Nikon D800

Nikon D800

Maker	Nikon Corporation
Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Sensor	35.9 × 24 mm Full Frame FX format CMOS, 4.88 µm pixel size
Maximum resolution	7,360 × 4,912 (36.3 effective megapixels)
Recording medium	CompactFlash (Type I, UDMA compliant) and Secure Digital (UHS-I compliant; SDHC, SDXC compatible and with Eye-Fi WLAN support)
Lens	Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Flash	Manual pop-up with button release Guide number 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft)
Shutter	Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range	1/8000 to 30 s, bulb, X-sync at 1/250 s.
ASA/ISO range	100–6400;, extended mode to 50–12800, HI2 mode 25600
Exposure metering	TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering III with a 91,000-pixel RGB sensor
Metering modes	Matrix metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering
Focus areas	Multi-CAM 3500FX 51-point AF
Focus modes	Instant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); manual (M)
Continuous shooting	4 frames per second; 5 per second in DX and 1.2× crop modes; 6 per second with battery grip in DX and 1.2× crop modes
Viewfinder	Optical pentaprism, 100% coverage, approx. 0.70× magnification
Flash bracketing	-3 to +3 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV
Rear LCD monitor	3.2 inch, VGA resolution (921,600 pixels)
Battery	Nikon EN-EL15 rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Weight	900 g (32 oz), body only
Made in	Japan

The Nikon D800 is a 36.3-megapixel professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera produced by Nikon Corporation. It was given a Gold Award by Digital Photography Review.^[1]

It was officially announced on February 7, 2012 and went on sale in late March 2012^[2] for the suggested retail price of $2999.95 in the U.S., £2399 in the UK, and €2892 in the Eurozone.^[3] Shortly after the camera went on sale, Nikon's UK subsidiary increased the price of the D800 in that market by £200 to £2599, saying that the original price was due to an "internal systems error". However, Nikon honored the original price for all pre-orders placed before March 24, and added that no price changes would be made in other markets.^[4]

The successor is the Nikon D810 - announced June 26, 2014.

Features

36.8 (36.3 effective) megapixel full-frame (35.9 mm × 24 mm) sensor with ISO 100–6400 (ISO 50–25600 boost)
Nikon Expeed 3 image processor
91,000 pixel RGB metering sensor with Advanced Scene Recognition System
Advanced Multi-CAM3500FX autofocus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, 11 points sensitive at maximum apertures as small as f/8)
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Expeed video processor. 1080p Full HD movie mode at 24/25/30 fps, 720p at 24/25/30/50/60 fps, HDMI HD video out with support of uncompressed video output, stereo monitor headphone out, and stereo input (3.5-mm diameter) with manual sound level control.
4 frames per second in continuous FX mode or 5:4 crop mode. 5 frames per second in continuous 1.2× crop mode or DX (APS-C) mode. With the optional MB-D12 battery grip, fitted with either the EN-EL18 battery pack of the D4 or AA batteries, continuous shooting at 6 frames per second in DX mode is supported.
Buffer size for 17 RAW or 56 JPEG with maximum quality.
Built-in High dynamic range imaging (HDR) mode (2 frames up to 3EV apart)
'Active D-Lighting' with 6 settings and bracketing (adjusts metering and D-Lighting curve)
Customizable 'Picture Control' settings affecting exposure, white balance, sharpness, brightness, saturation, hue; allowing custom curves to be created, edited, saved, exported and imported^[5]
Pop-up flash that doubles as a wireless flash controller
USB 3.0 connectivity
Image sensor cleaning
Shutter rated at 200,000 actuations
Live View with either phase detect or improved contrast detect Auto Focus
Dual card slots, one CompactFlash UDMA and one SD, SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I and Eye-Fi (WLAN) compatible card slot (mirror, overflow, back-up, RAW on 1/JPEG on 2, Stills on 1/Movies on 2, copy)^[6]
Magnesium alloy weather-sealed body comparable to D700, but considered less robust than D4
GPS interface for direct geotagging supported by Nikon GP-1

Image quality

At the time of its release, the Nikon D810 became the Dxomark image sensor leader, replacing the Nikon D4 in the top position.^[7]

D800E

The D800E is a specialized version which uses a new optical anti-aliasing filter with no low-pass filter effect (no blurring) to obtain the sharpest images possible.^[8] Nikon claims that possible aliasing effects (moiré) can be lessened by software-processing in camera or external programs like Nikon's Capture NX2.

Reviewers have pointed out that whilst increased moiré is difficult to remove in post-processing, it is relatively easy to combat while photo-taking (such as by changing the angle, aperture or position). Furthermore, moire is rarely found in photos (besides man-made, repeated patterns such as in architecture). Hence, most recommend the D800E, as the lack of low-pass filter brings about a noticeable improvement in optical resolution.^[9]

Mislabelled D800 as D800E fraud

Nikon has advised that there are mislabelled Nikon D800E in circulation that are actually the D800 model with the front cover replaced so as to appear like a D800E. A D800 modified to appear to be a D800E is not covered under Nikon warranty.^[10]^[11] Nikon advises users to "please take all necessary precautions to ensure the authenticity of a camera before purchasing one".^[10]

To detect fake models the user has to display an image captured with the camera in the camera's monitor. The name of the camera used to capture the image will be displayed at the top right corner of the display, when the overview display option is enabled in full-frame playback mode. If the correct model number is displayed, it is supposed to be authentic, otherwise it is a fake.^[12]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikon D800, Taken with Nikon D800, Taken with Nikon D800E.

↑ Review at DPReview
↑ "Expectations Surpassed: The 36.3-Megapixel Nikon D800 Is The Multimedia HD-SLR That Shatters Conventional Resolution Barriers For Maximum Fidelity" (Press release). Nikon Inc. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
↑ Laing, Gordon (February 2012). "Nikon D800 Review at Camera Labs". CameraLabs.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
↑ "Nikon UK confirms price rises to D4 and D800, but honours pre-orders". Digital Photography Review. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
↑ Nikon D800/D800E Technical Guide Picture Control Edition Nikon
↑ D800 memory card comparison, April 2014
↑ "The Nikon D800 is the new king of DxOMark with a score of 95". March 22, 2012.
↑ Nikon D800 with 36.15 million image pixel sensor Rob Galbraith
↑ "Nikon D800 Review Conclusion". Retrieved July 16, 2012.
1 2 https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63056
↑ http://petapixel.com/2014/12/16/nikon-warns-fake-d800e-dslrs-wild/
↑ "How to detect fake Nikon D800E". Retrieved 14 August 2015.

External links

Nikon DSLR timeline (comparison)

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Professional	D1							D1X														D2X							D2Xs										D3X
								D1H										D2H						D2Hs										D3									D3S									D4								D4S									D5
High-end																																																				D800 / D800E									D810 / D810A
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Advanced																																						D700																								D750
												D100															D200							D300								D300S																											D500
Mid-range																																																						D600					D610
																				D70					D70s					D80								D90								D7000											D7100							D7200
Upper-entry																									D50								D40X			D60					D5000								D5100						D5200				D5300					D5500
Entry-level																															D40											D3000				D3100							D3200							D3300
Early models	Nikon SVC (prototype; 1986) Nikon QV-1000C (1988) Nikon NASA F4 (1991) Nikon E2/E2S (1995) Nikon E2N/E2NS (1996) Nikon E3/E3S (1998)

FX format (Full-frame)
Without an AF motor (needs lenses with integrated motor)
HD video
/ Video AF / Uncompressed
Touchscreen (italic)

See also: Nikon 1 / F-mount – Teleconverter – CX / DX format – Speedlight – Expeed

Full-frame DSLR cameras

Pentax

MZ-D (Prototype, 2000)
K-1 (2016)

Contax

N Digital (2002)

Kodak

DCS Pro 14n (2002)
DCS Pro SLR/n (2004)
DCS Pro SLR/c (2004)

Canon

Flagship	1Ds (2002) 1Ds Mark II (2004) 1Ds Mark III (2007) 1D X (2012) 1D C (2012) 1D X Mk II (2016)

High-end	5D (2005) 5D Mark II (2008) 5D Mark III (2012) 5DS/5DS R (2015)

Entry-level	6D (2012)

Nikon

Flagship	D3 (2007) D3X (2008) D3S (2009) D4 (2012) D4S (2014) D5 (2016)

High-end	D700 (2008) D800 (2012) D800E (2012) Df (2013) D810 (2014) D750 (2014) D810A (2015)

Entry-level	D600 (2012) D610 (2013)

Sony

Flagship	α 900 (2008) α 99 (2012)

High-end	α 850 (2009)

DSLR, SLT and MILC cameras with HD video (uncompressed – 4K resolution) mode (comparison)

Canon
EOS

High-end	5D Mark II^w (2008) 7D^w (2009) 1D Mark IV^w (2009) 1D X^w (2012) 5D Mark III^Hw (2012) 1D C^w (2012) 6D^HGW (2012) 7D Mark II^HG (2014) 1D X Mark II^SGW (2016)

Mid-range	500D (2009) 60D^w (2010) 550D (2010) 600D (2011) 650D^H (2012) EOS M (2012) 700D^H (2013) 70D^HW (2013) EOS M2 (2013) 750D^w (2015) 760D^w (2015) EOS M3 (2015)

Entry-level	1100D (2011) 100D^H (2013) 1200D (2014)

Nikon
D / 1 series

High-end	D300S^Tgw (2009) D3S^Tgw (2009) D800/D800E^THgw (2012) D4^THgw (2012) D600^THgw (2012) D610^THgw (2013) D4S^THgw (2014) D810^THgw (2014) D750^THgW (2014) D810A^THgw (2015) D500^THgW (2016) D5^THgw (2016)

Mid-range	D90^gw (2008) D5000^Tgw (2009) D7000^Tgw (2010) D5100^THgw (2011) 1 V1^TSFgw (2011) 1 V2^TSFgw (2012) D5200^THgw (2012) D7100^THgw (2013) D5300^THGW (2013) 1 V3^TSFHPgW (2014) D5500^THgW (2015) D7200^THgW (2015)

Entry-level	D3100^gw (2010) 1 J1^TSFgw (2011) D3200^gw (2012) 1 J2^TSFHPgw (2012) 1 S1^TSFHPgw (2013) 1 J3^TSFHPgw (2013) 1 AW1^TSFHPgw (2013) D3300^Pgw (2014) 1 J4^TSFHPgW (2014) 1 J5^TSFHPgW (2015)

Olympus
Micro 4/3

Mid-range	E-M5 (2012) E-P5^W (2013) E-M1^HW (2013) E-M10^THW (2014)

Entry-level	E-PL1 (2010) E-P1 (2010) E-P2 (2010) E-PL2 (2011) E-PL3 (2011) E-P3 (2011) E-PM1 (2011) E-PL5 (2012) E-PM2 (2012)

Panasonic
Lumix

Mid-range	GH1 (2009) GH2 (2010) GH3^THW (2012) GX7 (2013) GM1^THW (2013) GH4^THW (2014)

Entry-level	GF1 (2009) G10 (2010) G2 (2010) GF2 (2010) G3 (2011) GX1 (2011) GF3 (2011) GF5 (2012) G5 (2012) G6 (2013)

Pentax
645 / K /
Q series

High-end	645Z^THgw (2014) K-1^THGW (2016)

Mid-range	K-7^TH (2009) K-5^THg (2010) K-30^THg (2012) K-5 II/K-5 IIs^THg (2012) K-50^THg (2013) K-3^THgw (2013) K-3 II^THGw (2015)

Entry-level	K-x^H (2009) K-r^THg (2010) Q^T (2011) K-01^THg (2012) Q10^T (2012) K-500^THg (2013) Q7^T (2013) Q-S1^T (2014)

Samsung
NX series

High-end	NX1 (2014)

Mid-range	NX5^Pg (2010) NX10^Pg (2010) NX11^Pg (2010) NX20^PgW (2012) NX30 (2013) Galaxy NX^PgW (2013) NX500 (2015)

Entry-level	NX100^Pg (2010) NX200^Pg (2011) NX1000^PgW (2012) NX210^PgW (2012) NX300^PgW (2013) NX1100^PgW (2013) NX2000^PgW (2013)

Sony
Alpha

High-end	α99V^HPG/α99^HP (2012) α7/α7R^HPgW (2013) α7S^SHPgW (2014) α7II^HPgW (2014) α7RII^SHPgW (2015)

Mid-range	α580^HP (2010) α560^HP (2010) α55V^HPG/α55^HP (2010) α77V^HPG/α77^HP (2011) NEX-7^HP (2011) NEX-6^HPW (2011) α65V^HPG/α65^HP (2011) α57^HP (2012) α58^HP (2013) α6000^HPW (2014) α77 II^HPW (2014)

Entry-level	NEX-3/NEX-3C^HP (2010) NEX-5/NEX-5C^HP (2010) α33^HP (2010) α35^HP (2011) NEX-5N^HP (2011) NEX-C3^HP (2011) NEX-F3^HP (2012) α37^HP (2012) NEX-5R^HPW (2012) NEX-5T^HPW (2013) α3000 (2013) α5000 (2014)

Leica M
Fujifilm X

High-end	Leica M (2012) Leica S (2014)

Mid-range	Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E2 (2013) Fujifilm X-T1^W (2014)

Entry-level	Fujifilm X-M1 (2013) Fujifilm X-A1 (2013)

Timelapse^T — Slow motion^S — Fast fps^F — HDR^H — Panorama^P — GPS^G(opt.)^g — WiFi^W(opt.)^w

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