Nikon D800E

Announced:	11 Jun 2012
Sensor Resolution:	36Mp
Sensor Type:	Full frame CMOS
ISO:	100-6400
Weight:	900g
Physical Dimensions:	146 x 123 x 82 mm
Viewfinder:	Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type:	3.2" Fixed
Video Resolutions:	1920 x 1080

67 Overall Score

68 Image Quality

43 Speed Performance

83 Versatility

72 Comfort

Portrait

Landscape

Sport

Street

Everyday

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pros

Its extraordinary color depth makes it perfect for portrait photography
Its wide dynamic range makes it ideal for landscape photography
The excellent sensor of this camera makes it perform very well in every shooting range
This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
The Nikon D800E is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
The second memory slot makes the camera more reliable, also for professional use

cons

Unfortunately, Nikon D800E does not support wireless connection

Nikon D800E and its rivals

Review	compare Nikon D800E with	overall score	Portrait	Landscape	Sport	Street	Everyday
	Nikon D800E	67	68	68	60	69	71

The Nikon D800E is a DSLR camera launched on 06/11/2012.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D800E ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 92 of all cameras in our database) scoring 67 overall. The Nikon D800E weights 900 gr and spans 146 x 123 x 82 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Nikon D800E behaves better than average in its category:

Image Quality - Score 68, ranks in the category best 4%.
Speed Performance - Score 43, ranks in the category best 35%.
Comfort - Score 72, ranks in the category best 41%.
Versatility - Score 83, ranks in the category best 21%.

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:

Portrait - Great, score 68, ranks in the best 8% of its category. Nikon D800E is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
Landscape - Great, score 68, ranks in the best 8% of its category. Nikon D800E is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
Sport - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Nikon D800E is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
Street - Great, score 69, ranks in the best 22% of its category. Nikon D800E is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
Everyday - Good, score 71, ranks in the best 24% of its category. Nikon D800E works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D800E technical specs

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

35.9 x 24.0 mm

Sensor Area

861.6 mm²

Sensor Resolution

36 Mp

Max Image Resolution

7360 x 4912

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.2"

Screen Resolution

921Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.7

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

4fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

1/250s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye
Slow sync
Rear curtain
High-speed sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

25.6

DxO Dynamic Range

14.3

DxO Low Light ISO

2979

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

yes

Spot

yes

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

Number of Cross Focus Points

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (30 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 50 30 25 fps) 640 x 424 (24 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264

Microphone Port

yes

Headphone Port

yes

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight

900g

Physical Dimensions

146 x 123 x 82 mm

Battery Life

900

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

EN-EL15

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec, 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 sec)

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

yes

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I), SD SDHC SDXC UHS-I compliant

Storage Slots

EMA s.r.l.s. | p.i. 11740890014

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