The Nikon D810 is a 36.3-megapixel professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced in June 2014, and became available in July 2014.
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| Overview | |
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| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Released | 26 June 2014 |
| Intro price | $2900 (2014 price) $1200 (2019 price) |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 35.9×24 mm Full Frame FX format CMOS, 4.88 μm pixel size |
| Maximum resolution | 7360 × 4912 pixels (36.3 megapixels) |
| Film speed | 64–12,800, extended mode 32 to 51,200 |
| Storage media | CompactFlash (Type I, UDMA compliant) and Secure Digital (UHS-I compliant; SDHC, SDXC compatible and with Eye-Fi WLAN support) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Instant single-servo (AF-S); continuous-servo (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); manual (M) |
| Focus areas | Multi-CAM 3500FX 51-point AF |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV steps, up to 8 EV range. Or 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV, up to 12 EV range |
| Exposure modes | Programmed Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M] |
| Exposure metering | TTL 3D Color Matrix Metering III with a 91,000-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering modes | Matrix, center-weighted, spot, highlight-weighted metering |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Integrated manual pop-up with button release Guide number 12/39 (ISO 100, m/ft) |
| Flash bracketing | −3 to +3 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV; 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 1/8000 to 30 s, bulb, X-sync at 1/250 s. |
| Continuous shooting | 5frames per second; 6 per second in DX and 1.2× crop modes; 7 per second with battery grip in DX and 1.2× crop modes |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical pentaprism, 100% coverage, approx. 0.70× magnification |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Flat, Landscape, Monochrome, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, Vivid, Custom: Picture Control 2.0 |
| WB bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV steps |
| Dynamic range bracketing | 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 to 5 frames using preset values for all frames |
| Dynamic range compressor | Active D-Lighting: auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3.2 inch, 1229k-dot RGBW VGA resolution |
| Battery | Nikon EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| AV Port(s) | HDMI C (mini) |
| Data Port(s) | USB 3.0, Nikon 10-Pin |
| Dimensions | 146×123×81.5 mm (5.75×4.84×3.21 in) |
| Weight | 880 g (31 oz), 980 g (35 oz) with battery |
| Made in |  Thailand |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | D800/D800E |
| Successor | Nikon D850 |
Compared to the former D800/D800E[1] it offers an image sensor with a base sensitivity of ISO 64 and extended range of ISO 32 to 51,200, an Expeed processor with noise reduction with claimed 1 stop noise improvement, doubled buffer size, increased frame rate and extended battery life, improved autofocus – now similar to the D4S, improved video with 1080p60fps and many software improvements.
The D810 was succeeded by the Nikon D850 in August 2017 and was listed as discontinued in December 2019.[2]
| External media | |
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| Images | |
 Nikon D810 sample, review and user images, >20MPix. Google Image search | |
| Nikon D810 images >22MPix at Flickr | |
| Video | |
 Nikon D810 sample, review and user videos |
At the time of its release, the Nikon D810 became the Dxomark image sensor leader[22] ahead of the Nikon D800E and received many reviews.[23][24]
On August 19, 2014, Nikon acknowledged a problem reported by some users, of bright spots appearing in long-exposure photographs, as well as "in some images captured at an Image area setting of 1.2× (30×20)."[25][26] Existing owners of D810 cameras were asked to visit a website to determine whether their camera could be affected, on the basis of serial numbers. Repairs would be made by Nikon free of charge.[25][26] If bright spots still appear in images after servicing, Nikon recommends enabling Long exposure NR.[27] Products already serviced have a black dot inside the tripod socket.[27]
Anastrophotography variant with a special infrared filter capable of deep red / near infrared and with special software tweaks like long-exposure modes up to 15 minutes, virtual horizon indicator and a special Astro Noise Reduction software was announced February 10, 2015.[28][29] The D810A's IR filter is optimized for H-alpha (Hα) red tones, resulting in four times greater sensitivity to the 656 nm wavelength than the D810.[30] In comparison, Canon's astrophotography DSLRs 20Da and 60Da Hα sensitivity was 2.5 times and 3 times (respectively) more than the standard 20D / 60D.[31] The D810A additionally has 1.39 stops advantage due to the larger image sensor format – resulting in better than 2 stops sensitivity advantage giving over four times faster exposure times compared to the Canon 20Da/60Da.
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| Images | |
| Nikon D810A sample, review and user images, >20MPix. Google Image search | |
| Nikon D810A images >22MPix at Flickr | |
| Video | |
| Nikon D810A sample, review and user videos |
Although the D810A can be used for normal photography, due to the deep red / near infrared sensitivity the in-camera white balance may fail in case of fluorescent light or difficult cases with very strong infrared light – requiring an external infrared filter. Nikon published an D810A astrophotography guide that recommends live view focusing with 23× enlarged selected areas[32] and a gallery showing the mostly small effects to the color reproduction in "normal" photos.[33]
A review concludes that especially the D810A long exposure noise is superior compared to the D800E and other Nikon fullframes, and shows effects of the increased H-alpha sensitivity. Color balance of "normal" photos seems mostly correct, except comparatively hotter objects with strong infrared radiation and a bit more purple in sunsets.[34]
