Canon 7D
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D800E
Full Frame DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Canon EOS 7D

Best price $749
  • Smaller body size 75 in³ vs 88 in³
  • 11% more battery life 1,000 shots vs 900 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $749 vs $2,700
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec

What’s good about the Nikon D800E

Best price
$2,700
  • Higher sensor resolution 36.3 MP vs 18 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 862 mm² vs 332 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2012 vs September 2009
  • Has GPS location tagging 7D does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board 7D does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities 7D does not have Wi-Fi

What the Canon 7D and Nikon D800E have in common

  • Weigh about the same 28.9 oz vs 31.7 oz
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 920k dots vs 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Canon 7D and the Nikon D800E

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing
  • No flip out viewscreen

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