Nikon D800 FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

Nikon D800 FX-Format Digital SLR Camera Body

The Nikon D800

The Ultimate Attention to Detail

Hold in your hands an HD-DSLR able to capture images rivaled only by that produced by a medium-format camera: extremely low noise, incredible dynamic range, the most faithful colors, the broadest tonal range. Meet the Nikon D800, a 36.3 megapixel FX-format D-SLR for professional photographers who require end results of the highest quality; who demand superior performance, speed, handling and a fully integrated imaging system. For multimedia professionals, 36.3MP means true 1080p HD cinematic quality video. The essential tool for today's still and video professional, every photo will astound, every video will dazzle.

Reveal every nuance, every detail

The 36.3 megapixel FX-format advantage

Wedding, commercial or landscape, the is the ultimate 36.3 MP FX-format camera for creative genius. Witness tonal range and precision rendered to supreme clarity, depth and texture. Make poster sized prints without sacrificing detail. Explore creative opportunities with ISO 100 to 6,400 (expanded up to 25,600)—shoot from dawn to dusk. Experience Nikon's new Advanced Scene Recognition System featuring a 91,000-pixel RGB light meter capable of rendering unprecedented levels of accuracy to AF, AE, i-TTL flash control, face recognition and auto white balance. Nikon's new EXPEED 3 image processing reduces color phase shifts seen with lesser systems, producing more faithful colors and tones while managing massive amounts of data at breakthrough speed. With the D800 in your hands, achieve what was once unreachable.

Broadcast quality video

A full cinematic experience

Filmmakers, multimedia professionals and event photographers—record Full HD 1080p at 30/25/24p or 720p at 60/50p in AVC format. Produce to your exacting vision when working in manual mode, controlling aperture, ISO, AF and shutter speed. Record uncompressed files via HDMI to an external recording device via HDMI. Widen production perspective using either Nikon FX or DX lens formats at Full HD 1080p and 16:9 aspect ratio. Attach headphones and check audio levels or monitor input via peak audio meters as displayed on the camera's LCD monitor. Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted in up to 20 steps. Remotely start and stop video. Simultaneously Live View footage on the camera's LCD monitor and external monitor during recording are possible.

Render every megapixel with precision

Fast, precise 51-point wide area coverage

Precise AF detection is critical to sharply render every pixel of the D800's massive resolution count. An improved 51- point AF system with 15 Cross Type AF sensors, versatile AF area modes and superb AF detection in even the dimmest lighting deliver immediate, pinpoint focus. Fast shot-to-shot time, full resolution frame rate up to 4 fps, 6 fps in DX crop mode using MB-D12 Multi-Power Battery Pack and ultra fast CF and SD card write times. For more productive workflow, high-speed data transfer using USB 3.0 is realized. For demanding professionals, the D800 responds immediately and precisely.

Versatile shooting, fluid operation

Streamlined ergonomic design puts critical tasks a touch away

Intuitive design makes operation a thing of beauty. A streamlined ergonomic body allows critical photography and video tasks, including Movie Record, Live View, White Balance and Picture Control to be performed at the touch of a button. Confirm image capture and view menu options, histograms, video settings and more using the D800's super sharp 3.2-inch 921,000-dot LCD screen with 100% coverage. Anti-glare coating and auto brightness control ease of viewing, no matter the environment. Enlarge images up to 46x for on-the-spot focus confirmation. Magnesium alloy construction and environmental sealing make the D800 as comfortable in the field as in the studio.

EXPEED 3 image processing

Nikon's EXPEED 3 technology extends and assures breathtakingly rich image fidelity and reduces noise, even at high ISO's. EXPEED 3 is so powerful that it handles data-intensive tasks such as Full-HD video recording at 30p with ease.

Rich image previewing

The D800's 3.2-inch super-sharp 921,000-dot LCD monitor automatically adjusts LCD brightness and visibility according to your environment for bright, crisp image playback, menu adjustment and Live View shooting. Enlarge images up to 46x to make on the spot focus confirmation—crucial for high resolution shooting.

Expand dynamic range with built-in HDR

Create a single image revealing an extremely wide dynamic range, but with less noise and rich color gradation than ever before. Combine two exposures at up to 3EV.

Dedicated picture control button

The convenient Picture control button provides six preset options: Vivid, Monochrome, Neutral, Standard, Landscape and Portrait for stills and video while 9 customizable settings provide advanced, personalized color control.

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• Lens Mount : Nikon F bayonet mount
• Effective Pixels : 36.3 million
• Sensor Size : 35.9mm x 24mm
• Image Sensor Format : FX
• Image Sensor Type : CMOS
• Total Pixels : 36.8 million
• Dust-reduction system : Image sensor cleaning
• Dust-Off Reference Photo : Yes
• Image Area (pixels) :
  FX-format:
  (L) 7,360 x 4,912
  (M) 5,520 x 3,680
  (S) 3,680 x 2,456
  1:2 format (30 x 20)
  (L) 6,144 x 4,080
  (M) 4,608 x 3,056
  (S) 3,072 x 2,040
  5:4 format (30 x 24)
  (L) 6,144 x 4,912
  (M) 4,608 x 3,680
  (S) 3,072 x 2,456
  DX-format:
  (L) 4,800 x 3,200
  (M) 3,600 x 2,400
  (S) 2,400 x 1,600
• File Format Still Images :
  JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression
  NEF (RAW): lossless compressed 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed
  TIFF (RGB)
  JPEG: JPEG-Baseline-Compliant; can be selected from Size Priority and Optimal Quality
• Picture Control :
  Landscape
  Monochrome
  Neutral
  Portrait
  Standard
  User-customizable Settings
  Vivid
• Storage Media :
  CompactFlash© (CF) (Type I, compliant with UDMA)
  SD
  SDHC
  SDXC
• Card Slot : 1 CompactFlash© (CF) card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card
• File System :
  Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
  DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
  EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
  PictBridge
• Viewfinder : Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder
• Viewfinder Frame Coverage :
  FX (36x24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx.
  1.2x (30x20): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
  DX (24x16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
  5:4 (30x24): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx.
• Viewfinder Magnification : 0.70x Approx.
• Viewfinder Eyepoint : 19.5 (-1.0¯¹)
• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment : Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1 m¯¹)
• Focusing Screen : Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)
• Reflex Mirror : Quick-return type
• Lens Aperture : Instant-return type
• Depth-of-field Control : Yes
• Lens Compatibility at a Glance*** : AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible Metering with AI lenses
• Compatible Lenses :
  AF NIKKOR other than type G or D*2: All functions supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering III
  AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering III
  DX AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported Except FX-format (36x24)/5:4 (30x24) Image Size
  Non-CPU: Usable in [A] or [M] mode Center-Weighted or Spot Metering; Electronic Rangefinder can be used if Maximum Aperture is f/5.6 or Faster
  Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All Functions Supported
• Shutter type : Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
• Shutter Speed : 1/8000 to 30 sec. Bulb
• Fastest Shutter Speed : 1/8000 sec.
• Slowest Shutter Speed : 30 sec.
• Flash Sync Speed : Up to 1/250 sec. Synchronizes with shutter at 1/320s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320s)
• Bulb Shutter Setting : Yes
• Shutter Release Modes :
  Continuous low-speed [CL] mode; 1-4 frames per second
  Continuous high-speed [CH] mode; 4 frames per second
  Mirror-up [Mup] mode
  Quiet Shutter Release
  Self-timer mode
  Single-frame [S] mode
• Continuous Shooting Options : FX-format:
  CH: Up to 4 frames per second
  CL: Up to 4 frames per second
  5:4 format
  CH: Up to 4 frames per second
  CL: Up to 4 frames per second DX-format:
  CH: Up to 5 frames per second
  CL: Up to 5 frames per second
  1:2 format
  CH: Up to 5 frames per second
  CL: Up to 5 frames per second
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution : 4 frames per second
• Self-timer : 2, 5, 10, 20 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
• Exposure Metering System : TTL exposure metering using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor
• Metering Method : Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8mm circle in center of frame Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses) Spot: Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Metering Range : 0 to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering) 0 to 20 EV (spot metering)
• Exposure Meter Coupling : CPU AI
• Exposure Modes :
  Aperture-Priority (A)
  Manual (M)
  Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
  Shutter-Priority (S)
• Exposure Compensation : ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
• Exposure Bracketing : 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
• Exposure Lock : Yes
• Mirror Lock Up : Yes
• ISO Sensitivity :
  ISO 100 - 6400
  Lo-1 (ISO 50)
  Hi-1 (ISO 12,800)
  Hi-2 (ISO 25,600)
• Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity : 100
• Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity : 6400
• Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity : Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
• Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity : HI-2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
• Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options : Lo-1 (ISO-50 equivalent), Hi-1 (ISO-12,800 equivalent), Hi-2 (ISO-25,600 equivalent)
• Long Exposure Noise Reduction : Yes
• High ISO Noise Reduction :
  Low
  Normal
  High
  Off
• Active D-Lighting :
  Auto
  Extra High
  High
  Normal
  Low
  Off
• D-Lighting Bracketing :
  2 frames using selected value for one frame
  3–5 frames using preset values for all frames
• Single-point AF Mode : Yes
• Dynamic AF Mode : Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)
• Auto-area AF Mode : Yes
• Autofocus System : Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
• Detection Range : -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
• Lens Servo :
  Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
  Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• AF-area mode :
  9, 21 or 51 point Dynamic-area AF
  Auto-area AF
  Single-point AF
  3D-tracking (51 points)
• Focus Lock :
  Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
  Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
• Focus Modes :
  Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
  Continuous-servo (AF-C)
  Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only
  Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
  Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
  Normal area
  Single-servo AF (AF-S)
  Wide area
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points : 51
• Autofocus Sensitivity : -2 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
• Autofocus Fine Tune : Yes
• Built-in Flash : Yes
• Flash Bracketing : 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV
• Built-in Flash Distance : 39 ft. (ISO 100)
• X-Sync Speed : 1/250
• Top FP High Speed Sync : Up to 1/8000
• Flash Control : TTL: i-TTL flash control using 91,000-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighting metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
• Flash Sync Modes :
  Front-curtain sync (normal)
  Rear-curtain sync
  Red-eye reduction
  Red-eye reduction with slow sync
  Slow sync
• Flash Compensation : -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
• Flash-ready indicator : Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-910, SB-900, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX or SB-50DX is fully charged
• Accessory Shoe : Yes
• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) : CLS Supported
• Flash Sync Terminal : Yes