Nikon D800
Full Frame DSLR Camera
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Nikon D5200
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Nikon D800
Best price
$3,000
- 80% more battery life 900 shots vs 500 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 36.3 MP vs 24.1 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 862 mm² vs 367 mm²
- Has GPS location tagging D5200 does not have GPS
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D5200 does not have Wi-Fi
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Nikon D800
What’s good about the Nikon D5200
Best price
$390
$390
- Weighs a lot less than the D800 17.8 oz vs 31.7 oz
- Smaller body size 62 in³ vs 88 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $390 vs $3,000
- Newer camera January 2013 vs March 2012
- Faster continuous shooting speed 5 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
- Viewscreen flips out D800 does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has panorama image capture D800 does not have panorama
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Nikon D5200
What the Nikon D800 and Nikon D5200 have in common
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
- The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
- Same viewscreen size 3.2″ vs 3.0″
- Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
- interchangeable lenses
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Nikon D800 and the Nikon D5200
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No 3D capture -
No waterproof housing
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Nikon D800
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