Nikon D800
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Nikon F-Mount
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 36.3 MP
- Announced
- February 7, 2012
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 36.3 MP
- Largest image size
- 7,360 × 4,912 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.9 × 24 mm
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 6,400
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 25,600
Autofocus
- AF system
- Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
- AF points
- 51
- AF low-light limit
- -2 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/8000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/250 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 5 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 30 – HD (1,280 × 720) 60 –
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.7x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 0.92 million dots
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 146 × 123 × 81.5 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,000 g
- Body-only weight
- 900 g
- Weather sealing
- Yes
- Battery
- EN-EL15
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 900 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CompactFlash Type I (UDMA), SD UHS-I
- USB
- SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B)
- HDMI
- HDMI Type C mini-pin
- Microphone input
- 3.5 mm stereo mini-pin jack
- Headphone output
- 3.5 mm stereo mini-pin jack
Market and price
- Announced
- February 7, 2012
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Built-in flash
- Dual card slots
- Fx and dx movie formats
- Time-lapse photography
- Virtual horizon
Manufacturer data: download.nikonimglib.com, nikonusa.com, nikon.com
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 146 × 123 × 81.5 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 1,000 g
- Weight, body only
- 900 g
Manufacturer data: download.nikonimglib.com, nikonusa.com, nikon.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Nikon D800 can be read from a photo (checked with NEF files). Open the tool