| Announced: | 07 Jan 2020 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 25Mp |
| Sensor Type: | Full frame BSI-CMOS |
| ISO: | 100-51200 |
| Weight: | 840g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 144 x 116 x 76 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Optical (pentaprism) |
| Screen Type: | 3.2" Tilting |
| Video Resolutions: | 3840 x 2160 |

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The Nikon D780 is a DSLR camera launched on 07/01/2020.
Technically speaking, the Nikon D780 ranks in the best 5% of its category (and in the best 97 of all cameras in our database) scoring 74 overall. The Nikon D780 weights 840 gr and spans 144 x 116 x 76 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Nikon D780 behaves better than average in its category:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D780 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1190.97 GBP and 1409.31 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.
Overall, Nikon D780 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
BSI-CMOS
Sensor Size
Full frame
Sensor Dimensions
35.9 x 23.9 mm
Sensor Area
858.01 mm2
Sensor Resolution
25 Mp
Max Image Resolution
6048 x 4024
Max Native ISO
51200
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Nikon F
Number of Lenses
305
Focal Length Multiplier
1
Screen Type
Tilting
Screen Size
3.2"
Screen Resolution
2359Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.7
Min Shutter Speed
900s
Max Shutter Speed
1/8000s
Continuous Shooting
7fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
no built-in flash
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
51
Number of Cross Focus Points
15
Video Resolutions
3840 x 2160 @ 30p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 120p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 100p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 60p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 50p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 30p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 25p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 24p MP4 H.264 Linear PCM
Max Video Resolution
3840x2160
Video Formats
MPEG-4 H.264
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
Yes
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
840g
Physical Dimensions
144 x 116 x 76 mm
Battery Life
2260
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
EN-EL15b
Self Timer
Yes
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
Dual SD SDHC SDXC slots (UHS-II compatible)
Storage Slots
2
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