverage; colour and brightness adjustment, top status LCD, BM-12 cover, live view and split-screen display zoom. Photography Blog's 1299k-dot wording conflicts with Nikon's 1229k specification; USA lists an ambient-brightness sensor while Photo Review says it was removed
Viewfinder detail
Pentaprism with OLED information display; approximately 100% FX coverage, 97% DX/1.2× and 100% vertical/97% horizontal 5:4. Approximately 0.7× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity, 17 mm eyepoint, grid and depth-of-field preview; Photography Blog's 0.72× differs from maker's 0.7×

Connections and design

Battery life (maker's claim)
1200 photographs
Body weight
880 g
Release detail
July 2014 release month; Nikon Japan records actual sale on 17 July, with global announcement dated 26 June. The regional day does not establish earliest worldwide sale
Recording media
One Type I CompactFlash slot with UDMA and one SD/SDHC/SDXC slot with UHS-I; overflow, backup, RAW/JPEG split and copying between cards
Ports
USB 3.0 Micro-B, mini HDMI Type C, 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets, PC sync and 10-pin remote/GPS terminal; wired LAN requires optional UT-1, rather than Photography Blog's claimed built-in Ethernet port
Wireless connections
No built-in Wi-Fi or GPS; optional WT-5 with UT-1, GP-1/GP-1A GPS, WR-R10 with WR-A10 adapter or WR-1 remote
Battery life detail
EN-EL15, approximately 1200 CIPA shots; optional MB-D12 takes EN-EL15, EN-EL18/EN-EL18a with BL-5 cover or eight AA cells
Charging
External MH-25a charger; optional EH-5b AC adapter with EP-5B connector
Dimensions
Approximately 146 × 123 × 81.5 mm
Weight detail
Approximately 880 g body only; 980 g with battery and SD card, excluding body cap
Materials
Dust- and water-resistant sealing; magnesium-alloy body described by both reviews
Colours
Black
In the box
EN-EL15, MH-25a, UC-E22 USB cable, AN-DC12 strap, BF-1B body cap, DK-17 eyepiece, USB/HDMI cable clips and BM-12 monitor cover (Japan package)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Full-frame sensor records 7360 × 4912 images without an optical low-pass filter
  • Dual card slots and 1200-shot CIPA battery rating
  • Electronic front-curtain shutter and highlight-weighted metering

Cons

  • Fixed screen without touch controls
  • No built-in Wi-Fi or GPS
  • Video limited to Full HD

Closest rivals

Model
TypeSensorMegapixelsLensVideoBody weightReleased
NikonD4S
DSLRFull frame16.2Nikon F mount1920 × 1080 at 60 fps1180 gMar 2014
NikonD750
DSLRFull frame24.3Nikon F mount1920 × 1080 at 60 fps750 gSept 2014
CanonEOS 5D Mark IV
DSLRFull frame30.4Canon EF4096 × 2160 at 29.97 fps800 gSept 2016

Sources

  1. nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d810/spec.html
  2. nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d810
  3. nikonusa.com/p/d810/1542/overview
  4. nikon.com/company/news/2014/0626_dslr_01

Photo: Nikon USA product photograph with attached lens; lens excluded from body specifications

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