Nikon D800
Full Frame DSLR Camera
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Sony a65
DSLR Camera
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What’s good about the Nikon D800
Best price
$3,000
- 61% more battery life 900 shots vs 560 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 36.3 MP vs 24.3 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 862 mm² vs 367 mm²
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities a65 does not have Wi-Fi
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Nikon D800
What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A65V
Best price
$1,098
$1,098
- Weighs a little bit less than the D800 19.1 oz vs 31.7 oz
- Smaller body size 66 in³ vs 88 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $1,098 vs $3,000
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 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
- Has 3D capture capabilities D800 does not have 3D
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Sony Alpha SLT-A65V
What the Nikon D800 and Sony a65 have in common
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.2″ vs 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- GPS tagging
- external microphone jack
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Nikon D800 and the Sony a65
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No waterproof housing
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