Nikon's D800 Digital SLR Packs a 36-Megapixel Full Frame Sensor
20.05.12
Nikon didn't wait long after announcing its flagship full-frame D-SLR D4 to unveil its smaller sibling. The D800, which is the successor to the D700 in both form and function, is a full-frame camera that is similar to the D4 in many ways but has a few key differences.
On the outside, the camera features a smaller form factor without an integrated vertical grip and sans Ethernet connectivity. On the inside the camera packs a 36-megapixel CMOS image sensor that delivers more than twice the resolution than the 16-megapixel D4.
The camera shares many of the D4's photo and video features, including its 91,000 pixel RGB Matrix III meter and uncompressed HDMI video output. It records QuickTime video in H.264 B-Frame format at 1080p30, 1080p24, 720p60, and 720p50. Its image sensor supports ISO 100 through 6400 natively and can be overcranked to 12800 and 25600 for shooting in very low light. Its 51-point autofocus system is identical to that of the D4—it can work in lighting as low as -2 EV and can work with lenses with a maximum f/8 aperture or larger. The D800 has dual memory card slots—one that supports CompactFlash and second that supports SDXC—and a USB 3.0 port that supports file transfer and tethered shooting.
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