Nikon D800
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| Overview | |
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| Maker | Nikon Corporation |
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/Medium | |
| 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) |
| ASA/ISO range | 100–6400;, extended mode to 50–12800, HI2 mode 25600 |
| Recording medium | CompactFlash (Type I, UDMA compliant) and Secure Digital (UHS-I compliant; SDHC, SDXC compatible and with Eye-Fi WLAN support) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Instant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); manual (M) |
| Focus areas | Multi-CAM 3500FX 51-point AF |
| Exposure/Metering | |
| Exposure metering | TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering III with a 91,000-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering modes | Matrix metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Manual pop-up with button release Guide number 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft) |
| Flash bracketing | -3 to +3 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 1/8000 to 30 s, bulb, X-sync at 1/250 s. |
| 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 | |
| Viewfinder | Optical pentaprism, 100% coverage, approx. 0.70× magnification |
| General | |
| 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.
It was officially announced on February 7, 2012 and went on sale in late March 2012 for the suggested retail price of $2999.95 in the U.S., £2399 in the UK, and €2892 in the Eurozone. 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.
The successor is the Nikon D810 - announced June 26, 2014.
At the time of its release, the Nikon D800 became the Dxomark image sensor leader, replacing the Nikon D4 in the top position.
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. 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.
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