Nikon D800
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| Type: | Digital single lens reflex camera with sensor in 35mm format |
| Lens connection : | Nikon F bayonet |
| Image sensor : | CMOS |
| Sensor size: | 35.9 mm × 24 mm |
| Resolution : | 36.3 megapixels |
| Image size: | 7,360 × 4,912 (FX, 36 × 24) 6144 × 4080 (1.2 ×, 30 × 20) 4800 × 3200 (DX, 24 × 16)
6144 × 4912 (5: 4, 30 × 24) |
| Pixel pitch (µm) : | 4.8 |
| Format factor : | 1 |
| Aspect ratio : | 3: 2 |
| File formats : | NEF ( raw data format ), TIFF , JPEG |
| Exposure index : | 100-6,400 (50-25,600 manual) |
| Viewfinder : | Pentaprism |
| Field of view : | Vertical / horizontal approx. 100% |
| Enlargement: | 0.70 × (with 50 mm) exit pupil 17 mm |
| Screen : | Color TFT LCD color monitor |
| Size: | 8 cm (3.15 ″) |
| Resolution: | 640 × 480 pixels (307,200 pixels), 254 ppi |
| Frame rate : | Max. 4 / s (DX mode: max. 6 / s) |
| AF points: | 51 |
| Exposure metering : | Multi-field measurement, selective measurement, center-weighted integral measurement |
| Regulation: | Program, aperture, aperture priority, manual exposure |
| Correction : | Manual: ± 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or whole steps |
| Closure : | Electronically controlled focal plane shutter |
| Shutter speed : | 1/8000 to 30 sec., Long exposure, X sync time 1/250 sec. |
| Lightning : | manually foldable flash |
| Flash control: | Nikon iTTL |
| Lightning connection : | X-contact, standard ISO norm shoe |
| Synchronization : | 1st or 2nd shutter curtain |
| Storage media : | CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) |
| Data interface : | USB 3.0 |
| Video interface: | Video output NTSC / PAL |
| Direct printing: | PictBridge |
| Power supply: | Lithium-ion battery EN-EL15; eight mignon cells or lithium-ion battery EN-EL4a possible in the battery handle |
| Dimensions: | 146 × 123 × 81.5 mm (W × H × D) |
| Weight: | approx. 1,000 g (ready for use) |
The Nikon D800 is a digital SLR camera from the Japanese manufacturer Nikon , which was launched in March 2012. The manufacturer directed them to professional photographers .
The model variant D800E has a more elaborate, camera-internal filter in front of the image sensor to enable sharper images.
technical features
The camera has a 36- megapixel full-format sensor measuring 36 millimeters × 24 millimeters and thus corresponds to the 35mm format of analog photography . The manufacturer calls this sensor size FX .
Lenses specially designed for the DX format can still be used on the D800 (E). The camera recognizes these lenses and automatically switches to DX mode if the setting is appropriate. Then only an area of around 24 millimeters × 16 millimeters is used, which corresponds to around 15.3 megapixels. To assist the photographer in composing the image, a rectangle is displayed in the viewfinder that delimits the image area used in DX mode. The camera is specially protected against dust and splash water. The housing, including the battery and memory card, weighs around 910 grams and is made of a magnesium alloy . A fold-out flash unit is built into it above the viewfinder prism.
The camera knows the predefined image styles landscape , portrait , brilliant , black and white , neutral and standard . Other custom image styles can be saved. There is the possibility of video recording in a maximum of Full HD resolution with 30 frames per second. The camera has a built-in mono microphone. An external stereo microphone can also be connected.
The image recording in Nikon raw data format NEF can be done either in 12 bit or 14 bit per channel, whereby the compression can be selected in three levels (no compression, lossless compression, compression with little loss of information). The images can also be saved in JPG (3 quality levels, 8-bit color depth) or TIFF format (8-bit color depth). It can be saved on SD or CompactFlash cards, or on both at the same time. At a recording rate of 4 images per second, data volumes of up to 450 megabytes per second are generated, which makes corresponding demands on the speed of the memory cards.
equipment
All manufacturer's own Nikkor lenses from the Ai standard can be used on the camera .
The camera is compatible with the vertical format battery grip MB-D12 . An EN-EL18 battery can also be used with this . The camera's flash system corresponds to the manufacturer's iTTL standard.
A combined accessory interface can be used to connect cable releases or GPS receivers such as the Nikon GP-1 to enable geotagging of the recordings. In addition to the GPS data, the GPS interface also processes compass information ( heading ).
Model D800E
The D800E is a variant of the D800 described above. It is a practically identical camera, but with an inverted second low-pass filter (LPF), which cancels the effect of the first low-pass filter. Two TPFs are installed in front of the sensor in the camera. In the D800 model, the first LPF divides the light in a horizontal direction, then the light beam passes through an infrared filter and is then divided in a vertical direction. This means that an “object point” is mapped onto four points on the sensor. In the D800E variant, the first LPF divides each light beam in a vertical direction, then the light passes through an infrared filter, and the second low-pass filter combines the previously divided parts of the light again, so that only one pixel is displayed on the sensor for each "object point". The difference is barely noticeable to the human eye. Without the low-pass filter function, however, moiré effects can occur, but these can be reduced using the Capture NX 2 image processing software when recording in NEF raw data format. Capture NX 2 is included with the D800E in Germany.
The D800E model was charged with a surcharge of around 10% compared to the D800 model when it was launched, but the later retail prices differed more.
Trivia
In December 2014, the manufacturer pointed out fakes in which the covers of the cameras were replaced in order to be able to sell the D800 model as the more expensive D800E model.
successor
The D800 / D800E series was replaced by the successor Nikon D810 in July 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nikon (among other manufacturers) counts the subpixels of each pixel, i.e. H. the red, green and blue channels of each pixel individually, and therefore specifies the rear display with 307,200 [pixels] × 3 [colors] = 921,600 or approx. 921,000 pixels.
- ↑ Nikon D800 vs. D700 specs comparison , Nikon Rumors dated February 8, 2012
- ↑ Memory Card Speed , April 2014
- ↑ Product page GP-1 at Nikon accessed on April 4, 2012
- ↑ Comparison of different Geotaggers for Nikon DSLR at gps-camera.eu, accessed on April 4, 2012
- ↑ Functions of low-pass filter (OLPF) on the Nikon website, accessed August 6, 2013
- ↑ Ken Rockwell: Nikon D800 vs. D800E , May 2012, accessed October 21, 2013.
- ↑ Heise Photo: Report: Dealer prices for Nikon's D800 and D800E , February 21, 2012.
- ↑ Note on counterfeit Nikon D800E D-SLR cameras (D800 modified with fraudulent intent) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- D800 product page on Nikon website
- D800E product page on the Nikon website
- Nikon D800 / D800E Technical Guide (English; PDF; 3.0 MB)
- Heise Photo: Full of pixels: Nikon announces full-frame DSLR D800 , February 7, 2012.
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