Right from the beginning, from those days of Nikon D800 and D800E were announced, everybody was astonished to one fact, yes its 36.3 massive megapixel count.
There is everything one has to go for with this beast, coming as a successor to the D700, this camera is no doubt a huge leap in technology. No doubt it would be so tempting for any professional. For the amount of features and the specifications D800 has to provide, it is already justified for the price range it is sold at. Not just for the 36 mega pixels but some surreal features which makes this almost unavoidable for any serious full frame enthusiasts.
Body & Design
- Fantastic all around, made up of magnesium alloy, highly weather proof
- Great ergonomics when compared to the previous ones.
- The New LCD screen has 101,0000 dots LCD similar to that of 1D (High end camera of Canon)
- 100% coverage on the viewfinder too
Key Features
- 35.9 x 24.0mm CMOS FX Format Sensor
- 36.3Mp Resolution
- EXPEED 3 Image-Processing Engine
- 3.2″ LCD Monitor
- Nikon F Mount Lens Mount
- Optical Low-Pass Filter
- Eye-Level Pentaprism Viewfinder
- 1080p at 30/25/24p or 720p at 60/50p
- Built-In Flash + i-TTL Flash Control
- Matrix/Center-Weighted/Spot Metering
Technology
- Fantastic ISO Performance on both RAW and Jpeg
- Wonderful Noise reduction with a wide dynamic range
- Metering and the white-balance mechanisms are with advanced algorithms
- Outclassed the previous menu’s with updated menu
- Speedy can shoot 4fps in FX mode and 5 at DX mode
- 51 auto focus points with 3D tracking, fantastic to start with isn’t
- For its 36.3 MP its sharper, the highest performance one could actually think of..
Video
The D800 one can shoot 1080p movies at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second and even ranging to 24Mbps. Video footage is compressed using an advanced B-frame data compression of the H.264/MPEG-4 video codec, which tries to optimize and capture of motion with an eye towards maintaining manageable file sizes.
Some Review and Interesting Videos on Nikon D800
Stunning Photographs with Nikon D800
Here are some stunning photographs taken with Nikon D800. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.
Photo Credit : Justin Ashton
Photo Credit : Sean Molin
Photo Credit : Giovanni Gori
Photo Credit : Roie Galitz
Photo Credit : Teo Morabito
Photo Credit : Sean Molin
Photo Credit : –IZA–
Photo Credit : Stefan Randholm
Photo Credit : Vladimir Naumoff
Photo Credit : David W
Photo Credit : Sean Molin
Photo Credit : Ralf Blumenschein
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