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Nikon D800
Full Frame DSLR Camera
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Nikon D5000
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Nikon D800
Best price
$3,000
- 76% more battery life 900 shots vs 510 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 36.3 MP vs 12.3 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 862 mm² vs 373 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
- Newer camera March 2012 vs April 2009
- Bigger rear viewscreen 3.2″ vs 2.7″
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 24fps
- Has GPS location tagging D5000 does not have GPS
- Has HDR on-board D5000 does not have HDR
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D5000 does not have Wi-Fi
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Nikon D800
What’s good about the Nikon D5000
Best price
$390
$390
- Weighs a little bit less than the D800 19.8 oz vs 31.7 oz
- Smaller body size 64 in³ vs 88 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $390 vs $3,000
- Viewscreen flips out D800 does not have a flip out viewscreen
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Nikon D5000
What the Nikon D800 and Nikon D5000 have in common
- Similar continuous shooting speed 4 shots per second
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Nikon D800 and the Nikon D5000
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No 3D capture -
No panorama mode -
No waterproof housing
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Nikon D800
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Nikon D5000
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